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An online communit that allows authors to upload their manuscripts in the hopes of being accepted to a traditional publishing program by HarperCollins.

HarperCollins announced this morning that it is closing its Collins division and integrating its operations within different businesses in the General Books Group. As a result, Steve Ross, president and publisher of Collins, and Lisa Gallagher, senior v-p, and publisher of William Morrow, are leaving the company. In addition to closing Collins, CEO Brian Murray issued a memo today saying that despite efforts to avoid layoffs, a reduction in the workforce will be necessary.

I realize this is a few months old, but it's still a great read, albeit lengthy, on the demise of traditional publishing.

That was a good article. I came across this interesting response to it from a media business blogger, who says pay attention to the part about HarperCollins' new efforts. http://industry.bnet.com/media/1000315/the-end-of-publishing-or-its-rebirth/

Publishing executives hold 11th-our meetings about new business model for books" />

With a new tablet device, Steve Jobs is betting he can reshape businesses like textbooks, newspapers and television much the way his iPod revamped the music industry-and expand Apple's influence and revenue as a content middleman." />

The Perseus Books Group will make "a wide array" of its titles available through the Espresso Book Machine, and its 250 distribution clients will also be able to offer titles through the machine. Perseus follows HarperCollins as the second major trade house to offer a selection of its titles through EBM.