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Originally Posted by Fbone
It's just a way for authors to take advantage of Kindle Unlimited.
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It started way before that. Ilona Andrews released one chapter at a time for Cleansweep on various blogs, generating interest. The entire book was then published when all chapters had been released.
There was another major publisher (I deleted the book off my GR because I hate serials) who released the book in two parts. So you could buy half the book and then (if I recall correctly) 3 months later, buy the second half. Or you could wait something like 8 months for the whole thing to come out. It was a steampunk novel that I had actually marked as TBR, but when I found out it was coming out in parts, I nixed it.
Stephen King tried a serial release of chapters as well. I can't figure out if authors try it for the income stream, the motivation or because it can generate a constant reminder about a series/ author.
One indie who did it for a while via Amazon said she did it because it works for TV--people want to come back and read the "episode" of the week. I stopped following her, so I don't know if it worked long term (she was on something like episode 24). It doesn't work for me as a reader, but then, I don't watch many a tv show because they never end. For example, I loved the idea of x-files, but I soon tired of the neverending threads. NOTHING was ever resolved.
So while it isn't for me, there are more authors and publishers trying it--probably for various reasons.