According to the terms of a settlement between the DoJ and three major American publishers, some customers may receive refunds on their e-book purchases.
Have a SF or Fantasy Manuscript? Now’s Your Chance to Be Published
HarperCollins’ SF and fantasy imprint, Harper Voyager, has announced that it will accept complete and unagented manuscripts for a two week period in October.
SURVEY: Would HarperCollins Be Better Off Outside News Corp?
With rumors surfacing yet again that HarperCollins is prepping to be sold, would HC be better off outside Murdoch’s News Corp, where books are not a priority?
Does Murdoch’s HarperCollins Move Presage a Sale?
Does HarperCollins’ split from other parts of News Corp presage a sale? No, said the UK CEO at the company’s annual party, it will bring further investment.
3 Reasons HarperCollins 360 Took So Long to Start
Money, marketing and management all likely prevented HarperCollins from offering all its English titles to global readers at once, but that’s finally changed.
Publishers Beware! More Creative Destruction on the Way
The digital transition in publishing could mean unlikely business acquisitions are in store for major publishers by tech giants like Apple.
Central European Crime Wave Sweeps Publishing
Crime writers from Hungary, Poland, and throughout Central Europe are making their way into English. Will they prove as popular as the Scandinavians?
When it Comes to Politics, Where Should Publishers Draw the Line?
Perhaps publishers simply don’t have the power or influence over high status political authors to demand that they produce more rigorous, less biased books.
Are We Verging on a Digital Rights War?
There will be a war over e-book rights only if the the opposition — the upstarts and indies are willing and financially able to put up a costly legal fight.
iStoryTime and HarperCollins Children’s Books Bring Biscuit Digital
By Dennis Abrams With over 16 million copies in print, it is safe to say that Biscuit Visits the Pumpkin Patch is one of the most popular picture books of our time. And on October 11, iStoryTime, the largest library of mobile children’s books apps joined forces with HarperCollins Children’s Books to launch the beloved classic on Apple’s iPad, iPhone, …