HarperCollins UK profits double due to Tolkien TV deal with Amazon

Boost from rights sale for multi-series adaptation, as eBooks continue to declineThe publisher HarperCollins UK has more than doubled its profits thanks to a hugely lucrative deal with Amazon for the rights to make multiple TV series based on The Lord of the Rings for its global streaming service.The 200-year old book publisher said the Amazon rights deal had fuelled record profits of £24.9m for the year to the end of June 2018.Welcome to the Second Age: https://t.co/Tamd0oRgTw Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

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