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Have you heard about Amazon’s new Kindle Vella<\/a> program?<\/p>\n

According to Amazon’s announcement, “Kindle<\/span>\u00a0Vella<\/span>\u00a0is a new storytelling option from\u00a0Kindle<\/span>\u00a0Direct Publishing to self-publish serialized stories, one short episode at a time. Readers will access\u00a0Kindle<\/span>\u00a0Vella<\/span>\u00a0stories in the\u00a0Kindle<\/span> iOS app and on Amazon.com.”<\/p>\n

Authors can use it now to begin building an inventory of serialized stories. Amazon will launch it to readers this summer.<\/p>\n

\"Kindle<\/a>Kindle Villa from the experts’ perspective<\/h2>\n

When it comes to providing insights and advice, I’m a big believer in staying in your lane. This topic is outside mine, but it’s an important one that I don’t want to ignore.<\/p>\n

Because of that, rather than researching this myself, I’m connecting you with Kindle Vella summaries provided by experts I trust.<\/p>\n

Here’s a quick review of their articles on the subject and a link to the full text of each.<\/p>\n

Reedsy, “What is Kindle Vella? And Should You Join as an Author?”<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

Read this first. It’s the most thorough explanation of how the program works and whether there’s income-generating potential for you.<\/p>\n

Pay close attention to the section titled, “How do Vella authors get paid?” It offers specifics I haven’t seen in any other Vella analysis.<\/p>\n

Kindlepreneur, “Kindle Vella: Description, Features, and Tips for Authors”<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

Kindlepreneur is great at breaking things down step-by-step, and this article is no exception.<\/p>\n

Writer Jason Hamilton’s<\/a> long article answers all of your questions before you know what they are. Bookmark this one for its nuts-and-bolts perspective.<\/p>\n

CreativIndie, “How to publish serialized short fiction with Kindle\u2019s new ‘Vella’ program”<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

Derek Murphy comes at this from the viewpoint of an author who plans to leverage it immediately.<\/p>\n

Murphy is planning to write three serialized stories:<\/p>\n

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  1. Epic fantasy<\/li>\n
  2. Hardcore thriller<\/li>\n
  3. Serial-killer suspense<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    He offers a good overview of Kindle Vella competitors — serialization sites that are already well-established with readers who like this format.<\/p>\n

    Is it for you?<\/h2>\n

    Are you and what you write a good fit for this new Amazon platform? It’s worth exploring if you:<\/p>\n