Do You Read Stories on Kindle Vella? / myLot

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United States

August 6, 2022 9:16am CST

About a year ago, Kindle started a new program for writers and readers called Kindle Vella. Have you tried it? Writers post serialized stories one chapter/episode at a time and schedule the release of each installment. The first three episodes are free to read and the rest are paid for with tokens. The more tokens you purchase at a time, the lower the unit cost. I have posted several stories on Kindle Vella and have enjoyed moderate success. It has proven much more lucrative for me than Wattpad and HubPages put together. Vella has a wide variety of genres to choose from. It is a good way to try out a story without having to invest anything but time.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (339505)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Aug 22

This does seem a really good idea. I'm recommending Kindle Vella to a friend who has almost completed her novel.

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DW Davis

@DWDavis (25805)

• United States

7 Aug 22

Encourage her to have a few trusted people read it and offer suggestions and corrections. The stories I post have been through at least 4 levels of proofreading and editing.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (339505)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Aug 22

@DWDavis I've been doing that for her as have others. She checked up about it but Kindle Vella is only open to US writers. It's a great idea.

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Four Walls

@FourWalls (67775)

• United States

6 Aug 22

I don’t have a Kindle. It’s an interesting concept, however!

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DW Davis

@DWDavis (25805)

• United States

7 Aug 22

Oddly enough, thus far, Kindle Vella stories can be read on tablets and phones with the Kindle App but not on Kindle devices themselves. I'm not sure why.

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Four Walls

@FourWalls (67775)

• United States

7 Aug 22

@DWDavis — it could be to keep royalties for authors separated. That’s the first thing that popped into my mind.

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OceanTiara

@RebeccasFarm (89831)

• Arvada, Colorado

6 Aug 22

Had never heard of it DW. Glad you are doing good there.

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (105945)

• Marion, Ohio

7 Aug 22

Thats a good way to start a book. I hadnt heard of it

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (19177)

• London, England

6 Aug 22

Sounds good, I shall have to have a look. I have been tinkering with a bank heist story. I moved on to that after I discovered my locked room murder idea had already been done 20 years ago!

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Jojo

@Sojourn (13837)

• India

7 Aug 22

Haven't heard of this Amazon's new Kindle release. It looks beneficial for writers and readers both.

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DW Davis

@DWDavis (25805)

• United States

7 Aug 22

I think it's a good way for indie writers to get their work in front of readers who may become fans.

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Author-Lissa

@Firestorm0122 (735)

• United States

29 Dec 22

I recently heard about Kindle Vella this year and have been trying it out. I have a couple of stories on there that I'm working through. It's only been a couple months ago, but I've made quite a bit of money in bonuses, which is really nice.

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