Online bookseller Amazon has
started something called "Amazon
Shorts,"
in which selected authors are
selling short stories and essays
in electronic format for 49
cents.
Anyone who already has an Amazon
account will find the purchase
process very easy. As soon as
you purchase the story, you can
access it in one of three ways:
You can follow an html link,
which pops up the formatted
story online, you can have it
e-mailed to you in plain text
e-mail, or you can download the
story as a pdf file.
Amazon Shorts features
previously unpublished
short-form literature for sale
exclusively at Amazon.com.
Fiction and nonfiction pieces on
a wide variety of topics are
available in a digital format
only for just $0.49. This is a
great way for authors to
maintain a more direct and
frequent communication with
their readers as well as promote
their backlist.
Looking for
Something New to Read?
Amazon Shorts are
never-before-seen short works from a wide
variety of well-known authors, available
only on Amazon.com. Try a new genre or a new
author--there's something for everyone.
Amazon Shorts are:
New short-form
literature from top authors for only 49
cents
Delivered
electronically; there are no printed
editions
Yours forever
after purchase; save or print and read
at your convenience
Amazon Shorts on the site:
Customers get
instant reading gratification from
favorite authors..
Readers can
easily sample new writers without
investing much time or money.
Shorts are
available to customers via PDF, HTML,
plain-text e-mail, and they are stored
in customers' Digital Lockers forever.
Shorts can be read immediately on-screen
or printed out to be read later.
Amazon Shorts
will be promoted on the Books home page,
presented as part of book search
results, and recommended to book buyers.
Full
personalization features--customer
ratings, reviews, recommendations--will
be included.
