paidContent.org - Novelist Grisham's Page-Turners To Go Digital

Just like the characters in his legal dramas, John Grisham is ready to stop running. The e-book market has finally caught up with him and he is prepared to make deal. Unlike his plots, this one's pretty straight-forward, as Grisham's nearly two dozen novels will soon be available for download in all e-book formats, WSJ reported. According to his literary agent, who apparently didn't tell Grisham's publisher Random House about the plans, the author's 22 novels will be accessible in all e-book varieties, including Amazon's Kindle. Earlier this week, Amazon's unveiled its second version with support from horror scribe Stephen King.

While there doesn't appear to be many reliable figures on how many e-books are sold every year, the space is considered the fastest growing segment of the publishing world. A rep for Random House told the WSJ that the publisher would be "thrilled" to bring Grisham's works to e-book readers. Like News Corp.'s Harper Collins, Random House has been particularly aggressive in ramping up its digital efforts this past year, given the upheaval from the global recession and slowing book sales in general that have bedeviled the publishing industry.

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