Sunday, May 5, 2002
Making eBooks Work, Part 2: Fictionwise
Posted by Jeff Kirvin in "ARTICLE" @ 09:29 PM
http://www.writingonyourpalm.net/column020506.htm
Fictionwise takes an unusual approach to selling ebooks: sell the reading public what they want at prices they can afford.
Fictionwise started in 1999 as a website devoted to selling short science fiction pieces at reasonable prices. With some stories priced as low as 30 cents, they still did a booming business. Brothers Scott and Steven Pendergrast had an idea about ebooks. They thought that ebooks worked better if they were short. People didn't have the patience or desire to read massive novels on computer monitors or tiny handheld screens, but shorter material was ideal for reading at the bus stop or over a lunch break. Fictionwise started with about 100 titles and grew from there.
Read the rest at http://www.writingonyourpalm.net/column020506.htm
Fictionwise takes an unusual approach to selling ebooks: sell the reading public what they want at prices they can afford.
Fictionwise started in 1999 as a website devoted to selling short science fiction pieces at reasonable prices. With some stories priced as low as 30 cents, they still did a booming business. Brothers Scott and Steven Pendergrast had an idea about ebooks. They thought that ebooks worked better if they were short. People didn't have the patience or desire to read massive novels on computer monitors or tiny handheld screens, but shorter material was ideal for reading at the bus stop or over a lunch break. Fictionwise started with about 100 titles and grew from there.
Read the rest at http://www.writingonyourpalm.net/column020506.htm
