Textnovel.com: A New Way to Discover Authors

I have  Kindle Apps on my laptop, iPad and my phone. Guess which device is my favorite? My phone. Even though the screen is small, it’s with me anywhere and everywhere I go. I find myself reading while standing in line, or sitting at the mall while my family shops. Having access to hundreds of books in my pocket is a pretty big advantage for such a small device.

Rin published a text novel that she later sold to a traditional publisher.

Textnovel.com is a service helping you discover new authors and new stories published for your mobile phone — no App required. And most of the books are free. The trend grew in Tokyo where Indie authors began texting their stories to friends, in bite-size chunks or mini chapters. Those stories went viral and some of them caught the attention of tradition publishers who turned them into print books.

Here’s how the site Textnovel.com describes itself:

Textnovel was launched in 2008 as a social sharing network for authors and readers of serial fiction. It is also the first English language website to recognize the cell phone novel and largest source for cell phone novels now. Members can write and read fiction with their cellphones or computers, using the mobile website m.textnovel.com, the eMobo iPhone app, text messaging, email and online tools. 

Textnovel runs contests for fiction writers, allowing them to demonstrate the market potential of their work through its unique serial publication and voting format. Many Textnovel members have gone on to publication and writing careers onwards. We are always seeking passionate individuals, working on improving, developing new projects and working on other cool features too.

Looks interesting and I’m sure it will be a literary niche. Seems easy enough to use as a reader. I’ll explore publishing on the platform too.