“Fictionlog” Media Business Platform (Novel) in Digital Age

Abstract

This academic article studies on platform business of “fictionlog” media. This platform shows a buying and selling process of online novel in digital age which has an advantage over the traditional business in the aspects of (1) This business platform eliminates a complicated process of the traditional business (2) This platform can develop into an infinite business, and (3) This platform creates a various type of producers and innovation service which allows technology to assist a valued interaction among human, business, and resource. The distinctive point of “fictionlog” is not only for buying and selling process, but also for supporting a diverse assortment of novels up to 18 categories, for example, Y novel (Homosexsual novel). Moreover, the producing process also differs from a traditional book business which is organized systematically by a printing press, while “fictionlog” is managed by a writer only. “fictionlog” is a space for a writer and a reader to interact closely. A writer receives a feedback from a reader directly, creating two-way communication process. This is a new phenomenon for Thai novel to allow a reader to participate and co-write.