47North
publishing imprint of Amazon Publishing for speculative fiction: fantasy, science fiction, and horror
47North is a publishing imprint of Amazon Publishing, the publishing company of Amazon. It is the seventh imprint begun under the parent company Amazon Publishing, and publishes speculative fiction under three main genres: fantasy, science fiction, and horror. It launched in October 2011 with 15 initial books.
History and publishing formats
In October 2011, Amazon Publishing announced its seventh imprint, 47North, named for the latitude of Seattle, where Amazon headquarters are. 47North is an imprint publishing novels and shorter stories in the fantasy, science fiction, and horror genres.
Some 47North works are released as Kindle Serials, a serial novel format where works are released in several episodes over a period of weeks. Readers purchase an ebook copy of the book once, and subsequent episodes are delivered at no additional cost. On the completion of the serial novel, it is re-released as a complete novel in ebook and print form.
List of notable authors
Authors published via 47North include:
Brett Battles
Greg Bear
Dana Cameron
Dave Duncan
Evan Currie
Meg Elison
Nicole Galland
Lee Goldberg
Charlie N Holmberg
Kenneth Johnson (producer)
Marko Kloos
Mark Lawrence
Seanan McGuire
Scott Meyer
William Rabkin
Chris Roberson
Ransom Stephens
Neal Stephenson
Mark Teppo
Jeff Wheeler
Submissions
Amazon Publishing does not accept unsolicited manuscripts.
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