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Shutting down the boutique.

The closure of the Flamingo list at HarperCollins Publishers Inc. (HC) puts a brake on what had been the recent policy of the company — towards the creation of a series of boutique lists within the HC structure. The general publishing operation, previously a single unit publishing books under variou...

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Published in:Bookseller no. 5114; p. 18
Format: Article
Published: Bookseller Media Ltd 2/6/2004
Subjects:
Publishing
HarperCollins Publishers LLC
Booksellers & bookselling
Book industry
HarperPress (Company)
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The closure of the Flamingo list at HarperCollins Publishers Inc. (HC) puts a brake on what had been the recent policy of the company — towards the creation of a series of boutique lists within the HC structure. The general publishing operation, previously a single unit publishing books under various imprints, became three units — HarperPress, HarperFiction and HarperEntertainment. Each of these companies will talk, depending on the model they are promoting, about range and variety, or clarity and focus.