Maybe I Overshared

Maybe I Overshared

Why Authors Should Care About HarperCollins’ “Bad Quarter”

What HarperCollins’ rough quarter reveals about the fragile ecosystem every author depends on.

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Alex Brown
Nov 07, 2025
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If you’ve ever felt like publishing is a black box, you’re not wrong. A handful of people at the top of the industry make choices that ripple all the way down to you, the author, trying to figure out why your book’s preorder link vanished, why your audiobook isn’t showing up yet, or why your publisher suddenly went quiet about your marketing plan.

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