Instead of getting the entire story at once, you receive a chapter at a time called an episode. Each author has a different release schedule, usually listed in their blurb or author notes of their first episode. For example, I usually release an episode every Friday.

Want to hear the inside scoop about the creation or inspiration behind an episode? Or get up-to-date announcements from that author? Then make sure you read their author notes! They are at the end of the episode, so be careful not to skip over them.

To receive notifications via the Kindle app when new episodes of a story are released, make sure you press the Follow Story button. All the stories you are following show up on the Kindle Vella homepage under Your Stories.

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The first ten episodes of every story are always free. After that, purchase tokens and redeem them to unlock episodes. Packages of tokens can be purchased for as low as $.99. Episodes cost 10 tokens each.

When you like an episode, you let the author and other readers know you enjoyed it. Each episode can be given a like by clicking the Thumbs Up right after the author notes. 

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Each week, when you unlock a new episode with purchased tokens, you get the added benefit of faving one story. Top stories are listed on the leaderboard and show a crown over the story image. 

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Cast your vote on favorite episode moments, future episode predictions, or just silly things that will make you smile. Keep an eye out! Sometimes polls allows you to change the course of the story or name character/locations/object.

Do you have questions about a story? Or maybe you want to discuss all your favorite details about an episode? Now you can mingle with other readers and Kindle Vella authors at the bottom of each episode.

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** Turn on your comments notification in your Kindle App settings.