Serial publishing is nothing new.
Once a book has been published serially, it’s normally republished in a single collected volume.
Over most of the 1900s, however, its popularity as a method of publishing waned.
With the rise of the Internet, it’snever been easier to self-publish your own book.
There areplenty of servicesout there thatmake it easy for new authors to sell their work.
Weir released the book chapter by chapter on his website soliciting feedback from his readers.
There Are Other Riversby Alastair Humphreys
Adventurer Alastair Humphreysis someone we have talked about before on MakeUseOf.
It’s a wonderfully self-reflective read about what it means to really step outside of your comfort zone.
The entire series is great and well worth reading.
Both novels are released in full now, so their serial installments are unavailable.
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At any one time there’s a single chapter availablefor free on their website.
At the moment they’re up to chapter eight out of 10.
If youpreorder the book, however, you’ll get access to the previous seven chapters immediately.
It’s a very clever set up and I suspect a lot of other authors will follow suit.
I have read a few of the chapters and they’ve all been fantastic.
Its Kindle Serials program lets authors publish a serial novel directly to people’s Kindles.
Whenever a new installment is released, the Kindle eBook on their gadget is updated over the Internet.
The character of Nathan McBride is an ex-Marine and CIA operative who now works in the private sector.
The novels are fun, action-packed, and hard to put down.
They’re the perfect kind of novels for serialization, with plenty of cliffhangers.
Mark my words,The Martianis just the start of this trend.
