Verdict: 5 Stars One of the greatest things about attending an event like BookExpo is having CEOs and publishers literally reach into their bags and hand you books that the rest of the world won't be seeing for another four or five months. That right there is worth one star, and Andrews' writing earns the rest of them. Good e-Reader has argued for some time that all of … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Burn For Me by Ilona Andrews
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More Backlist Titles Make Their Way to Subscription eBook Services
This week, Simon&Schuster made a huge portion of its backlist titles available to ebook subscription platforms Oyster and Scribd, and today HarperCollins followed suit with about 1,000 children's titles for ebook subscription platform Epic! The site, which aims for the ages five through twelve readership. Unlike typical library lending through companies like OverDrive … [Read more...] about More Backlist Titles Make Their Way to Subscription eBook Services
HarperCollins Buys Olive Tree Bible Study
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
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