Billy Ray Cyrus signs with Amazon

By Hillel Italie

Associated Press

Published: Thursday, Feb. 2 2012 9:06 p.m. MST

FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2011 file photo, singer Billy Ray Cyrus attends a special screening of "Albert Nobbs", hosted by the Cinema Society and Giorgio Armani at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. The singer of "Achy Breaky Heart" and father and former co-star of Miley Cyrus has a memoir, "Hillbilly Heart," coming in spring 2013.

Evan Agostini, file, Associated Press

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Billy Ray Cyrus is the latest celebrity to sign up with Amazon.com

NEW YORK — Billy Ray Cyrus is the latest celebrity to sign up with Amazon.com

The singer of "Achy Breaky Heart" and father and former co-star of Miley Cyrus has a memoir, "Hillbilly Heart," coming in spring 2013.

Amazon.com, which has been aggressively expanding its publishing operation, announced Thursday that Cyrus would discuss with "great candor" everything from his early years to life as the parent of a teen superstar. Cyrus and his daughter starred together in the hit TV series "Hannah Montana."

Others with Amazon deals include actress-director Penny Marshall and actor James Franco. Those books, however, will not be available everywhere. Barnes & Noble Inc. announced earlier this week that it would not stock releases from its rival retailer.

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