Official line
Storywriter discontinued.
Amazon · Productivity · Product
Amazon Storywriter
Discontinued
2015–2019 · 4 years in market
Launched
Nov 19, 2015
Discontinued
Jun 1, 2019
Cause of death
Low usage
Evidence
Unsourced
What was it?
A free screenwriting editor in the browser. Fountain-ish formatting, then silence.
Why it died
Editorial reading
A free formatter is not a studio relationship. Writers already had Final Draft and WriterDuet.
Founder takeaway
A utility without a marketplace or a community is a weekend project.
Sources
Unsourced — editorial reading
No primary source is attached yet. Treat the interpretation as editorial, not a citation.
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