Pulitzer
Prize-winning novelist Richard Russo has refused to allow his new novel to be
sold as an e-book.
The 62-year-old said Interventions, a collection of four volumes, is a
"tribute to the printed book" and would not be made available online.
The author, who won the Pulitzer Prize in 2002 with Empire Falls, said he
wanted to encourage people to buy from local bookstores. "The rapid rise of e-books and online sales of printed books pose
threats to bookstores, the book publishing industry and the rise of new
authors," he continued.
