If Wattpad knows attract authors willing to share their writing with other community players, the giant Amazon is for those who want commercialization. The first actor has surpassed 40 million users across the globe, the company of Jeff Bezos has meanwhile launched in beta by invitation service Kindle WriteOn platform positioned on a similar niche, combining writing, reading and critical
“ The stories need you ” chants Amazon on the home page of its beta. Its new service is introduced in the manner of a “ Lab ‘creation for authors of original fictions considering a publication. A space for them to get help, but also the community feedback from readers, throughout all stages of the creative process.
In this area, it is possible to read and follow a work in development, whether we like it, leave comments and discuss the details further with the community. A discussion forum is grafted it also invites service users to exchange about the various issues that affect the activity of writing and other creative process.
To stand out from Wattpad, Amazon offers include a wider area for those who want to make their literary critics, with a limit of 10,000 characters. For now, the category fanfiction does not seem popular with beta testers, but possibly suffers from competition from another Amazon service that is dedicated to him: Kindle Worlds ( see our ActuaLitté ).
Indeed Worlds with Kindle, Amazon offers for 18 months for fanfiction writers to publish their stories in agreement with the heirs of successful licenses, like Twilight, GI Joe or Veronica Mars. Since its launch there are approximately 679 titles sold through the service, the attention of users of the Kindle reading application.
The challenge tackled by Wattpad is different, by focusing particularly on the return on investment granted to lessors funds that finance the works. As explained by its founder Allen Lau, the service is primarily aimed at creating the Community product and round up a broader community of users. His goal now is to reach the billion users.
One Both parties seem to seeking the best network effect.
Sources : The Guardian, The Digital Reader
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