Written By: Bookseller Staff Publication Date: Wed, 08/06/2011 - 15:12 HarperPress has bought an offbeat travel guide, charting a journey to the exclusion zone around the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, the dried out Aral Sea and the Baikonur Cosmodrome, the Soviet Union's answer to Cape Canaveral. Editor Robin Harvie bought world rights, excluding US and Canada, to Toxic Tourism from Antony Topping at Greene and Heaton. The book, by Will Wiles, will be published in spring 2012. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2011-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The atmosphere in some large publishing houses is "toxic" as imprints are forced to compete against each other for big titles, Profile Books' owner Andrew Franklin has said. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The new home for English-language publishers in Hall 6 at the Frankfurt Book Fair is a positive change, says Charlie Redmayne of HarperCollins. The post HarperCollins Positive About New Frankfurt Book Fair Layout appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As part of the marketing campaign for the new young adult novel by Alyson Noël, 'Unrivaled,' HarperCollins will publish the book simultaneously May 10, 2016 in 16 languages. The novel will feature covers that will be coordinated across the different markets. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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The new imprint will publish, HarperCollins said, “Books of lasting significance that inspire conversation." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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In the wake of controversy over the delayed cleanup of the Exide battery recycling plant in Vernon, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a batch of bills Friday aimed at boosting the power of the state’s toxic-substances watchdog.The measures signed by Brown will “strengthen penalties for repeat violations... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
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Michael Morpurgo has signed a three book deal with HarperCollins and the first new title will be published later this month. Eagle in the Snow, released 8th October (h/b, £12.99), was inspired by the true story of Henry Tandey, the most decorated British soldier of the First World War and the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins has continued the expansion of its Global Publishing Program with the creation of HarperCollins Italia. Harlequin Mondadori, which has operated in Italy for 34 years and was formerly a joint venture with Harlequin Enterprises and Mondadori Libri, will now be fully owned by... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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HarperCollins has acquired Twist, the first cookbook from The Great British Bake Off’s youngest ever contestant, Martha Collison. Publisher Grace Cheetham acquired world rights from Claudia Young at Greene & Heaton. Martha Collison contended in the 2014 series of GBBO - progressing to the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The three successful candidates from HarperCollins' 2015 Graduate Scheme are to begin their placements at the business. Lily Cooper, Ralph Barker and Jordan Mulligan are beginning paid 18-month placements at HarperCollins, taking in different aspects of the business, including editorial,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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HarperCollins’ education arm Collins India is the "fastest-growing business in the company globally", the publisher's UK c.e.o Charlie Redmayne has said. Speaking to The Bookseller following the announcement of a new c.e.o at HarperCollins India, Ananth Padmanabhan, Redmayne said the Indian... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Ananth Padmanabhan has been named CEO of HarperCollins India, leaving Penguin Random House where he was SVP of sales. He starts in October. The post Ananth Padmanabhan To Lead HarperCollins India appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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Ananth Padmanabhan, senior v-p of sales at Penguin Random House India, has been named CEO of HarperCollins India. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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The peer-review site for budding authors, which generated publishing contracts for some of its members, is to close at the end of SeptemberAuthors are mourning the closure of Authonomy, the online community for would-be writers set up by HarperCollins seven years ago as a way to source new... Continue reading at The Guardian
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HarperCollins is to close its Authonomy online community for aspiring writers, which has been live since 2008. The site has worked by inviting users to submit manuscripts online, with submissions ranked by users and the best-ranked considered for publication by HarperCollins. Authors found by... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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With the considerable help of HarperCollins’s acquisition of Thomas Nelson in 2012 and Harlequin last year, revenue in the three-fiscal-year period ended June 30, 2015, rose 21.8%, while EBITDA jumped 55.6% at the publisher. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins is set to release The Story of Kullervo by J.R.R. Tolkien as a novel for the first time later this month. The publisher confirmed that it will release the story on the 27th August, although no further details have yet been given. The story has been published once before – as part... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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HarperCollins Brasil will feature titles from HarperCollins' global list of authors in addition to publishing local Brazilian authors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At HarperCollins UK's annual summer party for its authors, UK CEO Charlie Redmayne could not have sounded more positive about the firm's direction in 2015. The post HarperCollins UK CEO says “Publishing Entering a Golden Age” appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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Earlier this year, HarperCollins announced four new global offices as part of an effort to expand its worldwide publishing program. The move came in the wake of HC's acquisition of Harlequin and, for those involved, like Heleen Buth, editorial manager of HarperCollins Holland, the transition... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins is a subsidiary of News Corp., a global media and information services company that covers news and information services, cable network programming, digital real estate services, book publishing, digital education, and pay-TV distribution. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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