Writers can leave notes at the end of each entry, to thank readers or add their views on the progression of the story or the chapter - but that's optional and not all writers do. You're able to Thumbs Up a story that you like, in order to give the author a dopamine rush of validation, and once a week you can also Fave a story you really like - frequently-Fave'd works get recommended to more readers on the website. You can follow a story or author to get notified when new entries are available. New entries could come daily, weekly or more sporadically, depending on the whims of the writer.

These chapters won't be available all at once, though Amazon recommends each author publish a good few upfront. When using Kindle Vella, an author will break up a story into many, 600-5,000 word chapters, and unlike a standard book, you buy each chapter separately, rather than buying the whole story in one go.Īmazon calls these chapters 'episodes', which makes some sense since like episodes of a show they're often released over a gradual period, but they're essentially just chapters.Īmazon recommends authors write stories specifically in the serial format, which makes the chapters more engaging than if you just rip a standard book into arbitrary segments.Īuthors will make the first three chapters of the serial free, to give readers a taste of the story, and then if you like what you read, you can pay for each new entry into the narrative. Suffice to say, you'll have to sell lots of chapters to make real money.

Your cash also depends on the bundle the reader bought - if they opted for a better-value pack, that means you're getting less money per word than if they went for the cheaper options.Ĭheck out the Kindle Direct Publishing website (opens in new tab) for a breakdown of how this works, with some examples of how much you'd make in certain situations. If you're a keen author, you should probably know that you only get 50% of the money spent on your episode, as the other half goes to Amazon. We've drawn up a graph above so you can see the bundles - the prices are all in US dollars since that's the only currency accepted currently. The more tokens you purchase in one transaction, the cheaper each individual one is, with several bundles you can choose from. Kindle Vella token prices and value Number of tokens

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