TechCrunch published this over the weekend, but it's worth your sober work-week reflection:

Though we've seen only glimpses until now of Amazon.com's interest in the publishing world, the online sales giant is finally demonstrating some of its intent, begging the question, could Seattle be the next publishing city?
Respected literary agent Steven Axelrod, who has been an agent for more than 30 years and represents seven No. 1 New York Times bestselling writers, including Seattle romance author Jayne Ann Krentz, said the Seattle-based online retailer's ability to corner the e-book market could be one of the biggest concerns to other publishers.
“I think Seattle will be extraordinarily vibrant," said Axelrod, of New York. "It’s a great reading town, it’s a great book-selling town, and will be a great publishing town.

I've been saying this for years.