Amazon Publishing announced Monday that they have acquired publication rights to 0ver 3,000 backlist titles from Avalon Books, founded in 1950 and focused on publishing romance, mystery and Western novels to the library market. Bill Barry acted as exclusive broker on Avalon’s behalf. Publisher of Avalon Books Ellen Bouregy Mickelsen said in the announcement, “I’ve been running Avalon Books–which was founded by my father–since 1995, and it is time for me to explore the next chapter of my life. I chose Amazon Publishing because they care deeply about the writers, readers, and categories that have long mattered to our family business and they are […]
