Parent company | Amazon Publishing |
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Status | Active |
Founded | October 2011 (2011-10) |
Country of origin | United States |
Headquarters location | Seattle, Washington |
Fiction genres | Fantasy,horror,science fiction |
Owner(s) | Amazon |
Official website | amazonpublishing![]() |
47North is a publishing imprint ofAmazon Publishing, the publishing company ofAmazon. It is the seventh imprint begun under the parent company Amazon Publishing, and publishesspeculative fiction under three main genres:fantasy,science fiction, andhorror. It launched in October 2011 with 15 initial books.[1]
In October 2011, Amazon Publishing announced its seventh imprint, 47North, named for the latitude of Seattle,[2] 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 anebook 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.
Authors published via 47North include:
Amazon Publishing does not accept unsolicited manuscripts.[4]