Intriguing New Distribution Method

As reported by Publishers Weekly, DailyLit has both Perseus Books Group and Globe Pequot to its pay service, which will be launching later this fall.

Of all the technological innovations impacting the book industry—Espresso Book Machine, Sony’s eReader—this is the one I find most appealing. As a reader, you can pick out a book (right now there are about 500 public domain books available) that you want to read, and DailyLit will send you an “installment” by e-mail or RSS feed on a regular basis. (Readers can choose from daily, MWF, or weekdays only options.)

It’s simple, easy, and perfect for our Internets-loving, constantly refreshing, RSS-addicted, contemporary lifestyle. I think this will appeal to people “too busy” to pick up a book, or those that spend endless hours online reading articles, e-mails, etc. And people generally seem to like the serial format, and reading in small chunks makes reading Dead Souls or Don Quixote that much more palatable.