Posted by Shhh on September 09, 2010 at 15:25:05:
In Reply to: An agent pitched JA Konrath's new book to Amazon directly posted by SteveK on September 09, 2010 at 13:08:37:
Will Amazon take over the world? Here's an article about what lit agents think about Konrath's deal with Amazon:
http://www.teleread.com/2010/05/25/konraths-amazon-encore-book-deal-points-toward-new-level-of-publishing/
: Looks like Amazon Encore is rapidly becoming a regular publisher.
: Originally designed as a way to give self-published books more exposure, Amazon is now publishing new books and getting them in bookstores.
: JA Konrath's agent pitched his new book, the latest in a series, directly to Amazon Encore and they made a deal.
: Here's an online article about it:
: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/17/amazon-encore-will-publis_n_578972.html