Great Jones Street is a San-Diego based startup on a mission to build a massive audience for readers of short stories. Their stated mission is to “Bring Short fiction back into pop culture.”<\/p>\n
Their plan is to build their audience via their app, available on the iPhone and Android phones.<\/p>\n
They promise “endless entertainment, massive selection, infinite value.”<\/p>\n
They pay writers $250 to $500 per short story. They also have an unusual method for curating their short stories:<\/p>\n
\n“If you can get a recommendation from one of our writers, you\u2019re in. Your story is in, the price is set, and you will get paid and published within hours. No haggling. No fuss.<\/p>\n
We feel that\u2019s the right bar to set for both quality and efficiency. We don\u2019t take everything. But we do take our writers at their word. If they recommend a story and a writer, we\u2019re game.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
The currently have 251 published writer. They plan on purchasing 1,000 stories per year \u2013\u2013 an incredible pace.<\/p>\n