Jeff Belle, VP, Amazon Publishing (left), next to author Chetan Bhagat, during the press conference held at St Regis. Pic/Suresh Karkera

Amazon Publishing's announcement yesterday, at a press conference at St Regis in Parel, is packed with exciting news for Chetan Bhagat fans. "Amazon Publishing is excited to work with Chetan and publish his books to a wider audience, including readers both in India and abroad. Millions of readers have enjoyed Chetan's work for over a decade. His books deftly weave together the everyday life of youngsters with the prevalent social milieu of our time," said Jeff Belle, vice-president, Amazon Publishing, at the press conference, revealing that they had signed Bhagat for his next six books — three fiction, three non-fiction.