Those of you that have read the books “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” and “Principle-Cantered Leadership” will recognize the name of a publisher who has signed an exclusive deal with Amazon.com. Stephen R. Covey has signed an exclusive deal with e-retailer Amazon.com. This may serve as a signal for what the future may hold for publishing books in the future. Traditional book publication companies may be overlooked altogether as more authors sign on board with e-retailers and e-book devices.