How cool would this be?
An itunes-esque store for short stories would make me very happy. Countless collections come out and I can't afford them all and there are usually only a handful of stories in each that I would really want to add to my 'permanent collection.' I'm still not a fan of the e-readers I've gotten my hands on but if I could buy a single story from a collection, much like a single song from a CD, then I'd be hard pressed to not ask Santa for a Kindle.
The idea is fraught with problems. Least of which include, 'how do authors get paid,' and 'will there be exclusivity among the different brands of e-readers? ' (Which would be an instant deal killer for me, because I wouldn't buy more than one device just to ensure I could read all the materials I wanted).
Still how badass would it be to type in "Michael Swanwick" in the itunes store and get a catalogue of his short stories for purchase?
Some one who does stuff like this, please hurry up and make it happen.
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The rights for that would be absolutely crazy, but...
Fictionwise
Swanwick only has three stories (and a full anthology he was included in), but Mike Resnick has more than 100.
It's the closest thing we have to iTunes for fiction.
I'm so dumb. It took me a moment to figure out what you were talking about, until I googled 'fictionwise.'
Thanks for the tip. I'll be snooping around there for days to come.
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