Tuesday, 15 December 2009

e-Books - more control to authors

Ever since electronic books emerged as a major growth market, New York’s largest publishing houses have worried that big-name authors might sign deals directly with e-book retailers or other new ventures, bypassing traditional publishers entirely.

Author Stephen Covey

Now, one well-known author is doing just that.

Stephen R. Covey, one of the most successful business authors of the last two decades, has moved e-book rights for two of his best-selling books from his print publisher, Simon & Schuster, to a digital publisher that will sell the e-books to Amazon.com for one year. FULL STORY

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