Kindle Singles - podcast

It's an exciting time for authors in our digital age. There are new ways to publish books and short stories, from self-publishing a print-on-demand book to publishing an e-book. Pulitzer winning science author Deborah Blum defines what Kindle Singles are and how they might help you sell books. A Kindle Single is a short e-book between 10,000 to 30,000 words—which is about a tenth to a third of length of regular book. If you are a long-form novelist, you may wonder: why publish a Kindle Single? First, it can be lucrative for a working writer. Second, it's a way to market yourself as a writer, reaching a new audience that you might not have with your novels. In this way, you can call attention to yourself as a long-form writer and market your other books.