eBooks vs Wattpad
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Re: eBooks vs Wattpad
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As a reader: Most stories are low quality, unfinished, or fanfic. I don't particularly like fanfic (I don't have anything against it either, but I prefer original stories, so I avoid sites that have them). The stories that are finished are mostly uninteresting to me too, even the ones that are well written. The better written stories are only "samples" that send you to paid ones - which seems to defeat the purpose of the site (either make it perma-free or write a short that has an ending and you can give for free to bait others to the paid books, I see wattpad as a site to post full stories, not "samples"). And I find the site rather clunky to navigate through.
As a writer: it's the most uncomfortable, unfriendliest site I've ever navigated through. Posting stories is super annoying. Getting discovered is near impossible, getting relevant comments is near impossible, and there's little to no conversion from free readers to willing-to-pay fans.
I'll take ebooks any day over Wattpad.
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I've only dabbled in Wattpad a bit but I never read anything that held my attention.
E-books ARE cheaper usually anywhere from half the price of a normal book to about 4-5% of normal price. As a person who appreciates the work of an author I think this is fair, especially when they're trying to make a living from their work.
That said, I'm extremely poor and so I am currently limited in what I can buy. This means that I'm just making a list of books to read in the future and choosing to value what I can find for free all the more.
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As for ebooks, it is true that it's not physical and also it is a fact that it is cheaper than paperbacks and hardcovers. Still I believe we should pay for ebooks because in whatever format, they are still efforts of the writer and we should take them into credit.
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Well said. I completely agree.Nanig83006 wrote: ↑07 Jul 2018, 17:33 Both are great, but I don't believe they're similar. In my opinion, though many authors post original work, Wattpad is mostly fanfiction stories. From my experience, people who write fanfiction sometimes get distracted with everyday life and either forget their stories or simply choose not to finish them. It's devastating because it's usually the really great ones this happens with.
As for ebooks, those are the stories authors don't give up on. Personally, I'd lean more toward ebooks because I won't suffer from heartbreak of an amazing unfinished story. It doesn't mean I won't invest my time on Wattpad, but I find it emotionally safer with finished ebooks.
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