2017 has been notoriously difficult for digital publishers, and the year has claimed a new victim: Great Jones Street, an app-based fiction magazine that curated a ton of great stories that spanned genres. In a post on Facebook, the app’s publisher, Kelly Abbott says that he will shut the publication down at the end of the year, saying that he ultimately “failed to convince enough readers to support it.”
Abbott launched Great Jones Street in 2016, laying out a simple mission: “we want to introduce you to great stories and great writers.” The publication used a slick app and impeccable design for its stories. Its focus was on stories that could be read in just a couple of minutes, while you waited in line at the grocery store or post...
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