Posted by SteveK on September 09, 2010 at 13:08:37:
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