RR Donnelley to Provide eBook Services for Harlequin
May 30 2013 - 5:30AM
R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company (Nasdaq:RRD)
announced today that it has been awarded an agreement to provide
eBook services and digital content fulfillment to Harlequin. Under
the terms of the agreement, which renews and expands the companies'
relationship, RR Donnelley will provide eBook conversion services,
asset management, delivery to Harlequin's business partners and
retailers as well as digital content fulfillment. Services will be
provided using RR Donnelley's LibreDigital platform.
Harlequin will also use RR Donnelley's new LibreDigital eBook
distribution platform called Harvest when it becomes available in
the summer of 2013. This electronic portal provides publishers with
access to hundreds of retailers in 75 different marketplaces and
allows titles to become available immediately upon release. A
preview of the Harvest technology platform will be available at the
BookExpo America conference through June 1 in New York City.
"Harlequin is unique in the publishing industry, combining
leading imprints, a successful consumer reader service, innovative
websites and forward-looking technology," stated Brent Lewis,
Harlequin's Executive Vice President of North American Marketing
& Digital. "We believe that RR Donnelley complements these
qualities with its own forward-looking technologies and that they
will further enhance our readers' experiences."
Harlequin, owned by Toronto-based media company Torstar
Corporation, is one of the world's leading publishers of books for
women. Publishing over 110 titles a month, the company issues
titles in 31 languages and sells its books in 110 international
markets. Harlequin sells books through retail channels in stores
and online, and directly to consumers through its direct mail
businesses and its Internet sites.
"RR Donnelley offers publishers a complete suite of production
and distribution resources to support both their print and digital
supply chains through a single provider," said Dan Knotts, RR
Donnelley's Chief Operating Officer. "We are very pleased to have
earned the opportunity to expand our relationship with Harlequin
and that they have chosen to take advantage of our enhanced Harvest
platform."
"Our automated eBook distribution platform lets our customers
deliver the right content to the right marketplace at just the
right time," added Gary Kohl, Sr. Vice President of RR Donnelley's
Digital Solutions offering. "The expanded management and reporting
capabilities offered by Harvest will allow publishers greater
control and visibility over digital content distribution as it is
delivered to the retail channel and goes on sale."
About RR Donnelley
RR Donnelley (Nasdaq:RRD) is a global provider of integrated
communications. The company works collaboratively with more than
60,000 customers worldwide to develop custom communications
solutions that reduce costs, drive top-line growth, enhance ROI and
increase compliance. Drawing on a range of proprietary and
commercially available digital and conventional technologies
deployed across four continents, the company employs a suite of
leading Internet based capabilities and other resources to provide
premedia, printing, logistics and business process outsourcing
services to clients in virtually every private and public
sector.
For more information, and for RR Donnelley's Global Social
Responsibility Report, visit the company's web site at
http://www.rrdonnelley.com.
About Harlequin
Harlequin (www.Harlequin.com) is one of the world's leading
publishers of books for women, with titles issued worldwide in 31
languages and sold in 110 international markets. The company
publishes more than 110 titles monthly and more than 1,300 authors
from around the world. Harlequin is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Torstar Corporation (www.torstar.com), a broadly based media
company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TS.B). Harlequin's
website is located at Harlequin.com. Harlequin has offices in 19
countries, including offices in Toronto, New York and London. For
more information, please visit Harlequin.com and
Facebook.com/HarlequinBooks. Follow Harlequin on Twitter
@HarlequinBooks.
Use of Forward-Looking Statements
This news release may contain "forward-looking statements" as
defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements and any such forward-looking statements
are qualified in their entirety by reference to the following
cautionary statements. All forward-looking statements speak only as
of the date of this news release and are based on current
expectations and involve a number of assumptions, risks and
uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ
materially from such forward-looking statements. Readers are
strongly encouraged to read the full cautionary statements
contained in RR Donnelley's filings with the SEC. RR Donnelley
disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statements.
CONTACT: Media Contact: Doug Fitzgerald,
Executive Vice President Communications:
Tel: +1 630-322-6830
E-mail: doug.fitzgerald@rrd.com
Investor Contact: Dave Gardella,
Senior Vice President Finance:
Tel: +1 312-326-8155
E-mail: david.a.gardella@rrd.com
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