{{Infobox person | name = Scott Waxman | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = | occupation = Publisher | website = [http://www.waxmanagency.com/ Waxman Literary Agency]<br>[http://www.diversionbooks.com/ Diversion Books] | title = {{ubl|Founder of Waxman Literary Agency|CEO of Diversion Books}} }}
'''Scott Waxman''' is the founder of both the Waxman Literary Agency and Diversion Books.<ref name=digitalbookworld>Williams, Emily.[http://www.digitalbookworld.com/2010/scott-waxman-change-agent-digital-entrepreneur/ Scott Waxman: Change Agent, Digital Entrepreneur]. ''DigitalBookWorld.com''. July 29, 2010.</ref><ref name=theresameyers>Meyers, Theresa. [http://www.theresameyers.com/blog/index.php/2010/04/28/introducing-diversion-books-an-exclusive-interview-with-scott-waxman/ Introducing Diversion Books – an exclusive interview with Scott Waxman]. ''TheresaMeyers.com''. April 28, 2010.</ref>
==Career== After graduating college, Waxman worked for HarperCollins as an editor in the early 1990s.<ref name="theresameyers"/> In 1997, Waxman founded the Waxman Literary Agency.<ref name=digitalbookworld/> In 2012 Byrd Leavell joined the agency as a named partner,<ref>[http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/book-news/deals/article/52152-waxman-leavell-form-new-agency.html Waxman, Leavell Form New Agency]. ''Publishers Weekly''. May 30, 2012.</ref> staying with the Waxman Leavell agency until September 2017 when he left for UTA and the agency reverted to its original name.<ref>[https://lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2017/09/people-etc-642/ People etc. Column]. ''Publishers Lunch''. September 20, 2017.</ref>
In 1999, Waxman founded LiveREADS, a company that produced enhanced eBooks of works from Jack Kerouac and other authors.<ref name="digitalbookworld"/> The company went out of business. Waxman noted that if ePublishing ever did become popular, he wanted to be ready.<ref name=digitalbookworld/>
In 2010, Waxman founded Diversion Books, a publishing company which specializes in commercial fiction, sports, health, and business titles.<ref>Pilkington, Mercy. [http://goodereader.com/blog/electronic-readers/ebook-publisher-diversion-books-bridges-both-worlds/ Ebook Publisher Diversion Books Bridges Both Worlds]. ''Good eReader''. October 15, 2011.</ref> Diversion publishes both original and backlist titles,<ref name="publishersweekly">Teicher, Craig Morgan. [http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/content-and-e-books/article/44591-e-book-publishers-mostly-sticking-to-splitting-profits.html E-book Publishers (Mostly) Sticking To Splitting Profits]. ''PublishersWeekly''. September 27, 2010.</ref><ref>Flamm, Matthew. [http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20100314/SUB/303149953 No-name authors create their own luck]. '"Crain's New York Business''. March 14, 2010.''</ref> 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 Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban.<ref name="thewrap">Schruers, Fred. [http://www.thewrap.com/media/article/mark-cubans-hit-e-book-sun-fun-and-women-billionaire-status-33046 Mark Cuban Crows About $2.99 Bestseller (Exclusive)]. ''TheWrap.com''. November 29, 2011.</ref>
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