HarperCollins had a “a great quarter,” reporting an increase in revenue and profit over first quarter results last year. Some HarperCollins results were released as part of News Corps' results for the first fiscal quarter of 2012.
According to a Harper spokesperson Print books sold through physical book stores accounted for 71% of sales in the U.S. and 77% of sales worldwide. HarperCollins authors Thomas Transtromer and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf were awarded Nobel Prizes for Literature and Peace. The company reported 50 bestsellers including Portrait of a Spy by Daniel Silva, Reamde by Neal Stephenson, and State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
