Hyperion's Robert S. Miller heads to HarperCollins

In this move, he leaves Disney-owned Hyperion Books, which he created, for a new Internet-driven publishing division.

By Josh Getlin, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

April 4, 2008

NEW YORK -- Robert S. Miller, a veteran of the New York book world and the founder of Disney-owned Hyperion Books, is leaving that post to run HarperCollins' new Internet-driven publishing division, HarperCollins announced today. He will begin his job next week at the London Book Fair and will answer directly to Jane Friedman, HarperCollins' chief executive.

The new "publishing studio" division, which has yet to be named, will combine traditional trade book publishing techniques with Internet-based strategies to market and publicize about 25 moderately priced books per year.

Miller, who founded Hyperion 17 years ago, said his goal will be to highlight quality titles that might not otherwise be published in the book world's current mania for "big books" and ever-increasing profit.

In a key change, HarperCollins said, authors will be compensated through a "profit-sharing model" rather than a traditional royalty, and the books will be promoted using online publicity, advertising and marketing. The titles will be issued in both physical and digital formats.

josh.getlin@latimes.com

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