pipnonsense

Today is the anniversary of the publication of the first installment of "The Count of Monte Cristo" in the newspaper "Journal des Débats"(in 1884).

I had the site ready for launch today and already including "The Count of Monte Cristo", but I pushed the book to be the first one on the list and mention it in the title precisely because of the Google Doodle.

Got it. It works for more as a nudge for a habit than anything.

But I am wondering what other aspects of reading I can improve for people. For example, I have in mind creating "virtual book clubs" where I match people that happen to be in the same chapter of the same book. This means that the initial reading doesn't have to be through email, it can be anyway the reader prefer.

What aspect about reading fiction do you think needs improvement?

Hi, I created this. That's a good idea. This is the first version, I intend to improve it based on feedback.

About being against the original author's intent, there is no way to escape that I think. Those original installments were published in print, some of them were installments of dozens and dozens of page. I had to break "The Brothers Karamazov" in many more installments that it was originally. It is an adaptation to a new medium, so I will have to make changes. The idea is more preserve the spirit of the initial publication and encourage people to read more fiction.