Two unrelated stories today show the ongoing disruption of traditional media by digital services. First, Amazon has announced the first author to sign to its general trade books imprint. Timothy Ferriss was poached from Random House, where his The 4-Hour Workweek book had been on the New York Times bestseller list for more than four years.

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