Kindle Worlds = FanLib?
Amazon announces a new program called Kindle Worlds, in which fanfic authors are invited to color within the lines to color within the lines in a tiny number of fandoms and supposedly earn royalties on straight-to-Kindle fanfiction.
See John Scalzi's take on it.
I commented at his blog; my hunch is that Amazon will charge authors a fee for every story submitted, and that fees, not a cut of royalties, is how Amazon expects to profit from the undertaking.
Oh what a FanLib flashback it is! All we need is Chris Williams talking about "getting closer to the talent."
The first fandoms/intellectual property owners participating are Warner Brothers properties. RUN.
See John Scalzi's take on it.
I commented at his blog; my hunch is that Amazon will charge authors a fee for every story submitted, and that fees, not a cut of royalties, is how Amazon expects to profit from the undertaking.
Oh what a FanLib flashback it is! All we need is Chris Williams talking about "getting closer to the talent."
The first fandoms/intellectual property owners participating are Warner Brothers properties. RUN.