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In 2006, Harlequin published books in 26 languages in 109 international markets. They sold a total of 131 million books, similar to the company's sales in 2005. [46] The company is considered one of the most profitable publishers. Over $585 million worth of books sold in 2003 for gross profits of $124 million and a profit margin of 21%.
Fixed book price (FBP) is a form of resale price maintenance applied to books. It allows publishers to determine the price of a book at which it is to be sold to the public. FBP can take the form of a law, mandatory obligation on all retailers , or an agreement between publishers and booksellers .
The HarperCollins Speakers Bureau (also known as HCSB) is the first lecture agency to be created by a major publishing house. [71] It was launched in May 2005 [71] as a division of HarperCollins to book paid speaking engagements for the authors HarperCollins, and its sister companies, publish. Andrea Rosen is the director.
The same number sold but discounted at 55 percent will net the publisher $90,000; the author's ten percent of that figure yields him $9000. This is one reason why publishers prefer "net receipts" contracts: among the many other advantages (to the publisher) of such contracts is the fact that they make possible what is called a 'sheet deal'.
This page provides a list of the largest deals for books and book series to date. It differentiates from the list of best-selling books in that book deals are secured before the book is released, and often before the book is completed. The books are listed according to the highest book deal estimate as reported in reliable, independent sources.
Mariner Books, originally an imprint of HMH Books, [1] was established in 1997 as a publisher of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry in trade paperback. Mariner is also the publisher of the Harvest backlist, formerly published by Harcourt Brace/Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. [2] HarperCollins bought HMH in May 2021 for US$349 million. [3]
The 2022–2023 HarperCollins strike was a labor strike involving about 250 workers for HarperCollins, an American publishing company headquartered in the New York City borough of Manhattan.
Mike Love did not read Wouldn't It Be Nice but filed a defamation suit against HarperCollins regarding his representation in the book. HarperCollins settled the suit for $1.5 million. [ 9 ] Love then issued a press release that included sworn deposition quotes from Wilson stating that some parts of the book were "absolute bullshit", "absolutely ...