Harlequin, Divergent Drive HarperCollins

The purchase of Harlequin, combined with the continuing strong sales of the Divergent series, resulted in a 24% sales increase at HarperCollins in the first quarter of fiscal 2015, which ended September 30. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London drives book market's value growth in 2017

London has triumphed over other regions for book sales so far in 2017, outstripping the overall market both in volume and value terms.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Diversification Drives Gains at Abrams

A new round of expansion—including the launch last fall of a text-driven imprint—is keeping the publisher vibrant. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Video series on Facebook are already driving higher engagement, which is a good sign for Facebook Watch

Publishers are shifting resources to multi-episode video shows and other serialized programming from standalone videos as a result. The post Video series on Facebook are already driving higher engagement, which is a good sign for Facebook Watch appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins sales down 6% in fourth quarter

The emergence of digital audiobooks are a “potent source” of long term growth, the chief executive of HarperCollins’ parent company News Corp Robert Thomson has said. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Get Global and Physical

In a flat market, the publisher looks beyond ebooks toward expanding its role in the global market and in physical distribution. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins joins audiobook platform biobliotheca

HarperCollins’ audiobook catalogue will now be available on a pay-per-use basis on bibliotheca’s cloudLibrary. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Industry Notes: Italy’s PubCoder 3 Is in Beta; HarperCollins Children’s Is in Deal With Wattpad

Italy's PubCoder announces a beta edition of its third iteration, while HarperCollins Children's Books looks to Canada's Wattpad for new content and talent. The post Industry Notes: Italy’s PubCoder 3 Is in Beta; HarperCollins Children’s Is in Deal With Wattpad appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Christie's 'secret' letters to HarperCollins set to be revealed

The secret history between Agatha Christie and her long-standing publisher, HarperCollins, are being revealed as part of a new exhibition celebrating the company’s 200th anniversary. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Redmayne hails 'terrific year' at HarperCollins Summer Party

Charlie Redmayne paid tribute to the veterans of the publishing industry who had passed away in the “brutal” last year at the HarperCollins summer party. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins and Tolkien estate settle £62m lawsuit against Warner Bros

The estate of J R R Tolkien and HarperCollins have reportedly settled an $80m (£62m) lawsuit against Warner Bros over the licensing of online games, apps, slot machines and other types of gambling merchandise based on The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins signs Vice's Joel Golby

HarperCollins has signed Brilliant, Brilliant, Brilliant Brilliant Brilliant, the debut non-fiction book by Vice journalist Joel Golby. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins to Offer Multi-User E-Book Access to Libraries

In a major announcement ahead of this week’s 2017 ALA Annual Conference, HarperCollins has agreed to make a selection of its ebook backlist available to public library users on a multi-user model, via Midwest Tape’s hoopla digital platform. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Best of the week: Publishers press Facebook to drive paid subscriptions

This week's top stories covered Facebook’s moves to benefit content creators, publishers’ distributed media endeavors and more. The post Best of the week: Publishers press Facebook to drive paid subscriptions appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walliams, HarperCollins and talkRADIO launch The Story Hour

HarperCollins has partnered with talkRADIO to bring “A Summer of Walliams” to the airwaves from this Sunday 18th June. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins to publish Coronation Street prequels

HarperCollins has signed a three-book deal with ITV Studios for Coronation Street prequels. Senior commissioning editor Kate Bradley has bought three titles from ITV Studios Global Entertainment's head of publishing Shirley Patton. The novels will be set on the famous fictional street before... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Solid Gains in the Juvenile Categories Help Drive Units Up

Partly due to a strong performance in the juvenile nonfiction category, unit sales of print books at outlets that report to NPD BookScan were 4% higher in the week ended June 4, 2017, than in the comparable week in 2016. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Redmayne condemns terror attack close to HarperCollins' HQ

HarperCollins chief executive Charlie Redmayne has condemned the terrorist attack near London Bridge next to its headquarters, which killed seven people and injured 48. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins buys cricketer Jonny Bairstow's memoir

HarperCollins has bought the memoir of England and Yorkshire cricketer Jonny Bairstow. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hearst Magazines Drives Toward Category Sales

Hearst Autos division will handle industry advertising sales across all magazine titles. The post Hearst Magazines Drives Toward Category Sales appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2017-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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