It is the seventh imprint begun under the parent company Amazon Publishing, and publishes speculative fiction under three main genres: fantasy, science fiction, and horror.

[1] In October 2011, Amazon Publishing announced its seventh imprint, 47North, named for the latitude of Seattle,[2] where Amazon headquarters are.

47North is an imprint publishing novels and shorter stories in the fantasy, science fiction, and horror genres.

Some 47North works are released as Kindle Serials, a serial novel format where works are released in several episodes over a period of weeks.

Readers purchase an ebook copy of the book once, and subsequent episodes are delivered at no additional cost.