I told you about the rumors last week, and Amazon.com just confirmed the deal with a press release: Nancy Pearl is bringing her Book Lust brand to Amazon.com's publishing wing with Book Lust Rediscoveries...

...a line of Pearl’s favorite, presently out-of-print books to share with readers hungry for her expert recommendations. Book Lust Rediscoveries will publish approximately six books a year and will be made available for sale in print editions via Amazon.com and as audiobooks via Amazon.com and Audible.com, at bookstores, wholesalers and libraries nationwide and as eBooks in the Kindle Store (www.amazon.com/kindlestore). Pearl’s literary agent, Victoria Sanders of Victoria Sanders & Associates LLC, represented her in this deal. To learn more about Book Lust Rediscoveries, visit www.amazon.com/BookLustRediscoveries.

This can only help extend Pearl's Book Lust brand to a broader audience, but the local story is a little more complicated. As I wrote back on Friday, Pearl built her fame on a career at Seattle Public Library and through partnerships with local bookstores. Many of the local librarians and independent booksellers who supported her can't stand Amazon.com, which means that things could get a little awkward around here real soon.