HarperCollins takes full ownership of Brazil joint venture

HarperCollins Publishers has taken full ownership of HarperCollins Brasil after purchasing the shares owned by local publisher Ediouro. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fallon to take over as Scardino steps down

Pearson chief executive Dame Marjorie Scardino is to step down from her role in 2013, to be... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Casual Vacancy takes top spot

J K Rowling's The Casual Vacancy (Little, Brown) has officially become the fastest-selling... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Easypress Technologies Signs HarperCollins UK to Its Cloud Platform

Easypress Technologies, a book production software developer, is launching Book Publishing in the Cloud, a new technology platform it claims can cut the costs and time required to produce print and digital titles by as much as 50%. The new service is said to allow publishers to produce even more... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin takes Breathing series by self-published author

Penguin Children's has snapped up rights to The Breathing series by self-published author... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Venture Bringing French Bestsellers to U.S.

The 7th Woman by Frédérique Molay is a serial killer novel that’s sold over 150,000 copies in France and has been published in seven languages, in addition to its native French. You can add English to that list on October 23, when indie startup Le French Book brings it to the U.S. as an ebook,... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hancock and Valentine among HarperCollins promotions

HarperCollins has promoted Sam Hancock to digital product development manager. In his new role... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Implementation of EC price-fixing deals 'could take months'

The deals between four publishers, Apple and the European Commission over its ebook price-... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Monster series to HarperCollins Childrens Books

HarperCollins Children's Books has acquired an illustrated young fiction series, Monster and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Diller Invests in E-book Venture to Challenge Amazon

IAC/InterActiveCorp Chairman Barry Diller, producer Scott Rudin and publishing executive Frances Coady are investing in a book venture that will attempt to challenge Amazon.com Inc.’s dominance in the industry. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cornwell signs four more with HarperCollins

HarperCollins has closed a four-book deal with bestselling historical novelist Bernard Cornwell... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins US ebook prices drop

American e-tailers including Amazon.com have begun selling HarperCollins ebooks at discounted... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Judge approves settlement for Hachette, Simon & Schuster and HarperCollins in ebook lawsuit

It's a big day in the world of ebooks, and not just for the crew at Amazon. Today, Judge Denise Cote approved settlement terms for three of the publishers accused by the Justice Department of price fixing. Hachette Book Group, Simon & Schuster and HarperCollins each agreed to settle with the... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Taking Storytelling Digital

Eli Horowitz does not think of himself as someone who “fetishizes the book.” But he’s also seen what books become, in digital form, and has not always been impressed. A former managing editor and publisher at McSweeney’s, Horowitz describes much of what he has seen in the digital revolution in... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rebooted Borders takes on Amazon

Bookworld, formerly Borders.com.au, has internet giant Amazon in its sights with new book business. Continue reading at The Sydney Morning Herald

[ The Sydney Morning Herald | 2012-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Community groups asked to take on Wakefield libraries

Community groups in West Yorkshire are banding together in an attempt to take over libraries... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-book revenue up 250% at HarperCollins UK

HarperCollins UK has described its annual performance as "strong", despite the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Not Just for Kids: Knicks' Amar'e Stoudemire launches full-court press for reading

The basketball captain and father introduces a book series meant to encourage kids to pick up books and take control of their surroundings.NBA superstar Amar'e Stoudemire is so passionate about promoting literacy that he has a tattoo on his forearm that says "Read." This week, the 29-year-old... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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