We will be notifying fan authors tomorrow, May 16th. Recently, Amazon made an announcement that they re going into the business of publishing fanfiction. In fanfic, the works are unauthorized (although some rightsholders approve the idea, within limits, including J.K. Rowling). As a valued member of the Kindle Worlds licensor community, we wanted to let you know that the Kindle Worlds program is closing. Kindle Worlds tries to make fan-fiction pay Chris Davies - May 22, 2013, 8:52am CDT Amazon has launched Kindle Worlds , its latest publishing push, and aiming to commercialize fan-fiction … I think its a brilliant marriage of traditional tie-in writing and fan fiction… a win/win for creators and for the fans of their work. Yesterday, Amazon announced the launch of Kindle Worlds, a new initiative aimed at letting fan fiction (sometimes falled fanfiction or fanfic) authors profit from some of their writing by making it available for sale in the Kindle store. There is an element of anarchy, a challenge to the establishment, in fan fiction. Today, Kindle Worlds is launching Sex, Vows & Babies from the duo writing as Fiona Davenport. Thanks to Kindle Worlds, fanfic writers can legally publish. When we began the adventure of writing together as Fiona Davenport, we never realized our journey would take us to this point. The notice said Kindle Worlds stories would no longer be available for sale on Amazon by mid-July and that the Kindle Worlds website would close by the end of that August. In their own words: We are incredibly excited to open up a Kindle World based upon the Sex & Vows and Yeah, Baby series. Fan fiction arises from the people. I agree, this is a great idea (with a few reservations on some of the details). Amazon’s Kindle Worlds is trying to get control of this phenomenon, and milk it for a profit. Please only add the best of the best! All Votes Add Books To This List. Kindle Worlds: Amazon mainstreams fanfic (ilmk.wordpress.com) […] iank Says: May 23, 2013 at 12:17 am | Reply. Checking in on Kindle Worlds One of Amazon's most innovative programs is Kindle Worlds (at AmazonSmile: support a non-profit of your choice by shopping*) It took the idea of fan fiction (or "fanfic"), and changed it considerably. It wasn’t until the early 1990s, that fanfic writers from around the world began to find each other online, and congregate and share. Kindle Worlds is fanfiction written with the consent of the creators/rights holders, who can set whatever limits they want on how their characters/franchise are used. Best Kindle Worlds Fanfiction This list is designed to help readers find quality fanfiction in Amazon's new Kindle World's store. Unlike the "real" world of fanfiction, where imaginations are completely unfettered, Kindle Worlds has limits, such as no cross-overs…and no pornography. The idea is both simple and bold. 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