Random House revives romance imprint as digital exclusive

Written By: Bookseller Staff Publication Date: Thu, 23/06/2011 - 07:15 Random House is to revive its 1980 romance imprint Loveswept as a digital-exclusive list. The ebooks will be published in a trans-Atlantic partnership with Transworld in the UK. The development follows the strong growth of romance titles in the digital realm, with Amazon earlier launching its own Kindle-based romance list. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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