出版与作家生涯2010longform.org
Longform：值得一读的长篇新闻作品，4000字以上
Longform: Good, long journalism, 4000 words and up
导读
这帖介绍 Longform.org，一个专门收录 4000 字以上优质长篇报道的策展网站；评论者围绕分类标签、一句话简介、与 Instapaper 的集成等提出建议，也透露出读者如何挑选长文。写作者可以从中看到：长文的需求真实存在，但读者是否点开，取决于文章的分量、包装方式和推荐机制。
可以直接用的写作要点
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篇幅要配得上分量：读者愿意为几千字的长文留出时间，但前提是每一段都值得读。
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给长文配一句话摘要和分类标签，降低读者决定是否阅读时的决策成本。
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入口和按钮要让读者一眼看懂点击后会发生什么，别让人靠猜。
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长文的价值不只在写，也在策展：把自己放进可信的推荐体系里，读者才找得到。
HN 评论精选
读者对长文有真实需求，短内容反而不值得收藏；长文的价值在于分量。
这太棒了。我对 Instapaper 最大的抱怨就是找不到足够的内容存进去——少于几千字的文章总显得太不重要，不值得留到以后读。几点建议：首页可以长两三倍；“Read Later”按钮看起来不太像按钮，我一开始以为每篇文章都配了个书签小工具让我拖到工具栏，改成链接可能更好。另外，“Instapaper”字样和本站与它的集成能不能更醒目些？我得把鼠标悬停在按钮上才知道点击后会发生什么。我同意 ihodes 的看法：这离我愿意付费的产品不远了。（补充：再想想，每页文章数乘 1.5–2 倍就好。）
karzeem查看英文原文
This is perfect. By far my biggest complaint about Instapaper is that I can't find enough content to save to it — anything shorter than a few thousand words feels too insignificant to save for later. A couple suggestions: I think the front page could be two to three times as long. Also, the "Read Later" button doesn't feel very button-y. My first thought was "Why does every article have a bookmarklet for me to drag to my toolbar?" It would probably be better as a link. Lastly, could the word "Instapaper" and the fact of the site's integration with it be more prominent? I had to hover over a Read Later button to figure out what would happen when I clicked it. (I suspected that it would save to Instapaper, but that's largely because of the aforementioned bookmarklet-ish look.) I second ihodes' sentiment that this is not far from being something I'd pay for. Edit: on second thought, I'd only multiply the number of articles per page by 1.5–2.
分类标签和一句话简介能降低读者点开长文的门槛，这样的服务甚至值得付费。
喜欢！也许可以加个简单的标签/分类机制，众包或由编辑来做都行。有时我只想看某一类文章，只要简单提示它属于“美国/国内/政治”这类，就足以让我点“Read Later”，否则我根本不会点。版式也不错。另外，如果能精心策展和组织，每篇配一句话简介并经常更新，我愿意付一点费用——如果你们想往这个方向做的话。
ihodes查看英文原文
Love it! Perhaps a simple tagging/categories mechanism, crowd-sourced or by the editors. Sometimes I'm in the mood for a certain type of article, and having the simple recommendation that it's of the "US/National/Politics" genre is enough to make me hit "Read Later" when I otherwise wouldn't. A nice layout, as well. Kudos! Also, were it to be extensively curated and organized, perhaps with 1 sentence blurbs about the articles, and frequently updated, I'd pay a nominal fee for it, if that's a direction you'd be interested in going with it.
优质长文需要持续策展，读者会追随靠谱的推荐来源。
如果你喜欢这个，可能也会喜欢这个精心策展的站点 Give Me Something to Read：http://givemesomethingtoread.com/
jsb查看英文原文
If you like this, you might also like the well-curated Give Me Something to Read at http://givemesomethingtoread.com/
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