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Originally Posted by pwalker8
It's possible that the indie market will allow more writers to publish short stories on Amazon for a buck, but so far I just don't think that it's nearly as important as it once was. That, of course, is subject to change.
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For myself; I'm not talking indies, or $0.99 ebooks. I'm talking about established authors selling more and more short-form stuff. I may not have numbers to back my observations, but I've been observing genre short-form stuff for decades.
Okorafor's
Binti was well-received by her fans. Fans of Corey's Expanse series gobble up the novellas and short-stories that are released between novels. Daniel Polansky's
The Builders was embraced by fantasy fans everywhere. K.J. Parker's shorts are very well-received as well. Rothfuss, Martin, Scalzi, Valentine: all have taken advantage of readers' apparent willingness to buy novellas and short-stories (for more than a buck). Stephen King has availed himself of their growing popularity, too.
I'm sure other genre's have experienced the same thing lately. Commercial short-form fiction is far from irrelevant these days.