HarperCollins to publish Whitney Houston bio

Cissy Houston, Whitney Houston's gospel-singer mom, has sold a book about her late daughter to HarperCollins Publishers, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. Ms. Houston, who is 78, met with publishers in New York in April to pitch them on the project, according to a report in The New York Times. The book is meant to set the record straight about her daughter and tell both the good and the bad, she told publishers. Whitney Houston had a troubled marriage and a long history of drug abuse before she accidentally drowned in a hotel bathtub the weekend of the Grammy Awards, in February. Steve Fisher, the Los Angeles-based agent representing Cissy Houston, concluded the deal with HarperCollins in recent weeks. Terms of the sale could not be learned, though insiders had expected the price tag to reach seven figures if Ms. Houston was willing to be frank about her daughter's troubles. Neither a spokeswoman at HarperCollins nor Mr. Fisher responded to requests for comment. Continue reading at 'Crains New York'

[ Crains New York | 2012-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
News tagged with: #long history #recent weeks #price tag

Other Publishing stories related to: 'HarperCollins to publish Whitney Houston bio'

Everyone's a Critic, and Everyone Is a Publisher: Brad Stone on MacKenzie Bezos on Brad Stone on Jeff Bezos

I’m grateful to MacKenzie and to every other thoughtful reviewer who shares their perspectives on my book and on this remarkable story. – Bloomberg Businessweek reporter and Jeff Bezos biographer Brad Stone, responding to a one-star review of his new book from MacKenzie Bezos, Jeff Bezos’s wife.... Continue reading at AllThingsD

[ AllThingsD | 2013-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #mackenzie bezos #brad stone #jeff bezos #remarkable story

Study: Programmatic Strategies Adopted by 85 Percent of Advertisers and 72 Percent of Publishers

Programmatic buying is exploding according to a recent IAB and Winterberry Group study. However, the study also shows that some hurdles are slowing adoption rates. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #programmatic buying

98 British publishers folded last year due to ebooks, discounts

Closures were up 42% over the previous year, according to the Guardian. The companies that folded included the 26-year-old healthcare publisher Panos London and Evans Brothers.Ninety-eight British publishers closed their doors in the year ending August 2013. The cause? E-books and online discounts. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #online discounts #year due #previous year

Ether for Authors: Can Turning Publishing Into a Competition Pay?

Our weekly round-up of web buzz looks at Italy's RCS Libri / Rizzoli Lab effort in co-publishing; self-publishing in Germany; author contracts; and more. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #weekly round- #web buzz #author contracts

HarperCollins Unbound Links Print, Digital

HarperCollins is releasing HarperCollins Unbound, a new, free app for Apple and Android smartphones that allows consumers to scan HarperCollins print books for additional digital content. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #free app

Association Media: Case Studies in Multiplatform Publishing

Immediacy and accessibility are vital for today’s publisher. And now, multiplatform publishing is no longer a luxury just for consumer brands with flexible liquidity. In fact, there are several non-profit association publishers investing in new product suites that include responsive design... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #association media #case studies #multiplatform publishing #consumer brands

The 2013 Association Publishing Survey

Like the rest of the publishing world, associations went through a traumatic period in 2009. Five years later, the industry is trending upward in the midst of a recovery. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #publishing world

Publishing Allies: 4 Tips For Creating Productive Media Partnerships

By Denis Wilson It's not uncommon for sister publications within a publishing company to partner on issues or share content. For its October issue, Wired collaborated with fellow Condé Nast title bon appétit on... Continue reading at Publishing Executive

[ Publishing Executive | 2013-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #denis wilson #share content #october issue

Publishing Innovator of the Year

By Alyssa DelPrete Publishing Executive and Book Business magazines congratulate the winners of the 2013 Publishing Innovator of the Year Award, which recognizes companies that have demonstrated significant... Continue reading at Publishing Executive

[ Publishing Executive | 2013-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #publishing executive

Google Plus Remains an Afterthought for Publishers

A recent study by Shareaholic found that Google Plus generated just .04 percent of traffic referrals in September. Facebook, by comparison, drove 10.37 percent. Gigya, an analytics company, found that in the second quarter of this year, 2 percent of social sharing happened through Google Plus,... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2013-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #post google #publishers appeared #recent study #analytics company

HarperCollins and Foyles set to bundle

HarperCollins and Foyles have partnered to sell ebook and print book bundles on selected titles... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #selected titles

HarperCollins reorganises communications team

HarperCollins has reorganised its communications team following the departure of Siobhan Kenny,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #communications team #siobhan kenny

HarperCollins goes direct-to-consumer for global ebook sales

HarperCollins has begun selling ebooks direct to consumers through new brand-specific websites,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |

Watch Highlights From The Digiday Publishing Summit

Last week marked Digiday's sixth Publishing Summit, a gathering of emerging and legacy publishers who are all confronting the same pressing issues in their industry. In case you weren't able to make it to Miami, here are a few highlights.The post Watch Highlights From The Digiday Publishing... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2013-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #watch highlights #legacy publishers #pressing issues

E&P Publisher of the Year: Dennis Francis, Honolulu Star-Advertiser

As he looks out on spectacular palm tree-lined fairways bordered by crashing waves on any number of golf courses he regularly frequents in his beloved home state of Hawaii, Dennis Francis often thinks about how his favorite pastime is so much like th ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #honolulu star-advertiser

Gawker Media Invites Publishers onto Its Kinja Platform

Gawker Media is welcoming more than just readers into its Kinja ad-free community; now publishers are signing up and distributing content on the open commenting and blogging platform. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #gawker media #distributing content #blogging platform

Medium opens its social publishing platform to all Twitter users

Twitter's Ev Williams started Medium to simplify and socialize online article writing, but the service's invitation-only nature has kept many folks on the sidelines. Today, things are opening up: Medium's now accessible to anyone willing to sign into Twitter and verify an email address. Would-be ... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2013-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #twitter users #email address

Publishing Executive Larry Kirshbaum to Leave Amazon

One of Amazon.com Inc.'s top book publishing executives, Laurence Kirshbaum, will leave early next year, Amazon said, a sign of the difficulties the retailer has had in establishing itself as a major book publisher. Continue reading at AllThingsD

[ AllThingsD | 2013-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #laurence kirshbaum

Amazon's top NY publishing exec to depart

Amazon Publishing, which launched a general-interest book publishing operation in New York two and a half years ago, is losing its top executive here.Seattle-based Amazon announced Friday that the head of its general-interest publishing division, Larry Kirshbaum, would leave the company Jan. 17... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2013-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #scaled back #big advances #barnes noble #joint venture #scaling back #ebook format