Changes at HarperCollins
Michael White has been appointed to the newly created position of head of international publishing at HarperCollins. White’s appointment follows the departure of former head of fiction Sue Brockhoff, who...
Jobs to Murdoch: HarperCollins had three options for ebook pricing
As Apple prepares to face the US Department of Justice (DOJ) in a courtroom on 3 June over the DOJ’s ongoing ebook pricing lawsuit, an email from Apple co-founder Steve Jobs...
HarperCollins 360 program expands to UK
HarperCollins has expanded its HarperCollins 360 program to the UK, reports Publishers Weekly. HarperCollins 360 aims to make all HarperCollins titles available through all of its subsidiaries, where it holds...
Amanda Knox memoir not to publish in UK due to legal concerns
Amanda Knox’s account of the murder of British student Meredith Kercher will not be published in the UK due to fears of legal action, reports the Guardian. According to the...
Zondervan to launch general YA imprint
In the US, Zondervan, a division of HarperCollins Christian Publishing, will launch a new YA imprint aimed at the general trade market called Blink, reports Publishers Weekly. The imprint, which...
Fernandez promoted at HarperCollins; digital-first Impulse imprint to be launched locally
HarperCollins Australia has announced that Rochelle Fernandez has been promoted to the role of commissioning editor for HarperVoyager. Fernandez, who has already started in the role, was previously digital...
Fernandez promoted at HarperCollins
Rochelle Fernandez, previously digital editor at HarperCollins, has been promoted to the role of commissioning editor for HarperVoyager. Fernandez, who replaces former commissioning editor Deonie Fiford, will also manage a...
Henderson to return to Random House
Random House has announced that Fiona Henderson will return to the publisher in the role of nonfiction publisher. Henderson, who is leaving her role as head of nonfiction at HarperCollins, will...
Henderson to return to Random House
Fiona Henderson will join Random House in the role of nonfiction publisher on 11 March. Henderson, who previously worked for Random House in the role of executive publisher, is leaving...
HarperCollins to publish new series of A&R Australian Classics
HarperCollins is launching a new series of Australian classics called A&R Australian Classics. The series, which combines ‘traditional and contemporary’ literature from writers such as Miles Franklin, George Johnston, Eleanor...
US judge approves ebook settlement payments to consumers
US judge Denise Cote has approved a settlement that will involve Hachette, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster paying close to US$70 million (A$67 million) as part of a case regarding ebook...
Bansen to join HarperCollins
Michelle Bansen, currently member services officer at the Australian Booksellers Association, will join HarperCollins as local sales and marketing manager for Victoria at the end of January. Bansen will start...
Bansen to join HarperCollins
HarperCollins Australia has announced that Michelle Bansen will join the company in the role of local sales and marketing manager for Victoria at the end of January. HarperCollins said that...
HarperCollins, Walker Books sign with Wheelers ebook platform
ALS Library Services has announced that ebooks from HarperCollins, Walker Books and Dark Horse Comics are now available to Australian users of Wheelers ePlatform library lending service. ALS managing director...
HarperCollins Worldwide acquires full ownership of HarperCollins India
HarperCollins Worldwide has announced that it has acquired full ownership of HarperCollins India, the joint venture it established with Living Media India in 2003. The publisher said in a statement...
Gleick wins £10,000 science book prize for ‘The Information’
The Information by James Gleick (Fourth Estate) has won the 2012 UK Royal Society Prize for Science Books, worth £10,000 (A$15,300), reports the Bookseller. Chair of the judges Jocelyn Bell...
HarperCollins launches digital YA imprint in US
HarperCollins is launching a new digital imprint for YA short stories and novellas in a range of genres, reports the New York Times. To be called HarperTeen Impulse, the imprint...
News Corp reportedly interested in acquiring Simon & Schuster
HarperCollins parent company News Corporation has indicated to CBS that it is interested in acquiring the Simon & Schuster business, reports the Wall Street Journal. The WSJ reports that people...
HarperCollins US signs agreement with RR Donnelly to ‘create one centralised warehouse’
In the US, HarperCollins has signed an agreement with distributor RR Donnelly that ‘will create one centralised warehouse that will serve as the distribution site for all [HarperCollins US] titles,’...
News Corp interested in Penguin
HarperCollins parent company News Corporation has indicated it is interested in acquiring Penguin, reports the Sunday Times. News Corporation chairman and chief executive Rupert Murdoch is reported to have indicated...