Olive Tree is a Christian company, best known for their Bible Study app for Android. It has been downloaded almost 4 million times from Google Play and the Good e-Reader App Store. Olive also has 7 paid apps that act as audiobook players or virtual study guides for various editions of the Bible, such as King James. Today, HarperCollins Christian Publishing has announced it has … [Read more...] about HarperCollins Buys Olive Tree Bible Study
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The Past, Present and Future of Harlequin
News Corp announced the purchase of Canadian based Harlequin from Torstar on May 2nd, 2014. The entire deal was a cash purchase of $455 million dollars and the romance publisher will be a division of HarperCollins. What does the future hold for readers of their beloved brand? Why was Harlequin even available to purchase in the first place? What is the future of digital and … [Read more...] about The Past, Present and Future of Harlequin
Breaking Audio – HarperCollins and Harlequin Merge
Welcome to a breaking audio edition of the Good e-Reader Radio Show! Today Michael Kozlowski and Mercy Pilkington discuss the merger between HarperCollins and Harlequin. The entire deal is for $455 million in cash and will likely give HC the international distribution it needs to make a serious play in overseas markets. What does this mean for self-published authors or authors … [Read more...] about Breaking Audio – HarperCollins and Harlequin Merge
The Consolidation of the Publishing Industry Continues – News Corp Acquires Harlequin
The book publishing industry is not used to the type of mega-mergers that we have seen in the last few years. It would have been unthinkable a decade ago that Penguin and Random House would have joined forces, now they account for 1/4 of all books printed in the world. News Corp is continuing this trend with its recent acquisition of Romance publisher Harlequin. Harlequin … [Read more...] about The Consolidation of the Publishing Industry Continues – News Corp Acquires Harlequin
To Kill a Mockingbird Getting the eBook and Audiobook Treatment
HarperCollins has announced that the seminal book To Kill A Mockingbird will be getting the eBook and audiobook treatment this July. Thousands of schools all over Canada and the US have used this book as part of their English departments remedial reading program. This will be the first time this classic is going digital and the author stated “I am amazed and humbled that … [Read more...] about To Kill a Mockingbird Getting the eBook and Audiobook Treatment
eBooks Account for 22% of Revenue at HarperCollins
Harpercollins has just reported their latest quarterly results, which are the first ones produced since News Corp spun off their publishing division. Total eBook sales rose 30% in the quarter and accounted for 22% of revenue in the most recent period compared to 15% in the first quarter of fiscal 2013. The big titles contributing to HC's success was The Ocean at the End of … [Read more...] about eBooks Account for 22% of Revenue at HarperCollins
HarperCollins And Foyles Now Offering eBook Bundle Deal
Publisher HarperCollins and bookseller Foyles have joined hands to come up with a unique scheme, a book bundle offer where buyers will get both the print as well as the ebook version of the same as a single buy. The above draws some parallel from Kindle MatchBook though the Amazon offer covers a huge 70,000 titles. In stark contrast, HarperCollins and Foyles are offering just 8 … [Read more...] about HarperCollins And Foyles Now Offering eBook Bundle Deal
HarperCollins Begins Selling eBooks Directly to Readers
Major Publishers tend to rely on companies such as Amazon, Kobo, Apple and Barnes and Noble to sell the digital editions of their books. Not content to exclusively buy into this model Harper Collins is now bucking the trend by selling eBooks directly to customers and launching a dedicated e-Reader app for Android and iOS. Buying eBooks directly from the publisher will phase … [Read more...] about HarperCollins Begins Selling eBooks Directly to Readers
China Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair to Kick Off Nov 7
Publishers from all over the world have made a beeline for the China Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair, set to run from Nov 7-10. Among the publishers that have confirmed their participation at the event include Hachette, HarperCollins, Oxford University Press, Cengage Learning, McGraw-Hill and Garnet Education. The country is home to more than 230 million people … [Read more...] about China Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair to Kick Off Nov 7
Second OverDrive “Big Library Read” Project Includes School Libraries
Earlier this year, digital content distributor OverDrive partnered with publisher Sourcebooks in an experiment aimed at establishing concrete data on how readers respond in terms of book borrows and book sales to digital titles they check out from their libraries. Sourcebooks made one of its titles available to OverDrive's member libraries for a predetermined period of time … [Read more...] about Second OverDrive “Big Library Read” Project Includes School Libraries
Final Chapters of Prizoner of Azkaban Released on Pottermore
Pottermore, the free interactive website that invites Harry Potter fans to more fully explore the in-depth world of the boy wizard, announced recently that the final chapters of book three, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, are available for users to explore. Registered users get a street's eye view of Harry's world, including the prestigious Hogwarts school and Diagon … [Read more...] about Final Chapters of Prizoner of Azkaban Released on Pottermore
HarperCollins to Launch Mystery Imprint ‘Witness’ This October
HarperCollins intends on launching a new digital imprint entitled "Witness" this October. The publishing giant already has close to 100 titles ready to be published, but will start with 10 in the first month. One of the most exciting elements is the royalty payment structure; the company has announced it will pay its writers monthly, to better compete with Amazon Kindle Direct … [Read more...] about HarperCollins to Launch Mystery Imprint ‘Witness’ This October
HarperCollins Promotes Enhanced eBooks with New Website
Many of the top publishers are battling the maelstrom of self-published authors and fickle public sentiment. The average customer only knows what they buy on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or Kobo. Enhanced ebooks are the big buzz word for the last few years and they bring a slew of multimedia enhancements to your reading experience. In order to build more public awareness on what … [Read more...] about HarperCollins Promotes Enhanced eBooks with New Website
News Corp Applies to Split Company into Two Brands
News Corp., the parent company of Harpercollins, has officially applied to the US Security and Exchange Commission to split the company into two parts. Overall, the company is in dire straights after posting a 1.5 billion dollar loss in the last year. The plan, which was announced earlier in the year, would see the entire entertainment division split into a separate … [Read more...] about News Corp Applies to Split Company into Two Brands