/lit/ - Literature

>last book you read
>book you're currently reading
>book you're going to read next

How many people on this board own a Kindle, or use the Kindle app on their phones? I'm curious to know just how far Amazon's tentacles extend when it comes to readers.

No, I am not an Amazon employee.

I'm thinking of self-publishing a book I've written. It's the first in a series of books that I hope to write, part of a larger science fiction story I hope to tell.

I'm trying to get it published the traditional way first--I'm actively in the process of writing query letters to agents right now. But I'm prepared for the possibility that it won't get accepted, so I'm trying to plot out other options. I've given some thought to Kindle Vella, Amazon's new service, just because I feel like I'd get more eyeballs on the story with the Kindle network than I would on some other site like Wattpad.

I have a somewhat decent social media presence, so I'd have a means to promote the book, too. I think releasing it serially might be the way to go, so I could increase the hype with each new release.