From the Columbia Journalism Review comes a thorough discussion of new outlets for work that's longer than a magazine article but shorter than a book. Selling their products through outlets like the Kindle and iPad, startups like the Atavist, Byliner and Kindle Singles are moving into this new niche, writer Alissa Quart says. "If these e-booklets have a genre antecedent, it might be the musical EP, a recording that’s longer than a single but too short for a full LP."
October 2, 2011