Can Serialized Fiction Convert Binge Watchers Into Binge Readers? - NPR

Humans will buy anything.

Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere when he found an interesting post about serialized fiction at the NPR site.

The post by Lynn Neary is about a new publishing service called Serial Box. The service doesn't publish books, they publish "episodes" of books for subscribers. The company does not want the "episodes" called chapters. According to the post, the book is plotted out and then broken into sections. The sections are the "episodes." The post states the "episodes" are published over 10 to 16 weeks depending on the story's length.

Panzer says, "You humans have to read the Comments Section at the end to really understand the post."

Note: This is a shortish-medium post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin for today's reading session.

To read the post, tootle over to serialized fiction

The Future of Audiobooks

Time is short. Let's go now.

Panzer was feeling adventuresome today, so he was looking for somewhere he'd never been before. Our big brave kitty stopped in at the NPR site.

Panzer found a post by Lynn Neary about where audiobooks have been in the past and where they are today. According to Ms. Neary's research, audiobooks started out as a very small niche that has now exploded into the mainstream. From a virtually unheard of marketplace 20 years ago to 35,000 titles in 2013.

Panzer says, "Now may be the time to jump into the audiobook market, but I wouldn't wait too long!"

To read the full post, tootle over to audiobooks