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'Kindle Worlds' Lets Authors Publish Fan Fiction — At Dubious Cost

Yesterday, Amazon announced the launch of Kindle Worlds — a way for fanfic writers to publish.

Amazon Wants To Sell Your Vampire Fan Fiction To The World If You Keep It Clean

Have you ever loved a book or movie so much, say, a teenage vampire romance, that you just can’t stand it when it’s all over? Fan fiction, that distinct genre that takes existing characters off into new storylines, or rewrites those stories in a more satisfactory way only rarely pays off

Twitter Launches Two-Step Authentication and Other News You Need to Know

Welcome to this morning's edition of "First To Know," a series in which we keep you in the know on what's happening in the digital world.


Today, we're looking at three ways that tech giants are expanding their reach. Google's Chrome browser added conversational search.

Amazon hunts more market share, takes its Appstore and Kindle Fire tablets global

On Thursday, Amazon announces that the Kindle Fire HD tablets, in 7-inch and 8,9-inch trim, are now available for pre-order through its website in more than 170 countries and regions worldwide.

Amazon Set To Take Over The World With Kindle In June

Amazon hasn’t been able to effectively compete with Apple just yet as its Kindle Fire devices are only available in a select few countries. That’s all going to change next month.

Terrorist Murder In London Could Revive Snooper's Charter

judgecorp writes "Supporters of the Communications Data Bill (also known as the Snooper's Charter) have lost no time in calling for the Bill to be revived, in response to yesterday's brutal murder of a soldier on the streets of Woolwich, South London.

Amazon Wants To Sell Fan Fiction With It, Originator And FanFic Author All Sharing Profits

Here's an interesting one. Amazon is getting some buzz today for launching Kindle Worlds, a setup by which authors of fan fiction can effectively profit from their works without fear of legal repercussions.

Kindle Fire HD 7 and 8.9 now available for pre-order in 'over 170 countries' (update: Appstore open in 'nearly 200')

Amazon's Kindle Fire HD 7- and 8,9-inch slates have only seen limited shores since they were formally announced, but today the company said they're now available for pre-order in more than "170 countries and territories around the world.

What Amazon"s Kindle Worlds Program Means For The Relationship Between Authors And Their Creations

Much has been made of the fact that E.L.

James’ Fifty Shades of Grey, the erotic novel about a wealthy industrialist into BDSM and the young college graduate who falls for him, started out as Twilight fan fiction, and became a phenomenon once James changed the names.

Amazon Is Selling Licensed Fan-Fiction, Let's Hope Games Follow

Well, this is bizarre. Amazon has announced Kindle Worlds, which it calls a "place for you to publish fan fiction inspired by popular books, shows, movies, comics, music, and games".