HarperCollins

Works of J.R.R. Tolkien Coming to E-book Format

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 28, 2009 - 12:34pm.

New York - The works of J.R.R. Tolkien will soon be available as downloadable e-books, after a deal was struck last week between the "Lord of the Rings" author's estate and publisher HarperCollins, the Associated Press reported. "The Tolkien estate wanted to be absolutely confident that e-books were not something ephemeral," David Brawn, publishing operations director at HarperCollins UK, told AP. "We were finally able to convince the Tolkien estate that the e-book is a legitimate, widespread format." Still unavailable as e-books are the works of authors including J.K. Rowling, Thomas Pynchon, Studs Terkel and Saul Bellow.

HarperCollins Debuts Authonomy Social Network

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 3, 2008 - 12:10pm.

London - Publisher HarperCollins has launched a social network for aspiring authors, Authonomy.com, where members will be tasked with reading sample chapters and manuscripts with an eye towards discovering new talent, FT.com reports. HarperCollins has pledged to read the ten top-rated submissions to the site each month; the company generally received 50 submissions each week. The invite-only version of Authonomy attracted 1,200 members and 360 submissions.

HarperCollins, 4th Story Plan Multi-Platform Kids Book

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 18, 2008 - 12:10pm.

New York - 4th Story Media and HarperCollins Publishers announced on Wednesday their partnership in The Amanda Project, a multi-platform series to be written in part by its audience, girls ages 12-14. 4th Story Media, which owns all rights for the property, will produce the content for The Amanda Project with a creative team including Web design agency Happy Cog, young adult authors, artists and graphic designers. HarperCollins Publishers, which is a strategic partner in the venture and an investor, has acquired the rights to publish an eight-book The Amanda Project series worldwide.

Random House, HarperCollins Offer Online Access to Books

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 11, 2008 - 1:17pm.

New York - Bertelsmann-owned publisher Random House has announced plans to begin selling individual chapters to select book titles online, for $2.99 each. The first title under the offering will be Chip Heath and Dan Heath's "Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die." Meanwhile, News Corp.'s HarperCollins is offering full access to certain titles, from authors including Paulo Coelho and Neil Gaiman, for a limited time in electronic format. The publisher is also offering access to limited previews of certain titles before they are published.

HarperCollins to Release Digital Books for Apple's iPhone

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 15, 2007 - 4:06pm.

New York - HarperCollins Publishers on Wednesday announced it will make digital book content available for the iPhone platform. As a pilot program, samples from 14 new titles, most debuting in August and September, will be made available online in an iPhone-compatible format through HarperCollins' "Browse Inside" application, the company said.

HarperCollins Makes Equity Investment in Digital Publisher NewsStand

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 12, 2007 - 8:20am.

New York - HarperCollins Publishers announced on Friday that it has made an undisclosed equity investment in NewsStand, a provider of digital book publishing services.

HarperCollins Launches Collaborative Online Writing Project for Teens

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 18, 2006 - 1:35pm.

New York - Publisher HarperCollins announced on Wednesday the launch of an online writing event that will feature teens collaborating on a short story that will be published as an e-book by HarperTeen, and turned into a webisode by Fox Television Studios. The "HarperTeen FanLit: 'Your Words. Everybody's Story.'" project will be led by author Meg Cabot ("The Princess Diaries") and other HarperTeen authors who will serve as creative guides, choosing the best teen-submitted chapters for inclusion in the short story. Participants are invited to integrate their MySpace profiles into the HarperTeenFanLit.com site, which will be powered by FanLib's "massively social storytelling" technology.

HarperCollins Publishers, iAmplify Launch Digital Media Cafe

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 3, 2006 - 5:04pm.

New York - HarperCollins Publishers announced on Thursday that it has partnered with iAmplify to launch the Digital Media Cafe, a site where users can stream and download both free and paid programming to computers and portable media devices. The site is powered by New York-based iAmplify's syndication platform. Launch titles include works from the Caedmon collection, short stories by John Cleever read by celebrities including Meryl Streep, and short pieces from authors such as Neil Gaiman. HarperCollins said it ultimately plans to launch an original short-format publishing program.

HarperMedia Publishes Two e-book Exclusives from Romance Author

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 6, 2006 - 1:31pm.

New York - HarperMedia and Avon Books, two imprints of HarperCollins Publishers, announced on Tuesday the publication of two original e-book exclusive releases from New York Times bestselling romance author Julia Quinn.

Publisher HarperCollins to Digitize 20,000 Titles

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 12, 2005 - 3:59am.

New York - Publisher HarperCollins announced on Monday that it plans to digitize 20,000 books in its catalog, in a bid to prevent unauthorized use of the works on the Internet, Reuters reported. The company, which said it initially has no plans to generate revenue through the archive, will host the digitized books and then allow book databases being created by Google, Yahoo and Amazon.com limited access to include the HarperCollins titles in their search indices. HarperCollins president Brian Murray told Reuters the company hopes to have a few thousand books digitized by the middle of 2006. The publisher's move is in part a reaction to Google's Print project, which has drawn lawsuits from the publishing industry because Google does not first ask permission before an author's work is included in its index. By creating its own digital catalog, HarperCollins will retain control over the only authorized digital copies of its authors' works.

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