Quotes by Jane Friedman

“I remember people running off to their hotel rooms to read manuscripts, and running back to bid on the book.”

“We cant keep chasing only best sellers. We all recognize we all have to do different things today.”

“Shes brought unparalleled excitement and attention to books. All of America should be grateful to her.”

“It is fabulous news,”

“When you have an author of the caliber of Bernard Cornwell, one of the worlds top historical novelist, its very gratifying to publish him on a global basis giving him the prominence he deserves. We expect this important deal, in conjunction with the new TV mini-series, will bring him even greater success around the world.”

“I think its a great attempt to popularize the book business, and boy, do we need it. Its a good thing, as we try to expand our readers, to put the public into this. I think its important to have the consumer not only buy the book, but confirm that this is the best book of the year.”

“It is fabulous news. I think her impact will be as great if not greater than it was initially.”

“This is going to be a costly initiative.”

“I think it changes nothing.”

“In keeping with our commitment to be a 21st century publisher, our content needs to be available in a digital format. We have a vision of the future and this is a significant step towards achieving that vision. We are putting our digital house in order so that we are prepared to offer consumers book content in new ways and with a variety of partners. Once the content is digitized and available in a robust database, the possibilities of what can be done are endless. The world we live in today is increasingly technology driven. HarperCollins is going to move with the technology.”