Unveiling Amazon's Kindle Short Reads - Amazon Kindle Singles
Amazon has introduced a new ebook format called Kindle Singles, positioned between a short story and a magazine feature cover. This program invites serious writers, thinkers, scientists, business leaders, historians, politicians, and publishers to submit works that fit between standard eBook lengths and short stories, with a maximum word count of 30,000 words.
To submit your work for consideration, you typically need to submit a polished manuscript that adheres to the word count requirement. While Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) platform is widely used for self-publishing eBooks, the Kindle Singles program often has its own editorial submission process and curation.
When submitting your work on Amazon Kindle platforms, it's essential to retain copyright ownership, format your manuscript properly (accepted formats include DOCX, EPUB, or PDF), upload a book cover, select the correct keywords and categories, and choose the correct pricing and royalty options on submission via KDP.
For technical self-publishing aspects, Amazon KDP is the main platform for independent publishing, which supports Kindle Singles/short works with specific formatting and upload steps.
If you're interested in submitting to Kindle Singles specifically, it's recommended to visit Amazon’s official Kindle Singles submission page or contact Kindle Singles editors directly for full submissions and editorial guidelines.
Kindle Singles are competitive with the New Yorker's feature length articles and books that fall between 30 to 90 pages. They are designed to appeal to readers who prefer filler content between novels. Amazon's Whispersync technology syncs the reader's place across devices for Kindle Singles, and they will have their own section in the Kindle store.
Michael Kozlowski, a writer specializing in audiobooks, e-books, and e-readers, has been writing for eighteen years and resides in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Shop e-Readers is a retail partner for purchasing a Kindle.
Kindle Singles can be read on various devices including Kindle, Kindle 3G, Kindle DX, iPad, iPod touch, iPhone, Mac, PC, BlackBerry, and Android-based devices. They are automatically backed up online in the Kindle library on Amazon where they can be re-downloaded wirelessly for free, anytime.
- If you're an author or a thinker looking to publish a work between the length of a short story and a standard eBook, you might consider submitting it to Amazon's Kindle Singles program, a competitive platform for longer form content that can be read across various gadgets like Kindle, iPad, and Android devices.
- As you explore the world of e-readers, it's worth noting that Amazon's Kindle Singles, a collection of engaging reads between 30 to 90 pages, can be enjoyed not only on Kindle devices but also on other gadgets like iPads, iPod touches, smartphones, and tablets powered by Android.
