05-05-2021, 09:23 AM | #196 |
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I was talking about the HBO series, not the Kirk Douglas movie. I liked the movie and yes I'm familiar with the story of Howard Fast. Let's just say that Fast was apparently not a student of Roman History.
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05-05-2021, 07:49 PM | #197 |
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I don't know if THIS iteration is going to be successful or not. But the popularity of short video marketing (YouTube, Instagram, Tik Tok) tells me the market for intellectual property is changing. I think modern, younger users, are interested in short, SHORT media experiences. This is a valid experiment in my eyes. Writers need to consider if their stories can be tailored to fit into a short-read format.
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05-05-2021, 09:30 PM | #198 | |
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06-15-2021, 02:26 PM | #199 | |
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It looks like the launch of this will be in about a month.
Announcement: Kindle Vella readers are coming! Quote:
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06-15-2021, 03:30 PM | #200 |
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So, I'm not interested at all in this, but seems odd that it's only available "By mid to late July, Kindle Vella stories will be available to readers in the Kindle iOS app and on Amazon.com."
No available to users with the Fire tablets? Just Apple devices, and via the web site? Oh goody, I can give a "thumbs up" to stories I like. |
06-25-2021, 04:13 PM | #201 |
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I can't think of the term "Kindle Vella" without hearing it in my head the way the mice say "Cinderella! Cinderella!" in the Disney movie. "Kindle Vella! Kindle Vella!"
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06-28-2021, 10:23 PM | #202 |
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06-28-2021, 11:13 PM | #203 |
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06-28-2021, 11:16 PM | #204 |
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06-29-2021, 09:20 AM | #205 | |
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06-29-2021, 10:16 AM | #206 | |
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06-29-2021, 10:45 AM | #207 |
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Still, Vella, and ANYTHING else that isn't compatible with eink Kindles should not have Kindle in the name. It's marketing people being idiots.
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06-29-2021, 01:40 PM | #208 |
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06-29-2021, 07:17 PM | #209 | |
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07-06-2021, 12:49 AM | #210 | |
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Emphasis on mobile devices could have everything to do with the way the books are being paid for. All modern phones already have system wide methods of in-app purchasing. Kindle eReader software, in contrast, leaves the book to visit the store. Amazon would have to change the OS to allow for in-app purchasing to make Vella's compulsive purchasing work. Since it's a new platform, I suspect they're leveraging already coded in-app purchasing on mobile devices to get the ball rolling before investing infrastructure to change the Kindle eReader. Just spit ballin' here. LOL |
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