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Amazon this morning is introducing a new way to read short-form content on Kindle devices and in the Kindle app with the launch of “Singles Classics.”
The service will bring articles, stories and essays from well-known authors and top periodicals – many available in digital format for the first time. The articles will be priced at 99 cents each, with writers and publishers retaining up to 70 percent of the royalties from the sale of every copy.
For those who subscribe to Kindle Unlimited, Singles Classics will be available for free.
As of this morning’s launch, there are over 140 different essays and stories available, including those from writers like Susan Orlean, Norman Mailer, Gloria Steinem, Lawrence Wright,Margo Jefferson, Gay Talese and Chang-rae Lee, as well as authors such as John le Carré and Kurt Vonnegut. Some of the works originally appeared in magazines like Time, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, Esquire, The Atlantic andPlayboy....
Classic marketing move and great deal for Kindle Unlimited members.