Nowadays with SMS Termination and other features and products, SMS services have come a long way since the time when text messages were only able to be delivered from user to user. Times have changed since you were only able to send one text message at a time to only one person.
New trends like cellular novels have resulted from this progress, and it is a perfect example of how we are now using mobile phones. This particular form of publishing started in Japan and is spreading through Asia rapidly. Its target ranges from teenage girls that have never read a novel before, to housewives who finding this refreshing take on love stories interesting.
Until very recently critics used to dismiss these authors, but something happened that changed their minds.
Cell phone novels started to get republished as books with a more elaborated and extended plot than its SMS counterparts, and some of them even became best selling novels surpassing renamed authors and experienced writers with academic backgrounds. This was a game changer and draw a lot of attention to this phenomenon.
These kinds of trends can benefit from the evolution of technology. New developments and features like iQsim’s GSM Gateways, that allow to schedule bulk SMS messages (as well as launching and monitoring campaigns) make this new form of entertainment possible and have changed the way people get informed.
It seems like Japan is not the only country with renamed ‘text message novelists’ making headlines, Finland is also stealing the scene with a few authors to compete with the creators of this trend. This might be only the beginning of a new movement that could very well expand to America in no time.
The short and easy-to-read nature of SMS novels, make it easier for people without reading habits to understand and keep high expectations for the next chapter or message, which isn’t something that teenagers in particular find in traditional literature, giving a wider opportunity for traditional telephone operators to capitalize on this trend.
Text message novels that have been published in book form are now being considered to be translated to other languages. Would you like to start following your novels by text message or do you prefer a more traditional approach? Let us know in the comment section.
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