Zola Books

[2] the company was described by The Washington Post as "a venture whose strategy is to combine all three of the e-book world’s major market functions — retailing, curation and social-networking — in an ambitious bid to become a one-stop destination for book lovers on the Web".

[4] Several authors invested in Zola, including Audrey Niffenegger,[5] Gregory David Roberts and Chandler Burr.

Zola Books is led by Co-Founders Joe Regal and Michael Strong.

Other key executives are:[9] The site currently sells six eBook exclusives: The Accidental Victim by James Reston Jr., Isaac Marion's The New Hunger, Making Mavericks by surfer Frosty Hesson, The Chemickal Marriage by Gordon Dahlquist, Autumn Leaves by comic Annabelle Gurwitch and The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger.

[12] The site also features publishing news, exclusive author Q&As, and a large amount of book reviews.