Quillpill Makes Publishing More Mobile for Content Producers
Quillpill is a micro-blogging site, which is currently in private beta. The service lets users write and read content on mobile devices. Users can create and publish any kind of text-based content on their cell phones - from simple diary posts to novels. Quillpill takes a totally different approach by wanting to know what stories you would like to tell. The site is primarily aimed at aspiring authors and readers of fiction.
The site’s most superficial selling point is a strangely futuristic, yet beautiful design. The threading mechanism is straightforward, allowing for an easy read for people who are often on the road. The minimalist interface lets users create books very easily. As of now, there isn’t even a help section on the site, and it’s not really needed.
In order to compose a so-called book, users first choose a title and then submit posts with a maximum of 140 characters. Entries belonging together are displayed one below the other in a thread-like structure.
“Quillpill takes its cue from Asia and Europe where m-business and m-publishing is already happening,” said Derek Maune, CEO, at Quillpill. “We’re poised to be at the forefront in the U.S. for this steady increase in mobile web usage.”
For writers:
- Create multiple books to keep your different ideas straight. Use them for stories, poetry, observations, stream of consciousness, and brainstorming notes.
- Allow comments from other users, or use the comment section to keep notes on what you’re writing.
- Post a sentence at a time to save your work as you go, easy to pick up, put down, and come back to.
- Edit or delete any post you’ve made, allowing you to write first and edit later.
- Your book is accessible from any platform so it’s easy to share it with your friends.
For readers:
- Pick up a book to access it easily.
- Get email notifications for when your favorite books are updated.
- Bookmark any post in a book by clicking on it and jump right to where you left off.
Mobile-ready web in the United States is a booming opportunity in web development. Some prominent services offer mobile mirror sites and features, however, Quillpill is focusing on these features as the trend toward convergence continues.
As of now, using Quillpill is completely free, but a paid subscription system is planned. Readers will also be able to purchase Quillpill books as ebooks or hard copies through the site itself or via print-on-demand services.
Source: apple.com
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June 14th, 2008 at 12:12 am
Just a heads up! All major features will remain free, so the free accounts will continue to be fully functional. We will have premium accounts with additional features for people who are really into it
June 22nd, 2008 at 10:49 am
Sounds great!