Best-Selling Auor Richard Bach Publishes Sequel to Illusions as a Kindle Singles Exclusive

Best-Selling Author Richard Bach Publishes Sequel to Illusions as a Kindle Singles Exclusive

Jonathan Livingston Seagull author Richard Bach's Illusions II is now available exclusively in the Kindle Store

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 7, 2014-- (NASDAQ:AMZN)-Amazon.com today announced that Richard Bach, best-selling author of Jonathan Livingston Seagull and Illusions, has published Illusions II -a sequel to his 1977 best seller available exclusively in the Kindle Store as a Kindle Single. With over 60 million copies of his books sold, Bach is one of the world's most beloved authors. His new spiritual memoir is his first comment on his near-death experience in a plane crash in 2012. Illusions II: The Adventures of a Reluctant Student is available now in the Kindle Singles Store (www.amazon.com/kindlesingles) for $2.99.

It's a thrill to have a writer of Richard's influence publish his work as a Single, said David Blum, editor of Kindle Singles. Jonathan Livingston Seagull and Illusions were iconic books that touched millions of readers. This new Single marks the return of an important American voice.

I never planned to write a follow-up to Illusions, said Richard Bach. But after I was very nearly destroyed in an accident aboard my seaplane, I wondered if it were not an accident at all, but a test. Kindle Singles gave me the opportunity to share my story immediately.

Told with the humor, wisdom and insight that readers loved in Illusions, Illusions II is Richard Bach's chronicle of his meetings with spirit guides after his near-death experience from a seaplane crash and a year spent rebuilding himself and his plane. His memoir is a remarkable account of lessons learned from friends and loved ones. Bach writes, There's no blessing that can't be a disaster, and no disaster that can't be a blessing.

Kindle Singles celebrated its third anniversary in January with over 500 titles now in the store, including exclusive, original new writing from Stephen King, Christopher Hitchens, Susan Orlean and Nelson DeMille. Kindle Singles are typically between 5,000 and 30,000 words, and include memoir, reporting, fiction and essays that represent compelling ideas expressed at their natural length. Writers can learn more about submitting their work for consideration at www.amazon.com/singlessubmissions.

Like all Kindle books, Kindle Singles are Buy Once, Read Everywhere -customers can read them on their Kindle, on the web with Kindle Cloud Reader and on free Kindle reading apps for Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, Blackberry, Windows Phone, Windows 8, PC and Mac.

About Amazon.com

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as Books; Movies, Music & Games; Digital Downloads; Electronics & Computers; Home & Garden; Toys, Kids & Baby; Grocery; Apparel, Shoes & Jewelry; Health & Beauty; Sports & Outdoors; and Tools, Auto & Industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Kindle Paperwhite is the world's best-selling and most advanced e-reader. It features new display technology with higher contrast, the next generation built-in light, a faster processor, the latest touch technology, and exclusive new features designed from the ground up for readers. Kindle, the lightest and smallest Kindle, features improved fonts and faster page turns. The new Kindle Fire HDX features a stunning exclusive 7 or 8.9 HDX display, a quad-core 2.2 GHz processor, 2x more memory, and 11 hours of battery life, as well as exclusive new features of Fire OS 3.0 including X-Ray for Music, Second Screen, Prime Instant Video downloads, and the revolutionary new Mayday button. The all-new Kindle Fire HD includes an HD display, high-performance processor and dual speakers at a breakthrough price.

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