New imprint to produce audio versions of its
titles
TORONTO and NEW YORK, May 21,
2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Harlequin and HarperCollins
Publishers today announced the launch of Harlequin Audio, a new
imprint that will produce audio versions of Harlequin titles. The
imprint will release its first titles on June 30, 2015.
"We are excited to be producing our own audio titles," said
Craig Swinwood, Publisher and CEO of
Harlequin. "The audio format has been experiencing tremendous
growth recently and Harlequin authors will benefit greatly from
this new distribution outlet."
Harlequin Audio, in conjunction with HarperAudio, will work
directly with digital audio distributors to provide full
distribution to the retail and library markets. Furthermore,
Harlequin Audio will distribute physical CD versions of all titles
through relationships with Blackstone Audio and Midwest Tape.
"High production values have been key to HarperAudio's success,
and we look forward to extending our expertise to the Harlequin
Audio imprint," said Sean McManus,
Associate Publisher, HarperAudio.
In its first year, Harlequin Audio plans to release 200 titles,
including audios from bestselling authors Robyn Carr, Debbie
Macomber, Shannon Stacey,
Marie Force, Pam Jenoff and Maisey
Yates. All titles will be available in the retail and
library space.
About Harlequin
Harlequin (www.Harlequin.com) is one
of the world's leading publishers of books for women, with titles
issued worldwide in 34 languages and sold in 102 international
markets. The company publishes more than 110 titles monthly and
more than 1,300 authors from around the world. Harlequin is a
division of HarperCollins Publishers, itself a subsidiary of News
Corp and one of the largest English-language publishers in the
world. Harlequin has offices in 15 countries, including offices in
Toronto, New York and London. For more information, please visit
Harlequin.com and Facebook.com/HarlequinBooks. Follow Harlequin on
Twitter: @HarlequinBooks.
About HarperCollins
HarperCollins Publishers is the
second largest consumer book publisher in the world, with
operations in 18 countries. With nearly two hundred years of
history and more than 65 unique imprints around the world,
HarperCollins publishes approximately 10,000 new books every year,
in over 30 languages, and has a print and digital catalog of more
than 200,000 titles. Writing across dozens of genres, HarperCollins
authors include winners of the Nobel Prize, the Pulitzer Prize, the
National Book Award, the Newbery and Caldecott Medals and the Man
Booker Prize. HarperCollins, headquartered in New York, is a subsidiary of News Corp
(NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV) and can be visited online at
corporate.HC.com.
Contact:
Penny
Tantakis
Sr. Mgr., Corporate Communications
Harlequin
416-391-7047
penny_tantakis@harlequin.ca
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