Without much publicity, the Celuler project has been gaining followers for a month based on word of mouth, what was the case with Rodrigo Cintra. currently, has about 220 registered cell phones, but the goal is to reach the mark of 3.500 until February, says its creator Luiz Mendonça, owner of a telecommunications company responsible for the development and administration of the project. "A idéia é formar leitores, as pessoas que lêem sabem que o gosto vem do hábito", comments Mendonça. "Além disso, for the author to publish a book is expensive, time-consuming and, as in the project he is committed to writing, ends up forming a work and can put it together in a book. Another goal of ours is to support new authors."
To hire the service, Interested parties must access the Celuler website, where you can find other information and you can also sample texts by contemporary authors who are already part of the project. These are names like Aila Magalhães, Alice Ruiz, Beto Quelhas, Débora Novaes de Castro, Domingos Pellegrini Jr., Eliana Mora, Goulart Gomes, José Juan Tablada, Lilian Maial, Miguel Sanches Neto, Paulo Franchetti, Renato Negrao, Ricardo Silvestrin and Sonia Godoy. The variety of authors is reflected in the literary genres covered: short poems, haiku, tank, finds, minute poems, micropoems, poetrix, thoughts and reflections.
Author's choice made, It is up to the reader to decide in what format they wish to receive his work.. There are three options: cellulivros collection (texts already published: you purchase a certain work and receive the texts during a pre-defined period); unpublished cellubooks (unpublished texts, received for a pre-defined period) or endless cellubooks (unpublished texts, contracted through a monthly subscription that can be renewed indefinitely). Then, fill in some data, issue a bank slip and start receiving texts, from the first business day after payment confirmation.
In the same way that happens when you download a song or an image on your cell phone, this is a paid service, but nothing exorbitant. Prices vary from R$ 17,45 (monthly package) a R$ 137,63 (annual). In the case of cellulivro compilation, subscription can only be made from the 45 days, a R$ 22,83. Writers receive 10% copyright on cellulose book sold. "Essa obra fica inédita por 60 days, depois eles podem publicá-la em outros lugares", says the creator. "Até fevereiro, The idea is to increase the number of authors to 40 e, from March, include the work of an unknown author every month."
SHORTS
According to Mendonça, the project is unprecedented in Latin America and compatible with practically all mobile phone operators in Brazil, as long as the requestor's device has the ability to receive Short Message Service texts (SMS). That's why the texts are so short, since it is a technology that only allows you to work until 140 characters. Like this, you can receive an Alice Ruiz very soon: "Quase cheia/ quase não fecho a porta/lua de outono." Or haiku by Domingos Pellegrini, of the type: "Velho ano novo, why/every year you give the people/so much hope again/if you will soon grow old?"
Engineer and architect Kattia Basile, of 40, was interested in the work of Beto Quelhas, one of the authors participating in the project, justamente por fazer "poesia simples, rápida e emocionante". "No momento em que recebo o texto, percebo que está na hora de dar um break e relaxar", says. "Poesia é bom de parar e divagar." Kattia, who found out about this type of service by talking to friends on the internet, Do you plan to give your friend a subscription like this as a birthday present?.
Administrator Gisela Vivan, of 30, has already been presented – by an aunt's friend, who has known her for a long time. "Achei interessante, because it leaves the commonplace of cell phones. We often receive things we don't want and, thus, We have the opportunity to receive inspiring texts." The prediction is that, starting next week, Celuler makes micro-stories and micro-chronicles available.
No Responses