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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
Yep. People often mistakenly believe they have their finger on the pulse of public sentiment in general RE these things.
Agreed. And even outside of that group. There are many fairly mainstream genre authors who use Wattpad and the like to disseminate side projects and gauge fan reaction.
Those who are dismissing this as a complete swing and a miss probably only have their fingers on their own pulses.
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Indeed. Wattpad--albeit not my cuppa, mind you--is just a less nerdy, easier-to-use, smartphone-friendly fanfiction.net, really. For those seeking a place for their creative outlets, trying to build a fanbase, whether writing fanfic or something more independent...not a bad spot. I can easily see Amazon thinking that they could monetize this AND
if one thinks about it--any author could use it to find their reading demographic, too, if their writing leans in that demographic age group.
Hitch