Amazon have bought publisher Avalon Books, in a move that will see the internet retailer giant gain publication rights to over 3,000 back-listed titles owned by the publisher.

The purchase will see Amazon increase the already huge range of books on offer, in both print and digital format for e-books. Many of the new titles covered in the deal have never been released in e-book format.

The publisher acquisition comes on the back of other purchases including the rights to 450 tiles from Marshall Cavendish Children's Books and all of the James Bond books.