The Digital Reader

Amazon just announced that New York Times bestselling author F. Paul Wilson, winner of the Stoker, Inkpot, Porgie and Prometheus awards, has signed an exclusive distribution agreement for 5 of his novels. The titles include:

• An Enemy of the State, winner of the Prometheus Hall of Fame Award
• Wheels Within Wheels, winner of the first Prometheus Award
• The Tery
• Dydeetown World, on the American Library Association’s list of “Best Books for Young Adults” and on the New York Public Library’s recommended list of “Books for the Teen Age”
• Healer, winner of the Prometheus Hall of Fame Award

I’m not entirely convinced that this is a good business decision, but Amazon sure seems to think so. Why is Amazon the only one pursuing exclusive deals, I wodner?