Comments on: Why 2012 was the year of the e-single http://paidcontent.org/2012/12/24/why-2012-was-the-year-of-the-e-single/ The economics of digital content Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:54:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: jbroadhurst http://paidcontent.org/2012/12/24/why-2012-was-the-year-of-the-e-single/#comment-194583 Sat, 29 Dec 2012 23:01:10 +0000 http://paidcontent.org/?p=222500#comment-194583 Interesting. Thanks for the article. “Snow Fall” was beautifully produced.

It sounds like more of these might actually be vetted for quality and edited, and I’m all for that. I just loathe the term “e-single,” though. Surely, we can come up with a better word? Or is it already too late?

]]> By: Robert Wayne http://paidcontent.org/2012/12/24/why-2012-was-the-year-of-the-e-single/#comment-194510 Sat, 29 Dec 2012 15:47:35 +0000 http://paidcontent.org/?p=222500#comment-194510 This article was inspiring as my extremely short attention span (yes, ADHD) doesn’t allow me to read or write epic (200+ pages for me!) tomes. All of my ‘Det. Nick Chandler Blood Series’ books will be 5-8k long. Now I can feel OK about that!

]]> By: Phil Cohen http://paidcontent.org/2012/12/24/why-2012-was-the-year-of-the-e-single/#comment-194266 Fri, 28 Dec 2012 17:07:55 +0000 http://paidcontent.org/?p=222500#comment-194266 It was a terrific piece of journalism that made excellent use of the data that was being collected during the descent. Would like to experiment with the tools themselves. Can someone tell me which software was used to assemble the article?

Thanks,

Phil Cohen

]]> By: Kris Tuttle http://paidcontent.org/2012/12/24/why-2012-was-the-year-of-the-e-single/#comment-194187 Fri, 28 Dec 2012 10:59:54 +0000 http://paidcontent.org/?p=222500#comment-194187 I find the most interesting part of this the fact that content that doesn’t “fit” into a model like a book or magazine article can find a new one. We’ve all seem a few “full length books” that were basically stretched to make it long enough – just the opposite of what you want to do as a writer.

These shorts may or may not be “the format of our time” but I doI think we will be seeing more different models for all types of content including films, news, and art.

]]> By: Kevin Horne http://paidcontent.org/2012/12/24/why-2012-was-the-year-of-the-e-single/#comment-194141 Fri, 28 Dec 2012 03:38:26 +0000 http://paidcontent.org/?p=222500#comment-194141 How soon then until the articles about the “glut” of e-single content ?!?!? ;-)

]]> By: Laura Hazard Owen http://paidcontent.org/2012/12/24/why-2012-was-the-year-of-the-e-single/#comment-194096 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 22:39:15 +0000 http://paidcontent.org/?p=222500#comment-194096 Thanks for the comment. I’ve actually been covering this area for awhile. Here’s some background if you want to learn more about this area:

http://paidcontent.org/2011/07/29/419-our-guide-to-e-singles/
http://paidcontent.org/2011/12/13/419-byliner-has-sold-over-original-100000-e-singles/
http://paidcontent.org/2012/01/25/419-e-singles-journalisms-extraordinary-challenges-in-an-entirely-new-place/
http://paidcontent.org/2012/03/12/419-exclusive-amazon-has-sold-over-two-million-kindle-singles/
http://paidcontent.org/2012/03/12/419-exclusive-how-kindle-singles-authors-are-faring/

]]> By: peoplewhowrite http://paidcontent.org/2012/12/24/why-2012-was-the-year-of-the-e-single/#comment-193754 Wed, 26 Dec 2012 14:25:40 +0000 http://paidcontent.org/?p=222500#comment-193754 great piece!

]]> By: Greg Golebiewski http://paidcontent.org/2012/12/24/why-2012-was-the-year-of-the-e-single/#comment-193723 Wed, 26 Dec 2012 11:36:32 +0000 http://paidcontent.org/?p=222500#comment-193723 I just wonder if the success of e-singles (the term is most unfortunate; it suggests some dating service rather than a short story) would have been noticed without the NYT’s Snow Falling?… You guys are so far behind the news…

]]> By: Angelo http://paidcontent.org/2012/12/24/why-2012-was-the-year-of-the-e-single/#comment-193637 Wed, 26 Dec 2012 01:21:49 +0000 http://paidcontent.org/?p=222500#comment-193637 This is an astounding revelation for me. As a screenwriting with a project better birthed as a novel rather than a film, E-singles are a perfect film for future endeavors

]]> By: Stijn http://paidcontent.org/2012/12/24/why-2012-was-the-year-of-the-e-single/#comment-193508 Tue, 25 Dec 2012 13:40:45 +0000 http://paidcontent.org/?p=222500#comment-193508 Publishing your titles as ebook at http://www.blabook.com! We are a New Dutch Startup!

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