Random House's Backlist E-Book Deal With Andrew Wylie Leaves Much Unanswered

By Sarah Weinman - Daily Finanace - 08/25/10

......................................Which leaves the biggest question of all: What does the Wylie/Random House deal mean for the future of digital publishing ventures? The flippant answer is that no one really knows yet, even as Amazon's newest version of the Kindle sells out faster than any other device they've made and the e-book market continues to grow. The more nuanced response is that Odyssey Editions was always a one-of-a-kind venture, hovering well outside the ever-expanding horizons of a most exciting -- and unpredictable -- future for existing and still nascent e-book ventures.

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