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leepoutine Pencil Posts: 30	Do people buy.. Jul 4, 2013 18:56:46 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by leepoutine on Jul 4, 2013 18:56:46 GMT -5 Do people buy short story compilations? - Lee

mllersil Ink Star Like Einstein said: "Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them." Posts: 444	Do people buy.. Jul 5, 2013 0:51:42 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by mllersil on Jul 5, 2013 0:51:42 GMT -5 I do. Oh, and I know at least three more persons who also buy them.
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Bird Ink Star Posts: 465	Do people buy.. Jul 5, 2013 2:24:58 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Bird on Jul 5, 2013 2:24:58 GMT -5 I like them, too. I'm not sure about YA compilations, but in general I like anthologies to find new authors and collections to explore authors and get a sense of their style.

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Do people buy.. Jul 5, 2013 3:33:28 GMT -5

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Post by boomboom on Jul 5, 2013 3:33:28 GMT -5

I was at a writers' convention just about 3 weeks ago and on one panel was a writer who sold short stories on the web. She was doing very well with it, but she was very experienced. She writers a blog about that and other writing topics. I will try to find her name so you can look her up.

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Do people buy.. Jul 5, 2013 8:46:54 GMT -5

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Post by tom de plume on Jul 5, 2013 8:46:54 GMT -5

Jul 5, 2013 3:33:28 GMT -5 boomboom said:

I read an article a few months back, forget where, about a writer who had started epublishing his short stories for a dollar or two and seemed to be doing okay. However, he had built up a small fan base by writing a handful of novels first.

Oh, and I love short story compilations, but my understanding is that it is a market mostly filled with anthologies with famous author's short stories inside. My favorite author, Harlan Ellison, worked almost exclusively as a speculative fiction short story writer. Somehow he made it work. I don't know of, nor have ever seen, any YA short story compilations, but I am sure they exist.

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Do people buy.. Jul 5, 2013 11:04:48 GMT -5 via mobile

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Post by mllersil on Jul 5, 2013 11:04:48 GMT -5

Well, there's an intercontinental difference then.

Here, there definitely are YA short story compilations. Some of them are from different authors but got the same topic (puberty, first love, drug abuse, best friends and the like). But there are also anthologies from one author alone, especially in the YA horror genre.

Right at the moment the short story market over here is buzzing with excitement. With more and more e-readers used, the short story form gets kind of a renaissance. Most people are willing to spend a Euro for a good story (like a good mp3). A lot of publishers have a special "Indie-Autoren" branch and are willing to take more risks than some years ago.

It's a great time for readers as well as for authors.

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Do people buy.. Jul 5, 2013 11:21:49 GMT -5

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Post by wetdirt on Jul 5, 2013 11:21:49 GMT -5

Millersil: Right at the moment the short story market over here is buzzing with excitement. With more and more e-readers used, the short story form gets kind of a renaissance. Most people are willing to spend a Euro for a good story (like a good mp3). A lot of publishers have a special "Indie-Autoren" branch and are willing to take more risks than some years ago.

Now this is the most interesting thing I've heard in awhile, and the most promising. An analogy to the track/Album model. I've been wondering what direction publishing was going and I think this may be it. Wow, I think I just saw a glimpse of the future. Thanks.

This statement is just false.

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