Amazon Publishing launches literary fiction imprint, Little A
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Amazon Publishing is launching a New York-based literary fiction imprint that will publish novels, short stories and memoir. Read more »
Amazon Publishing takes on Europe; Kirshbaum to head U.S. unit in reorg
Amazon will begin publishing original books in Europe, the company announced in a letter to literary agents Wednesday. Victoria Griffith, Amazon’s head of West Coast publishing, will move to Luxembourg, while Larry Kirshbaum will assume leadership of both the Seattle and New York imprints. Read more »
Ferriss: Even if I sell a million Kindle books, some people will call it a failure
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On November 20, Amazon will publish one of the biggest titles on its inaugural NY list: The 4-Hour Chef by bestselling author Tim Ferriss. Mediocre sales of Penny Marshall’s memoir are hanging over Ferriss’s launch. Read more »
Exclusive: Amazon NY signs deal to sell its ebooks through other retailers
Amazon’s New York-based imprint has signed a deal with Ingram to distribute its ebooks to other retailers, paidContent has learned. The deal will make the ebooks available to Amazon competitors like Barnes & Noble, Apple and Kobo. Read more »
5 things the book industry will be talking about next week
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BookExpo America, the U.S. book industry’s largest trade event, hits NYC next week. Look out for discoverability questions, startups and “Hunger Games” wannabes — and don’t miss the two elephants in the room. Read more »
Amazon snags another book industry vet: Sara Nelson, former Publishers Weekly EIC
Just about a year after it hired publishing industry vet Larry Kirshbaum to launch a New York-based imprint, Amazon is announcing a new high-profile hire: Sara Nelson, the former books editor for Oprah’s “O” magazine and, before that, editor-in-chief of trade mag “Publishers Weekly.” Read more »
Larry Kirshbaum shares many more details on how Amazon Publishing will work
Here are the most interesting things that Amazon publisher Larry Kirshbaum said in an interview with Daniel Menaker last week. Read more »
The Best Quotes From Businessweek’s Amazon Piece
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Bloomberg Businessweek’s January 30 cover story, “Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) Wants to Burn the Book Business,” includes rare interviews with Larry… Read more »
Well, Here’s How Amazon Publishing Will Get Its Books Into Barnes & Noble
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Booksellers should not expect to be visited by a friendly Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) Publishing sales rep anytime soon. Rather, in an agreement ann… Read more »
Kids On Kindle: Amazon Starts Publishing Children's Books
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With the release of its color-screened, picture-book-friendly Kindle Fire, Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) is expanding into publishing books for a new… Read more »
The Amazon Publishing ‘Premium’: $100,000?
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Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) Publishing’s general trade imprint, headed by publishing industry vet Larry Kirshbaum, reportedly paid $850,000 for Lave… Read more »
