Amazon Launches Kindle Singles Storefront

Amazon a collection of introduced Kindle Singles today, the first since the format was announced back in October.

A Kindle single is defined as “Kindle books that are twice the length of a New Yorker feature or as much as a few chapters of a typical book.” These new books are categorized as between 10,000 and 30,000 words –or about 30-90 pages. These books are priced between $.99 and $4.99, similar to app pricing.

Launch titles include: Lifted, a bank heist book by Wired and New Yorker writer Evan Ratliff, from publisher The Atavist; The Happiness Manifesto by Nic Marks, one of the inaugural TEDBooks, about finding happiness beyond money; and Piano Demon by Brendan I.