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by anisoara at 08:49 on 22 August 2005

Here's the full article:

Amazon.com starts selling exclusive digital "shorts"

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SEATTLE -- Amazon.com Inc. started selling new works of short literature and nonfiction on Friday from authors who write them exclusively for the Internet retailer.

It's not offering printed editions, just digital copies that can be e-mailed, downloaded or printed from a Web site for 49 cents a pop.

"Publishers have always had a hard time selling and marketing the single, short-form work," author Daniel Wallace said in a statement released by the Seattle-based e-commerce titan. "Amazon.com has created a new way for authors to get that kind of work out there, which is incredibly exciting."

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No, that's just the first three paras, but HERE is a link to the full article:

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/aplocal_story.asp?category=6420&slug=WA%20Amazon.com%20Shorts

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Re: Article found: Amazon.com starts selling exclusive digital

by Silverelli at 17:15 on 23 August 2005

I really hope the short story market blows up now. Does Amazon have that kind of global influence?

On a mainstream scale, I think they do.

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Re: Article found: Amazon.com starts selling exclusive digital

by anisoara at 00:23 on 25 August 2005

The new National Short Story Prize should make a difference, too. Publicity!

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