"Jane Friedman" is the CEO and Co-Founder of Open Road Integrated Media, which sells and markets ebooks. She was the President and Chief Executive Officer of HarperCollins Publishers Worldwide, one of the world's leading English-language publishers, from 1997 to 2008.

Friedman is credited with inventing the author's tour, now a staple of the industry. Friedman founded and became president of the first audio books division of a trade publisher.

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This is going to be a costly initiative.

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She's brought unparalleled excitement and attention to books. All of America should be grateful to her.

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I think it changes nothing.

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When you have an author of the caliber of Bernard Cornwell, one of the world's top historical novelist, it's 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.

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

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We can't keep chasing only best sellers. We all recognize we all have to do different things today.

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

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It is fabulous news.

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