Cheap shorts
The Book Standard takes a look at Amazon.com’s new Amazon Shorts program, which kicked off in July. Readers can download digital versions of short fiction by big-name authors for under 50 cents a shot, or have the files dropped off in their e-mail inbox. Some of the files are first chapters of upcoming books, while others are original short stories. According to the Book Standard piece, Amazon hopes the move will spur interest in short fiction: “‘We hope that by making short-form literature widely and easily available, Amazon.com can help to fuel a revival of this kind of work,’ says Steve Kessel, Amazon.com’s vice-president of Digital Media.
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