Luca D’Andrea, whose trilogy sold into 33 territories, published his latest work as a newspaper series in La Repubblica. A book release is due in January from Einaudi.
Industry Notes: Serial Box’s Foreign Rights, Amazon’s Summer Reading List
Bookcase Literary Agency is handling international rights sales for Serial Box–which has an ‘Orphan Black’ series coming–and Amazon’s ‘Best So Far’ 2019 list is out for summer reading.
‘Radish Originals’: Seung-yoon Lee’s New Wrinkle in Online Serials
Starting with the addictive power of serial storytelling from Chinese and Korean platforms, Radish Originals are assigning veteran soap-opera writers to generate fast seasons of serialized 10-minute episodes.
Serial Box Gets the Jump on Halloween Friday With a Free ‘Exquisite Corpse’ Series
Taking free promotions beyond the “Micro Monday’ push-notification stage, Serial Box rolls out a day-long series of ‘Exquisite Corpse’ installments on Friday.
The Serial Box App’s First ‘Micro Monday’ Tiny Tale Arrives Today
Serial Box launches today its new ‘Micro Mondays’ notification-sized short stories on the app, which is available to iOS users.
Storytel in Spain: When Entering the Audiobook Market Means Making New Serials
Creating original serialized content—as in the case of streaming on-demand services such as Amazon Prime and Netflix—holds the key to success for audiobook subscriptions, says Storytel España in a new report.
Serial Box Has New Funding for Audio Bundling With Reading, as a ‘Publishing Studio’
Tapping into the robust audiobook market, Molly Barton announces a key new investor: Boat Rocker Media can leverage Serial Box’s content for television and film production.
For the Love of Writers: A Heartthrob Romances the Radish
Valentine’s Day marks the anniversary of Radish, a platform that serenades its users with micropayments: ‘We’re devoted to our writers,’ says Paul Baek.
Pigeonhole: Publishing Serialized Stories for Seated Readers Anywhere
Anna Jean Hughes of UK and German digital start-up Pigeonhole discusses publishing serialized stories for global readers.
In Rewriting Dickens Live Online, Author Critiques the Internet Age
Last week Joshua Cohen rewrote Dicken’s The Pickwick Papers live online over five days as a comment on the destructive speed of Internet culture.