Microsoft has entered into an agreement with HarperCollins that will give the software giant access to content from the publisher to train its AI models. As per the terms of the agreement, the Redmond-based company will only have access to non-fiction titles. HarperCollins further said it is up to the authors to decide whether to participate in the program. Microsoft stated … [Read more...] about Microsoft Signs Book Licencing Deal With HarperCollins For Training New AI Model
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HarperCollins to produce AI-generated Audiobooks
HarperCollins Publishers has joined forces with ElevenLabs, a pioneering leader in AI voice technology to produce audiobooks for its foreign language business, The Bookseller reported. With this collaboration, HarperCollins is looking to diversify its audiobook catalog using ElevenLabs's cutting-edge text-to-speech tool. This innovative approach will help reduce the cost and … [Read more...] about HarperCollins to produce AI-generated Audiobooks
David Walliams’ Debut Comic, Astrochimp
HarperCollins Children’s Books has announced Astrochimp, a "wildly funny, action-packed" space adventure from David Walliams, marking the author’s debut into comic strip fiction. The book features full-colour illustrations by Adam Stower, and will publish on 23rd May 2024 in hardback, with simultaneous e-book and audio editions. "Blast off with Chump the chimpanzee as he … [Read more...] about David Walliams’ Debut Comic, Astrochimp
HarperCollins and KKR to Bid on Simon & Schuster
Paramount Global has put its book publishing house on sale again, inviting bidders. HarperCollins and KKR & Co are two of the leading names in the list of bidders, the Wall Street Journal reports. Last year, Penguin Random House entered into a $2.2bn deal with the media company to buy Simon & Schuster. But the merger collapsed after the federal judge Florence Pan … [Read more...] about HarperCollins and KKR to Bid on Simon & Schuster
Andy Serkis to narrate Tolkien’s new unabridged audiobook ‘The Silmarillion’
Coming this June, HarperCollins is set to release a new unabridged audiobook of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion. As The Bookseller reported, the audiobook is going to be edited by Christopher Tolkien and narrated by the BAFTA award-winning actor, director, and author Andy Serkis. Andy Serkis gained recognition for his remarkable #Hobbitathon in 2020, where he undertook a … [Read more...] about Andy Serkis to narrate Tolkien’s new unabridged audiobook ‘The Silmarillion’
HarperCollins supporting The Summer Reading Challenge with free eBook access
HarperCollins is collaborating with The Reading Agency to support the latter's Summer Reading Challenge initiative this year. The partnership will see the premier publishing house dole out 35 children's eBook titles to public libraries all over the country. The eBooks will be available to loan via the libraries for an unlimited number of times during July and August for no cost … [Read more...] about HarperCollins supporting The Summer Reading Challenge with free eBook access
HarperCollins is now including ebooks in Kindle Unlimited
HarperCollins has shunned Kindle Unlimited since it first launched in 2014. The subscription based service has been heavily populated with ebooks from indie authors and smaller publishers, but it looks like HC is warming up to the idea. They have put a few thousand backlist titles into the platform in Australia and the UK in an experiment. If they see strong revenue gains with … [Read more...] about HarperCollins is now including ebooks in Kindle Unlimited
HarperCollins is experiencing massive audiobooks gains
HarperCollins is one of the largest publishers in the world and they have been experiencing huge gains in the digital audiobook space. In a statement, Robert Thomson, CEO of HC parent company News Corp, said in the last three months of 2018 the sales of digital audio jumped 58% over the same period last year and the format now accounts for 17% of total sales. Some of the … [Read more...] about HarperCollins is experiencing massive audiobooks gains
Audiobook and ebook sales account for 19% of HarperCollins revenue
HarperCollins has just announced that they have generated over $490 million dollars in book sales in the past twelve months. Digital audiobook and ebook sales were up 6% and now account for 19% of the publishers revenue. The publisher has also proclaimed that book sales increased $122 million, or 7%, compared to the prior year, primarily due to higher sales in general books, … [Read more...] about Audiobook and ebook sales account for 19% of HarperCollins revenue
HarperCollins Reports a 2% Increase in Digital Sales
HarperCollins has generated $80 million dollars in book publishing revenue in the past three months. Revenues in the quarter increased $3 million, or 1%, compared to the prior year, primarily due to the success of frontlist titles such as Ree Drummond’s The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Come and Get It! and David Walliams’ Bad Dad, as well as higher backlist sales at the Children’s … [Read more...] about HarperCollins Reports a 2% Increase in Digital Sales
HarperCollins is releasing new audiobooks on Vinyl
The audiobook industry has gravitated towards digital in the past six years and physical media such as tapes and CD's have declined significantly. HarperCollins is taking advantage of the growing vinyl trend and will be issuing a series of new audiobooks this year. The series will launch on April 18 with the publication of Wild Horses Vinyl Edition + MP3 by Joe Hill, … [Read more...] about HarperCollins is releasing new audiobooks on Vinyl
HarperCollins eBooks will become cheaper in Canada
HarperCollins has reached an agreement with the The Competition Bureau to donate $150,000 worth of books and restore retail pricing. The outcome follows a bureau investigation that concluded an anti-competitive arrangement between HarperCollins and other major publishers who colluded with Apple to drive up prices. The bureau said the consent agreement with HarperCollins … [Read more...] about HarperCollins eBooks will become cheaper in Canada
HarperCollins Digital Sales Increase 6%
HarperCollins has just reported that digital sales increased 6% compared to the prior year and represented 21% of Consumer revenues for the quarter, driven by growth in downloadable audio book sales. The publisher has also revealed that overall revenue increased 3% from $389m to $401 compared with the same period a year earlier, primarily due to the "continued popularity" of … [Read more...] about HarperCollins Digital Sales Increase 6%
HarperCollins Christian Publishing Launches New Self-Publishing Business
If you are a self-published author who writes Christian fiction there are no definitive outlets that specialize in promotion and marketing. HarperCollins Christian Publishing and Accurance have just launched a new digital imprint called Elm Hill. The imprint offers six tiers of packaged publishing services, such as sales, marketing, promotion, and distribution assistance … [Read more...] about HarperCollins Christian Publishing Launches New Self-Publishing Business