HarperCollins
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HarperCollins Publishers LLC is a British-American publishing company that is considered to be one of the "Big Five" English-language publishers, along with Penguin Random House, Hachette, Macmillan, and Simon & Schuster. HarperCollins is headquartered in New York City and is a subsidiary of News Corp.
HarperCollins | |
Company type | Private |
Industry | Publishing |
Founded | 1989; 35 years ago (1989) |
Founder | James Harper and John Harper |
Headquarters | 195 Broadway, , New York, U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
Revenue | US$1.985 billion (2021)[1] |
Parent | News Corp |
Subsidiaries | List of HarperCollins imprints |
Website | harpercollins |
The company's name is derived from a combination of the firm's predecessors. Harper & Brothers, founded in 1817, merged with Row, Peterson & Company in 1962 to form Harper & Row, which was acquired by News Corp in 1987. The Scottish publishing company William Collins, Sons, founded in 1819, was acquired by News Corp in 1989 and merged with Harper & Row to form HarperCollins. The logo for the firm combines the fire from Harper's torch and the water from Collins' fountain.
HarperCollins has publishing groups in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, India, and China. The company publishes different imprints, including former independent publishing houses and new imprints. The company's worldwide CEO is Brian Murray.[2]