Amazon Publishing Acquires First Major Title

SEATTLE—Amazon.com announced that Amazon Publishing’s first major acquisition by its New York imprint is the next book in Timothy Ferriss’ New York Times best-selling “4-hour” series, “The 4-Hour Chef.” Ferriss is author of the best-sellers “The 4-Hour Body” and “The 4-Hour Workweek.”

“The 4-Hour Chef,” which is expected to be released in April 2012, will be published in print, enhanced digital and audio formats by the New York-based imprint of Amazon Publishing headed by Larry Kirshbaum. Ferriss’ literary agent, Stephen Hanselman of LevelFiveMedia, represented the author in this world rights deal.