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Author Boyd Morrison wrote and uploaded his novel, The Ark, as an e-book, and has subsequently signed a two book publishing deal, being, most likely, the first writer to do so.

Dan Nosowitz at Gizmodo says, "This happens to musicians all the time; they blow up on MySpace, sell music on iTunes and finally some suit at a record company takes notice and signs them. This is the first such example we're hearing about from a digital author ... It adds legitimacy to the Kindle's self-publishing tools and it's a sign of recognition that electronic reading, in some form or another, is a valid format."

The Ark is the second book in Boyd's Tyler Locke adventure series, and is scheduled for a spring 2010 print release (northern hemisphere).