Hyperion To Divest Some Backlist Books

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Friday 24th May

Hyperion To Divest Some Backlist Books

Posted at 7:42AM Friday 08 Mar 2013

A source at Hyperion has confirmed a Wall Street Journal story saying that the publisher is looking to sell some of its backlist titles that do not fit with its new strategy focused on synergy. With this decision, books that cannot be linked to parent company Walt Disney (and its other media properties) will be sold.

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