Why isn't Web Novel a thing in US as it is in Japan?

>>15687390
They were, remember Megatokyo?

Amazon is full of novels in ebook format though

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Would this be considered a site for self published web novels?
www.fanfiction.net

>>15692677
They have a spinoff site for that, actually: www.fictionpress.com.

>>15687390
Interesting topic, I want to know this too.

>>15696181
Having just taken a quick peek at the site it seems there are several thousand works uploaded. Although considering it is a spinoff of fanfiction.net I guess we can say that it is not a "thing" in the US, but rather a "thing" for autistic teenagers across the western developed world.


>>15689523
Are those e-book exclusive or are they simply one of many platforms of release?

>>15699198
Many of them are self-published.

>>15700142
So to answer OP I guess we can say that web novels ARE a matter of fact a thing in the west.

It may be jumping to conclusions, so if anyone with some deeper knowledge of the market could chime in...

>>15687390
Not even the US has steep so low with its reading culture yet.

>>15699198
>it is not a "thing" in the US, but rather a "thing" for autistic teenagers across the western developed world.

What makes you think it isn't in Japan too?

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>>15700701
Yeah, because the US and a lot other western countries have lost its reading culture a long time ago.

Worm and all of the sideprojects of the same author count, I think?

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>>15707993
Nothing makes me say anything about Japan, rather I made a statement about web novels in the west.
If you have some knowledge about the japanese market then feel free to share.

>>15687390
Because american people only read about 4 books in a year and that's poor.