Laura Hazard Owen
Oct 18, 2011 3:18 PM
Wannabe authors post their works to Authonomy, the writing community site launched by HarperCollins in 2008, in the hopes of being discovered and getting published. They’re a step closer to their goal with Authonomy’s launch of a digital imprint, which will “hand pick” the best writers on the site and…
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Laura Hazard Owen
Oct 10, 2011 11:32 AM
Charlie Redmayne, EVP and chief digital officer of HarperCollins, is leaving to become the CEO of interactive Harry Potter site Pottermore.com, starting November 7. It’s a high-profile publishing hire for Pottermore.com, which recently announced that it is delaying the launch of its e-bookstore until next year.
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Laura Hazard Owen
Aug 24, 2011 10:39 AM
A few of the items on many e-book readers’ wish lists: Proper formatting. Accurate page numbers. Low prices. Sharing. Library lending. “Better music” probably isn’t on that list, but today a new company, Booktrack, launches with the goal to add soundtracks to e-books. Peter Thiel, the co-founder of Facebook and…
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Laura Hazard Owen
May 25, 2011 9:20 PM
Can publishers develop the skills they need to survive in a digital world—social marketing, search engine optimization, app development—from within their companies, or do they have to hire from outside the industry? In a Publishers Launch Conferences panel moderated by Lorraine Shanley, principal of book industry consulting and executive recruitment…
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Robert Andrews
Mar 2, 2011 11:05 AM
HMV (LSE: HMV), HarperCollins, Penguin and Random House are financing a new “social retail” service aiming to help readers find, buy and share books.
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