Excellent idea! Read the introductions of any of the past 20 years Best American Short Stories books and they always ask the question "Is the short story dead"

Excellent idea! Read the introductions of any of the past 20 years Best American Short Stories books and they always ask the question "Is the short story dead" and lament the decrease in the number of magazines that exclusively publish short fiction. I think there was an experiment in the UK where people could buy single stories printed in map-like format at tube stations. Editors don't like short stories because you have to have a lot, e.g. at least 5-6, to publish as a decent book, and coming up with that many good short stories is not within everybody's capability (same thing with having to have ~10 songs for a CD). This new medium may just be the thing to spur story writers.