Scott Waxman is the founder of both the Waxman Literary Agency and Diversion Books.Williams, Emil
Scott Waxman: Change Agent, Digital Entrepreneur
''DigitalBookWorld.com''. July 29, 2010.Meyers, Theresa
Introducing Diversion Books – an exclusive interview with Scott Waxman
''TheresaMeyers.com''. April 28, 2010.

Career

After graduating college, Waxman worked for

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as an editor in the early 1990s. In 1997, Waxman founded the Waxman Literary Agency. In 2012 Byrd Leavell joined the agency as a named partner, staying with the Waxman Leavell agency until September 2017 when he left for UTA and the agency reverted to its original name. In 1999, Waxman founded LiveREADS, a company that produced enhanced

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of works from

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and other authors. The company went out of business. Waxman noted that if ePublishing ever did become popular, he wanted to be ready. In 2010, Waxman founded Diversion Books, a publishing company which specializes in commercial fiction, sports, health, and business titles. Diversion publishes both original and backlist titles,Teicher, Craig Morgan
E-book Publishers (Mostly) Sticking To Splitting Profits
''PublishersWeekly''. September 27, 2010.Flamm, Matthew
No-name authors create their own luck
'"Crain's New York Business''. March 14, 2010.'' most notably Mike Leach's book, ''Swing Your Sword: Leading the Charge in Football and in Life'' and ''How to Win at the Sport of Business: If I Can Do It, You Can Do It'' by

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owner

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.Schruers, Fred
Mark Cuban Crows About $2.99 Bestseller (Exclusive)
''TheWrap.com''. November 29, 2011.

References

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