Now the imagery is at the top of the table, and it should be completely self-sufficient. It often ties the cover together and strengthens its impact. Is it a good thing? Hard to say for certain, but we lean towards “not really.” Typography is an important storytelling element of the design. No need to worry about picking proper fonts, size, the distance between the letters, text colors, and textures.
So, the corners of the Vella covers won’t be visible to the readers.Īlso, Vella story covers don’t contain a title or author’s name. Amazon notes that "to ensure a good customer experience," it won't accept any content that is freely available elsewhere.But, on user’s phones, story images will be displayed as circles. We recommend publishing at least 5-10 episodes before stories become available so readers can dig in right away.Īmazon suggests that Kindle Vella stories should be written in episodic nature, with episodes ranging from 600 words to 5,000 words. If you publish a story before Kindle Vella is available to readers, all stories in compliance with our content guidelines with a Live status will be ready and waiting when Kindle Vella stories become available. With Kindle Vella, you can choose to publish your episode immediately or schedule publication on a future date. Amazon notes that Kindle Vella will be available to users over the next few months. While it's too early to hail it as a guaranteed winner, it's certainly a strong strategic move as Amazon looks to grow its Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) platform. Amazon has debuted a new episodic self-publishing venture in the form of Kindle Vella.ĭesigned to cash in on the online serialized storytelling craze, the new Kindle program-announced in April-will allow authors in the United States to disseminate serialized, English language stories via the Kindle iOS app.
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