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August 24, 2005

Amazon to Publish Short Stories Electronically

Amazon is publishing short stories under the name Amazon Shorts, author John Scalzi reports. Readers pay 50 cents and get to download a short story that, in the words of Amazon, is “yours forever after purchase; save or print and read at your convenience”. There are short stories on offer in the categories Biography & Memoirs, Literature & Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers, Nonfiction, Science, and Science Fiction & Fantasy. Teleread: Bring the E-Books Home, 8/23/05 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=3456

Posted by P. Kaufman at August 24, 2005 10:49 AM