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HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP WITH RIGHTSCENTER.COM

HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP WITH RIGHTSCENTER.COM TO FACILITATE THE SALE OF LITERARY RIGHTS


New York, NY (January 16, 2001) -- HarperCollins Publishers and rightscenter.com, the leading online marketplace for literary rights, today announced the formation of a strategic relationship to promote the sale of the publisher’s literary rights around the world. HarperCollins, the first major publisher to enter into a comprehensive global agreement with rightscenter.com, will list a minimum of 500 adult and children’s frontlist and backlist titles on the system this year, representing titles published by HarperCollins in the U.S., UK, Canada and Australia/New Zealand.

Since October 1999, rightscenter.com has provided an independent platform between agents and publishers to facilitate the sale of literary rights. Rightscenter.com has established strong brand recognition and has registered 8,000 members featuring 30,000 active titles.

"Rightscenter.com enables us to greatly extend our reach into foreign markets, increase exposure for our backlist titles and create new opportunities for our authors," said Jane Friedman, President and CEO of HarperCollins Publishers. "In addition, using rightscenter.com will help to decrease shipping costs, increase efficiency, and let our employees focus on the art of selling - instead of on administrative chores."

"Our objective has been to build a platform that reflects the needs of the publishing community by providing continually up-to-date product information and seamless data flow," said Jim McHugh, executive vice president of marketing and strategy. "HarperCollins is benefiting from our powerful application, and we are thrilled to provide the tools to support their success."

Rightscenter.com offers a suite of tools available through a subscription that streamlines communication between agents, editors, rights directors and foreign publishers. Title information posted on the site is accessible anywhere there is an Internet connection. Users can securely read manuscripts, negotiate deals, and create online catalogs from home, satellite offices, or book fairs around the world.

"This is another component of our broad e-strategy that includes our alliance with The Book Report Network to create author websites and our partnership with BET.com to build the Amistad brand. We are taking advantage of all that digital technology offers to better serve our authors and customers," said David Steinberger, President of Corporate Strategy and International at HarperCollins.

About HarperCollins Publishers
HarperCollins is one of the leading English-language publishers in the world and is a subsidiary of News Corporation (NYSE: NWS, NWS.A; ASX: NCP, NCPDP). Headquartered in New York, the company has publishing groups in the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and Australiasia. Its publishing groups include the HarperCollins General Books Group, HarperCollins Children’s Books Group, Zondervan, HarperCollins UK, HarperCollins Canada and HarperCollins Australia/New Zealand. The HarperCollins General Books Group is made up of four operating divisions: HarperTrade, Morrow/Avon, HarperInformation and HarperSanFrancisco. You can visit HarperCollins Publishers on the Internet at http://www.harpercollins.com.

About rightscenter.com
Rightscenter.com is the online rights exchange, offering secure, global and cost-efficient communication among publishing, film and multimedia industry professionals, reducing the high costs associated with submitting and tracking proposals, manuscripts, software and books by facilitating the exchange of these materials over the Internet. Rightscenter.com offers a secure extranet application server that allows scouts, agents, co-agents, and publishers to organize and exchange information quickly and reliably, and to interact one-on-one online with a global audience - anywhere, anytime. Rightscenter.com is based in Palo Alto, with offices in Los Angeles, New York, London, Madrid, and Beijing.

For more information, please visit www.rightscenter.com .

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