YNOT – Fleshbot has launched a new publishing endeavor it promises will offer the same type of edgy content for which the blog is known … in fiction.

Fleshbot Fiction, a digital-only imprint, launched among a growing field of erotica publishers hoping to sate the appetites of readers now that Fifty Shades of Grey has made the genre somewhat respectable. According to a pre-launch statement, the e-publisher’s goals include “reaching every fantasy, kink and orientation through literary foreplay while drawing in new readers looking to easily access quality short fiction” at affordable prices.

“We want to make Fleshbot Fiction a destination much like iTunes, where you can simply click on the story you want to read for no more than a dollar or so, and you’re transported in no time,” said Fleshbot owner and editor Lux Alptraum. “Selling the e-books using an inexpensive price model just makes sense.”

Novellas and short stories published under the imprint will be available in a variety of formats via Smashwords at prices ranging from 99 cents to $2.99.

At launch, Fleshbot Fiction offered two short stories and one novella written by Louise Lagris, Olivia Glass and Louise Friday, respectively. Alptraum promised the company “will post more diverse stories for all sorts of sexual tastes on a regular basis as the site grows with its audience.”

“We have plans to offer these single stories across a wide array of kinks and sexual orientations,” she said. “Fleshbot Fiction will provide the literary equivalent of the hardcore content Fleshbot is known for, catering to every sexual flavor you can dream up.”

Presumably, authors may [email=lux@fleshbot.com]email Alptraum[/email] for submission guidelines, as she serves as the editor in chief for the e-publishing division as well as the popular blog.