RE:RE:Harlequin Sale Harlequin is doing gangbusters since the sale to Harper Collins (HC). This was clearly a mistake to sell and Harlequin was not going downhill. In fact they have a very loyal following. HC is growing ebidta and sales since they acquired Harlequin.
Here is an excerpt from recent Harper Collins report:
The HC-Harlequin combination has also helped increase international sales. HC has rebranded all overseas Harlequin offices as HarperCollins divisions while continuing to operate the existing Harlequin program. As part of developing a worldwide trade publishing program, Murray said HC has released 400 titles through its rebranded HC offices and has had international hits with such authors as Karin Slaughter and Daniel Silva.
Murray said he has “high hopes” for a range of HC forthcoming books, including Megyn Kelly’s memoir, Settle for More, and a new title from Divergent author Veronica Roth, Carve the Mark. He acknowledged that consumer traffic at stores could have been better in the first half of the year, but he hoped that the frenzy that accompanied the release of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts 1 and 2 will bring more people into bookstores for the rest of the year.