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Old 10-11-2011, 11:00 AM   #1
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Amazon Launches SF/Fantasy/Horror Imprint "47North"
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix....5727&highlight

Apparently they intend to publish new and backlist titles. Paper versions will be available to other retailers. I'm assuming Kindle titles are exclusive.

I'd list the names but am not deep enough into these genres to recognize any of 'em.

I also didn't realize Amazon already has a number of imprints.
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Old 10-11-2011, 11:09 AM   #2
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Wonder why they grouped horror in with science fiction and fantasy. Seems like a different demographic to me (for example, I like SF and fantasy but can't stand horror).
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Wonder why they grouped horror in with science fiction and fantasy. Seems like a different demographic to me (for example, I like SF and fantasy but can't stand horror).
Shops in England have always lumped those 3 together onto the same shelf.
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Old 10-11-2011, 12:24 PM   #5
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Wonder why they grouped horror in with science fiction and fantasy. Seems like a different demographic to me (for example, I like SF and fantasy but can't stand horror).
Horror has become a bit fractured IMO. The original horror, was about horror and terror. However, the recent urban fantasy & paranormal is often also labeled horror because it has vampires, werewolfs, ghosts and more. My opinion, however, is that this newer genre has more akin to superheroes. Yes vampires and werewolves have 'problems' to overcome, but so do modern angst-driven superheroes. In the end the stories are about some more than normal individual fighting evil.

Anyway, I'm not sure these are necessarily fantasy, but they feel more akin to fantasy than to horror. Therefore, I can see the common grouping.

In the titles listed in the imprint, I can see a more than average share of these urban fantasy / paranormal themes.
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Wonder why they grouped horror in with science fiction and fantasy. Seems like a different demographic to me (for example, I like SF and fantasy but can't stand horror).
Considering their first year's output adds up to 15 titles it wouldn't make much sense to launch three imprints.

Historically the borders between the three were not all that strongly defined and many of the early (pre-Astounding) venues mixed and matched at will as did the writers.
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Wonder why they grouped horror in with science fiction and fantasy. Seems like a different demographic to me (for example, I like SF and fantasy but can't stand horror).
SF, Fantasy and Horror are usually grouped within "fantastic literature".

And yeay - this'll be available for non-US-customers as well (at least I could pre-order the first example via amazon Germany)
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Horror has become a bit fractured IMO. The original horror, was about horror and terror. However, the recent urban fantasy & paranormal is often also labeled horror because it has vampires, werewolfs, ghosts and more. My opinion, however, is that this newer genre has more akin to superheroes. Yes vampires and werewolves have 'problems' to overcome, but so do modern angst-driven superheroes. In the end the stories are about some more than normal individual fighting evil.

Anyway, I'm not sure these are necessarily fantasy, but they feel more akin to fantasy than to horror. Therefore, I can see the common grouping.

In the titles listed in the imprint, I can see a more than average share of these urban fantasy / paranormal themes.
I agree 100%... a lot of popular fantasy these days use a lot of horror genre tropes, but put to a different plot structure. Also, I consider science fiction, fantasy, and horror to be the three main poles that prop up the umbrella of speculative fiction. The line between fantasy and horror is very thin these days.
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Wonder why they grouped horror in with science fiction and fantasy. Seems like a different demographic to me (for example, I like SF and fantasy but can't stand horror).
They generally all fall into the category of speculative fiction.
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SF, Fantasy and Horror are usually grouped within "fantastic literature".

And yeay - this'll be available for non-US-customers as well (at least I could pre-order the first example via amazon Germany)
They are also traditionally grouped as "speculative fiction".


[edit] Oops, just saw afa's post above.
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