Come on now, why are you wasting your time here, when you could be reading some Gossip Girl fan fic? Roughly a month after announcing its licensed character publishing platform, Amazon has taken the wraps off of Kindle Worlds. The site currently offers up 50-plus commissioned stories based on properties like The Vampire Diaries, Valiant Comics titles, and yes, Gossip Girl. Worlds' Self-Service Submission Platform is open to the public as well, letting interested parties make some cash (up to 35-percent royalties) by putting their fan fiction up on the site. Stories are largely priced between $1 and $4. You can take a gander in the source link below, to make some sweet Gossip Girl of your own. Filed under: Amazon Comments Source: Kindle Worlds Continue reading at 'Engadget'
[ Engadget | 2013-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Crains New York | 2013-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Fast Company | 2013-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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