Feo Takahari
Auror
I saw a flyer for Feedlits, and sent them an email asking for specifics on what they were looking for. I don't have anything in the requested 30-60k word range*, but I thought their business model was interesting.
Rather than selling individual books, they sell subscriptions for $12.95 a month. Each month, they send a new book to all their subscribers. Each book is a first edition, and Feedlits never reprints them, though their publication contract allows authors to print new editions anywhere else. Subscriptions can be canceled at any time, and if you don't like a book, you can return it for a refund.
I can see two obvious weaknesses in this model:
Any writer's sales with Feedlits are effectively capped by how many subscribers they have at the time of publication.
Feedlits's willingness to take any fiction they judge "intellectually stimulating" may discourage fans of specific genres from subscribing--if you love intellectually stimulating fantasy, you may not be interested in sometimes getting an intellectually stimulating crime novel or travelogue.
What do you guys think of this model? Is it workable, and do you think Feedlits will survive?
*It's hard to publish stories that are 30K words, so if you've got one sitting around, there are probably worse places to send it to.
Rather than selling individual books, they sell subscriptions for $12.95 a month. Each month, they send a new book to all their subscribers. Each book is a first edition, and Feedlits never reprints them, though their publication contract allows authors to print new editions anywhere else. Subscriptions can be canceled at any time, and if you don't like a book, you can return it for a refund.
I can see two obvious weaknesses in this model:
Any writer's sales with Feedlits are effectively capped by how many subscribers they have at the time of publication.
Feedlits's willingness to take any fiction they judge "intellectually stimulating" may discourage fans of specific genres from subscribing--if you love intellectually stimulating fantasy, you may not be interested in sometimes getting an intellectually stimulating crime novel or travelogue.
What do you guys think of this model? Is it workable, and do you think Feedlits will survive?
*It's hard to publish stories that are 30K words, so if you've got one sitting around, there are probably worse places to send it to.