Kindle Vella

[pwalker8]

Originally Posted by Pajamaman

If you haven't read the original novel Spartacus, I recommend it. It's a great work conceived by the author while imprisoned during the McCarthy era. It's nothing like the film; a different story altogether.

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.

[GlenBarrington]

Originally Posted by Quoth

This is actually an attempt to monopolise web serials.

Historically magazines and papers were easier to get published in than by a book publisher. Vella makes no sense for writers or readers, only for Amazon.

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.

[ApK]

Originally Posted by GlenBarrington

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.

I guess Twitter and Vine have been attempts to find the edge of that envelope.