A New Concept in Digital Publishing

A serialized fiction startup may change the way we read

Karen Hough

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Images of flames, armour and an astronaut fade into each other. Text: Immerse yourself in a new world of storytelling.
Image credit: Episodic Reading

Do you remember queuing at midnight for the latest Harry Potter book? Or avidly reading and discussing plot theories on Game of Thrones fan sites?

Maxime Esmenjaud, CEO and co-founder of Episodic Reading, does. He still relishes feeling excited to find out what happens next in a story and connecting with a wide-flung community of readers.

These feelings were the impetus to create the Episodic platform early in 2020. What started as a grad school project has grown into a creative new concept in digital publishing for serialized literature.

To Max and his growing stable of Founding Authors, a story is much more than simply words on paper. They wanted to create a place for communities to grow, an immersive space to share interactive content, and somewhere that stories keep going as long as there is story left to tell.

It’s a fascinating concept, and a complete transformation of the traditional publishing industry

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Karen Hough

Writer, editor & blogger ~ Fitness nerd with a BSc. (Hon.) Human Kinetics ~ Owner of aspirational sweatpants ~ https://KarenHoughWrites.com