Robert Gottlieb: "I Enjoy Working With Amazon."

While many in publishing will disparage Amazon, agent Robert Gottlieb admits to being a fan. The legendary agency who worked his way up at the William Morris Agency and discovered such authors as Tom Clancy, said in a podcast interview with Copyright Clearance Center’s Chris Kenneally, that he uses Amazon to look for new authors.

Here is an excerpt from the interview:

“I enjoy working with Amazon.  They’re innovative.  They are giving authors a very, very good deal on the e-book rights to their books as part of the overall publishing matrix that you arrange with them. 

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