HarperCollins Company Description
HarperCollins Publishers has a real page-turner on its hands. The book-publishing subsidiary of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., HarperCollins is the publisher of best-sellers including At the Center of the Storm by George Tenet, Scott Adams' Dilbert books, and Michael Crichton's State of Fear. The company's publishing groups include HarperCollins General Books (imprints such as Avon and Eos), HarperCollins Children's Book Group, HarperCollins UK, HarperCollins Canada, and HarperCollins Australia/New Zealand. Its Zondervan unit publishes bibles and Christian books. The company also sells e-books from its Web site and through other online retailers. HarperCollins provides about 5% of parent News Corp.'s sales.
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The Company Description provides a historical perspective of HarperCollins's organization from inception to current status.
Produced by Hoover's in-house editorial team, the Company Description tracks ownership transitions, company progress via mergers and acquisitions, major growth milestones, and strategic initiatives, to provide a holistic view of HarperCollins's evolution in the marketplace.
