HarperCollins announces #LoveOzYA anthology
HarperCollins has announced it will publish a young adult anthology in May 2017 inspired by the #LoveOzYA campaign, featuring 10 short stories by a selection of Australian YA authors. Writer...
Harlequin boosts HarperCollins’ full-year sales results
HarperCollins’ parent company News Corp has reported the publisher’s revenue and earnings rose in the fiscal year ending 30 June, reports Publishers Weekly. HarperCollins’ total global sales increased 16% to US$1.67bn (A$2.27bn) for...
ILF donation to honour Matt Richell
A donation from the Norman Family Bequest in memory of Matt Richell has been presented to the Indigenous Literary Foundation (ILF).The donation will allow the senior girls’ class from Tiwi...
HarperCollins to reprint ‘Paul Keating: The Biography’ with amendments
HarperCollins Australia will reprint David Day’s Paul Keating: The Biography with amendments, after the former Prime Minister disputed the book’s claim he suffers from dyslexia or reading difficulties.In a statement,...
HarperCollins signs new terms deal with Amazon
HarperCollins has a signed a new terms deal with Amazon for the sale of its books, reports the New York Times. HarperCollins said in a statement that it had ‘reached...
HarperCollins finalist in Digital Book Awards
HarperCollins Australia has been named as a finalist in the 2015 Digital Book Awards. HarperCollins has been nominated in the adult fiction category of the flowable ebook awards for Lunation...
Lemony Snicket’s ‘A Series of Unfortunate Events’ to be adapted for Netflix
Lemony Snicket’s ‘A Series of Unfortunate Events’ (HarperCollins) will be adapted into a drama series by Paramount for distribution through online streaming service Netflix, reports the Bookseller. Paramount, which is yet to...
HarperCollins Canada to outsource fulfilment
HarperCollins Canada has announced changes to its fulfilment and back-office operations and that CEO David Kent will leave the company at the end of 2014, reports Publishers Weekly. The company...
HarperCollins announces weekly podcast program
HarperCollins has announced a weekly podcast program called ‘HarperCollins Presents’, featuring conversations with its authors. The global podcast program ‘promises new perspectives on the world of books, culture and arts,’...
HarperCollins creates HarperCollins Germany
HarperCollins has announced the creation of HarperCollins Germany by expanding the Harlequin Hamburg office to form the new division, reports Publishers Weekly. The publisher said it will continue to release the...
HarperCollins to offer authors additional royalty through new website
HarperCollins Australia will launch a new website in December that offers authors the option to earn an additional royalty when their titles are sold through the website. The Australian website will follow the design and structure of the...
HarperCollins acquires 24-year-old author’s debut in three-book deal
HarperCollins has acquired a debut novel by Eliza Henry-Jones as part of a three-book deal.In the Quiet, acquired via the Calidris Literary Agency, is ‘a heart-breaking, tender and life-affirming novel...
HarperCollins to offer ‘Holiday Express Shipping’ for indies
In the US, HarperCollins is introducing a ‘Holiday Express Shipping’ program for independent bookstores, which will run from 3 November to 16 January. According to Publishers Weekly, the program will...
HarperCollins introduces watermarking for ebooks
In the US, HarperCollins is using watermarking technology to increase the security of its ebooks, reports Publishers Weekly. According to chief digital officer Chantal Restivo-Alessi, HarperCollins has adopted Digimarc’s Guardian...
Authors to earn higher royalties through new HarperCollins UK website
HarperCollins UK will pay authors a higher net royalty for ebooks sold through its new website than through other retailers, reports the Bookseller. HarperCollins UK launched its new website in August following the relaunch of the HarperCollins US website...
HarperCollins results: children’s books have their ‘strongest year ever’
HarperCollins Australia and New Zealand had ‘a very successful F14 year’, according to CEO James Kellow, reporting growth ‘in revenue, profit and market share overall’. ‘HarperCollins Children’s Books had their...
On tour: Meet the author Molly Oldfield
‘QI’ researcher and writer Molly Oldfield is appearing at the Melbourne Writers Festival in August. Oldfield has worked on a series of ‘QI’ books. Her first solo book The Secret Museum...
HarperCollins establishes promotional fund for indie booksellers
In the US, HarperCollins has established a fund to help retailers promote the publisher’s books, reports Publishers Weekly. The HarperCollins Promotional Fund (HCPF) began in July and offers ‘qualifying accounts’...
HarperCollins completes acquisition of Harlequin
HarperCollins’ parent company News Corp has completed its acquisition of Harlequin from Torstar Corporation for C$455 million (A$447 million), reports Publishers Weekly. As previously reported by Books+Publishing, the acquisition was...
HarperCollins US, Ingram and BookShout partner with booksellers for ebook bundling
In the US, HarperCollins, Ingram and ebook platform BookShout are working with 11 independent bookstores to provide bundling of print books and ebooks, said HarperCollins in a statement. Readers who select...