With Harlequin Acquisition, HarperCollins Grows Again

Assuming HarperCollins’s agreement to acquire Harlequin for C$455 million (about $412 million) is approved by government regulators, the purchase will mark HC’s second major purchase in a little more than two years and further cements the company as the country’s second-largest trade publisher. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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First official puzzle book from British Army goes to HarperCollins

​HarperCollins has landed the first official puzzle book from the British Army.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-07 06:28:59 UTC ]
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HarperCollins signs Gannon in two-book pre-empt

HarperCollins has pre-empted two novels by Sunday Times columnist, author and podcaster Emma Gannon.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-07 04:59:53 UTC ]
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Agency Brief: get into the weeds of the latest wins, hires and acquisitions

Judging by the dozens of cannabis pitches I receive weekly, weed—which is increasingly gaining recreational legal status across the U.S., despite the hundreds of thousands of people who continue to be arrested for it every year—is ripe for advertising opportunities. Here’s one standout cannabis... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-10-04 20:07:05 UTC ]
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HarperCollins puts 'limited number' of titles into Kindle Unlimited

HarperCollins has begun selling a "limited number" of backlist e-books via Amazon’s £7.99 a month subscription e-book service Kindle Unlimited in the UK and Australia in a major shift from one of the big publishers.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-30 20:49:12 UTC ]
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With New Leaders, Godine Poised to Grow

David R. Godine, Publisher is in the midst of a transformation that includes 75-year-old David R. Godine stepping down as publisher at year’s end from the press that he founded five decades ago. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins snaps up 'game-changing' spy series

HarperCollins has signed a two-book deal with spy fiction writer Charles Cumming.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-25 07:41:32 UTC ]
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HarperCollins signs book from Queen's personal advisor

HarperCollins will publish a book by the Queen’s personal advisor and in-house designer Angela Kelly, who has worked with the Royal Household for 25 years. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-22 16:34:27 UTC ]
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David Cameron publication day: Former PM hits campaign trail as HarperCollins hails pre-order success

David Cameron marked publication day of his autobiography today with a flurry of high profile interviews as HarperCollins hails the success of his memoir.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-18 16:43:56 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Children’s Books pre-empts Gibbons debut in major three-book deal

HarperCollins Children's Books has snapped up world rights in a "lightning-strike pre-empt" to A Clock of Stars by children's author Francesca Gibbons in a major three-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-17 07:34:18 UTC ]
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Brackstone strikes two-book deal with Gibson in first acquisition for W&N

Lee Brackstone has struck a two-book deal with Jasper Gibson in his first acquisition for Weidenfeld & Nicolson. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-11 07:24:28 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Christian Publisher David Moberg to Open PWedu's New Online Summit, Oct. 30

Publishers Weekly’s immersive online event and workshop series has announced its keynote speaker: David Moberg, group publisher at HarperCollins Christian Publishing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins signs two standalone thrillers from Alex Lake

HarperCollins has snapped up two new standalone novels from After Anna author Alex Lake. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-10 16:17:57 UTC ]
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Jamie Oliver scores hat-trick as Veg sales grow

Jamie Oliver’s Veg (Michael Joseph) has continued to prove fruitful in its third week in the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, with its volume through Nielsen BookScan’s TCM rising 22.5% week on week to 37,951 copies sold. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-10 10:23:31 UTC ]
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U.K. Print Media Grows Amid Brexit News Cycle

U.K. media companies from the Financial Times to The Guardian have reported growth in the last year, amid the boom of the Brexit-related news Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-09-04 16:35:32 UTC ]
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A Publishing Factory Grows in Brooklyn

Affordable rents and the ever-burgeoning Brooklyn literary community have drawn indie presses to the Old American Can Factory in Gowanus. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-08-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Growing kids’ market appeals to UK firms in Beijing as fair launches dedicated strand

Publishers and agents say they are expecting a positive Beijing International Book Fair, reflecting the growing Chinese market. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-20 19:02:53 UTC ]
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HarperCollins sees flat annual sales, but record EBITDA

HarperCollins’ global sales recorded a disappointing fourth quarter, down from $490m in 2018 to $419m in 2019, a decrease of 14%, for the three months ending 30th June. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-09 05:11:55 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Italia Names Rizzo to Lead Children’s; Mondadori-Reworld Deal Closes

ormerly with Terre di mezzo and Mondadori, Giulia Rizzo moves to Harper Italia's children's division, credited with a 'fresh look and open mind.' The post HarperCollins Italia Names Rizzo to Lead Children’s; Mondadori-Reworld Deal Closes appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-08-01 21:05:58 UTC ]
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Macmillan Announces Acquisition and Pub Date of Snowden Memoir

'Permanent Record,' a memoir by former CIA agent Edward Snowden, will be published globally by Macmillan on September 17. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-08-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins signs Iain Dale's 'Divided Society'

HarperCollins will publish a part-memoir, part-polemic book about the state of public discourse in Britain by former Biteback m.d. Iain Dale. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-30 23:23:27 UTC ]
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