Press Release: HarperCollins Publishers Launches Ecommerce Program for Authors
HarperCollins Publishers Launches Ecommerce Program for Authors Additional Royalty for Sales through HarperCollins Platform First Publisher to Pay Higher Royalties for Direct Ecommerce Sales
The e-commerce program will start in the U.S. and roll out to other HarperCollins divisions over the coming months. Royalties will be paid through the royalty system and will appear on an author's royalty statement.
In July, HarperCollins Publishers announced the launch of www.hc.com, a redesigned version of its website that includes the capability to sell print, e-books, and physical audio books directly to consumers.
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%0D%0A"While%20our%20first%20priority%20is%20to%20sell%20books%20through%20as%20many%20different%20retail%20channels%20as%20possible,%20we%20are%20pleased%20to%20provide%20this%20platform%20for%20our%20authors%20who%20want%20to%20sell%20directly.%20Our%20authors%20can%20also%20be%20certain%20that%20their%20books%20will%20always%20be%20available%20to%20consumers%20through%20HarperCollins,%20even%20if%20they%20are%20difficult%20to%20find%20or%20experiencing%20shipping%20delays%20elsewhere,"%20said%20Brian%20Murray,%20President%20and%20CEO%20of%20HarperCollins%20Publishers.%20"Since%20we%20view%20this%20program%20as%20both%20a%20service%20to%20our%20authors%20and%20a%20partnership%20with%20them,%20those%20who%20participate%20will%20receive%20additional%20earnings."
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%0D%0AThe%20e-commerce%20program%20will%20start%20in%20the%20U.S.%20and%20roll%20out%20to%20other%20HarperCollins%20divisions%20over%20the%20coming%20months.%20Royalties%20will%20be%20paid%20through%20the%20royalty%20system%20and%20will%20appear%20on%20an%20author's%20royalty%20statement.
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%0D%0AIn%20July,%20HarperCollins%20Publishers%20announced%20the%20launch%20of%20www.hc.com,%20a%20redesigned%20version%20of%20its%20website%20that%20includes%20the%20capability%20to%20sell%20print,%20e-books,%20and%20physical%20audio%20books%20directly%20to%20consumers.
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