Former PW Editor in Chief Sara Nelson is New Editorial Director of Amazon.com Books

Posted on May 9, 2012

Amazon.com continues to snap up seasoned editing and publishing talent. Former Publishers Weekly editor in chief Sara Nelson has left her current position as Book Editor for O, the Oprah Magazine to become the editorial director of Amazon.com Books.

Amazon told Publishers Weekly that Sara "will be leading our editorial vision for books in the print and Kindle bookstores on Amazon.com." She will redesign the books home page and may start writing a column. She will be based in New York City and will start her new job in June.

Nelson had this to say about her big move: "I am thrilled to have the opportunity to expand the content on Amazon.com and to bring my voice to this Web site visited by millions of passionate readers." It's a big loss for O, but a big gain for Amazon.com.