Kindle Worlds was a
publisher
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service of the online retailer
Amazon
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* Amazon rainforest, a rainforest covering most of the Amazon basin
* Amazon River, in South America
* Amazon (company), an American multinational technolog ...
, devoted to providing a commercial venue for
fan fiction creations of specific licensed media properties. It was established on May 22, 2013, as part of
Amazon Publishing.
In August 2018, Amazon shut down the Kindle Worlds website.
The purpose of this service was to publish fan fiction stories of certain licensed media properties to be sold in the
Kindle Store
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with terms including 35% of net sales for works of 10,000 words or more and 20% for short fiction ranging from 5000 to 10,000 words.
Stories hosted on the service were required to abide by some restrictions, including a ban on pornographic or offensive content and
copyright
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violations. The stories must be correctly formatted and were prohibited from using misleading titles.
Licensed properties
* ''
The Arrangement''
* ''
The Abnorm Chronicles''
* ''
Body Movers''
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The Dead Man
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* ''
The Foreworld Saga''
* ''
G.I. Joe''
* ''
Gossip Girl
''Gossip Girl'' is an American teen drama television series based on the novel series of the same name written by Cecily von Ziegesar. The series, developed for television by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, ran on The CW network for six sea ...
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* ''
The Lizzy Gardner Files
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Veronica Mars
''Veronica Mars'' is an American teen noir mystery drama television series created by screenwriter Rob Thomas. The series is set in the fictional town of Neptune, California, and stars Kristen Bell as the eponymous character. The series pr ...
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* ''
Pretty Little Liars
''Pretty Little Liars'' is an American mystery teen drama television series based on the novel series of the same name written by Sara Shepard. Developed by I. Marlene King, the series was broadcast on Freeform between June 8, 2010, and June ...
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* ''
John Rain''
* ''
Ravenswood''
* ''
Silo Saga''
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Valiant Comics
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The Vampire Diaries
''The Vampire Diaries'' is an American supernatural teen drama television series developed by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec, based on the book series of the same name written by L. J. Smith. The series premiered on The CW on September 10, ...
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* ''
Wayward Pines''
* ''
The World of Kurt Vonnegut''
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X-O Manowar
X-O Manowar (Aric of Dacia) is a fictional superhero co-created by writers Jim Shooter and Steve Englehart, and artists Bob Layton and Barry Windsor-Smith.
The eponymous comic book series published by Valiant Comics has sold more than 8 million ...
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Reference List
External links
Kindle Worlds StoreOfficial website for Kindle Worlds authors
Amazon (company)
Fan fiction
Digital press
Publishing companies of the United States
Self-publishing companies
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