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Originally Posted by Hitch
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
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Oh, this idea is definitely not my bag, either. I'm not even a little interested. I joined Wattpad to read one established author's serialized Weird Western (and I only did that after all the installments were available!). I'm just well aware that my own proclivities are not all that indicative of much of anything, RE the wide world, these days. I'm not a demographic that new ventures need to factor in. I also know that Amazon rarely whiffs. If they see enough potential, there's very likely enough interest (from both creators and consumers) to make a go of it. For a while, anyway. Until the wheel turns again and they're off starting something else.