Harper Collins bet really big this year on Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee. The book became an instant bestseller with over 1 million copies sold in the first week and bookstores all over the world racked in a ton of cash. In order to generate even more revenue, Harper Collins has partnered with US bookseller Books-a-million, for a special edition of Go Set a Watchman and it … [Read more...] about Go Set a Watchman Special Edition costs $1,500
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HarperCollins, Amazon Reach Agreement
In an announcement that is certain to bring a sigh of relief to authors and readers, HarperCollins announced yesterday that it has reached a multi-year agreement with Amazon over its recent pricing dispute. While HarperCollins, like several other publishers before it, has been gunning for an agency pricing model in which the publisher sets the price of its books and basically … [Read more...] about HarperCollins, Amazon Reach Agreement
State of Alabama Declares Harper Lee Competent to Publish
When a state government is asked to step in and evaluate the mental capacity of an elderly citizen, it's usually over things like his ability to drive a car, or live on his own, or keep control over his finances. As our aging population lives longer and longer, their physical bodies are still running but their mental abilities get called into question, especially when a bizarre … [Read more...] about State of Alabama Declares Harper Lee Competent to Publish
Go Set a Watchman e-Book Cover Revealed
Harper Lee of To Kill a Mockingbird fame has a new book being published July 14th. The e-book cover art has just been unveiled today, giving us a sense on how it will look when its publicly released. Go Set a Watchman follows an adult Scout Finch who travels from New York to Maycomb, Alabama, to visit her father, Atticus Finch, 20 years after the events of To Kill a … [Read more...] about Go Set a Watchman e-Book Cover Revealed
Backlash Against Mockingbird Sequel as Concerns for Author’s Status Come Out
The reading world was riveted earlier this week by reports that a long-awaited second volume of Harper Lee's work, a sequel-slash-prequel to the Pulitzer Prize-winning To Kill a Mockingbird, would be released by HarperCollins in July 2015. But speculation is already circulating that this is not in accordance with the author's wishes or best interests. Reports from various … [Read more...] about Backlash Against Mockingbird Sequel as Concerns for Author’s Status Come Out
HarperCollins to Publish Sequel to To Kill a Mockingbird
The day that literary fans have eagerly awaited has finally come with the announcement that Harper Lee, reclusive author of the 1960 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird, will publish her second book, a sequel to her award-winning first book, later this year. The book, titled Go Set a Watchman, will feature an adult Scout and will be set in the 1950s in the … [Read more...] about HarperCollins to Publish Sequel to To Kill a Mockingbird