Kindle Vellais a feature of Kindle Direct Publishing, which allows you to publish books on Amazon. Rather than publishing a single book, it is a service that publishes episodes of 600 to 5000 characters in serial format. Kindle Vella was a service exclusive to Amazon.com in the United States, but it has been announced that it will be phased out by February 2025.
Kindle Vella
https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/a/faq
Amazon is shutting down its Kindle Vella serialized story platform in February 2025
https://www.engadget.com/apps/amazon-is-shutting-down-its-kindle-vella-serialized-story-platform-in-february-2025-120030125.html
Amazon updated its FAQ on October 29, 2024, saying, “We have made the difficult decision to phase out Kindle Vella.” According to the announcement, Kindle Vella was launched in 2021 as a new idea to provide a unique and enjoyable experience for both readers and authors, but it did not catch on as much as expected, so we decided to discontinue it. It is said that he did.
Kindle Vella gives you access to details about your works, such as the images below.
The episode selection screen looks like the following. The first few episodes of the series can be read for free, and additional episodes can be unlocked by consuming special “tokens”. In addition to purchasing tokens, they will also be distributed free of charge.
The token sale will run until December 4, 2024, allowing authors to continue publishing new episodes until the same date. Readers can unlock episodes with tokens until Kindle Vella ends, and unlocked stories and episodes will continue to be available in the Kindle app after Kindle Vella ends. Also, if there are any tokens left in your account when Kindle Vella ends, an Amazon gift card equal to the value of the tokens will be credited to your account.
Technology blog Engadget points out that “Since the Kindle Vella became available, the response has always been lukewarm.” The advantage of Kindle Vella is that authors can publish unfinished stories piece by piece and earn royalties. However, from the reader’s perspective, Engadget says that only a few people actually use it because it is like paying in installments.
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