From the point of view of a reader, it is preferable to have longer chapters instead of more chapters. For those who use auto scrolling, by the time you establish the most comfortable speed, the chapter has ended and you need to reset.
Just my thoughts.
I honestly don't care. And the most important reason for that is the feature SOL has over any other site I visited so far: It gives me a library that automatically remembers which chapter I let off, while also setting a cookie remembering where on the page I was on.
That's just convenience in its purest form.
A lot will depend on genre, writing style, and how the author uses chapters. I can give examples of published (dead tree) authors with chapters as short as 2-3 pages or as long as 40-50 pages and both work very well for the style of novel.
It's worth noting that a lot of writing websites have minimum and maximum chapter rules for various reasons. A lot of early stories on SOL have short chapters not because that was what the author wanted, but because either the site or the earlier posting method (eg, usenet) required it.
From the point of view of a reader, it is preferable to have longer chapters instead of more chapters.
There's a story by StangStar06 that's high on my reading list, but every time I get to it I give it a miss because I won't be able to finish it in one session and it has no chapters.
From the point of view of a reader, it is preferable to have chapter breaks every few pages rather than having to navigate a wall of text.
AJ
