NEW YORK and LONDON, Aug. 2
/PRNewswire/ -- HarperCollins announced today the acquisition of
the official illustrated memoir from multi-platinum selling
superstar Justin Bieber.
JUSTIN BIEBER: FIRST STEP 2
FOREVER: MY STORY will reveal
Justin's amazing journey to superstardom. This beautifully
designed hardcover book contains exclusive, never-before-seen
photos -- a must-have for fans afflicted with Bieber-fever. The
book will be published this October in both the United States ($21.99) and in the UK (16.99 pounds Sterling).
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"Every day I wake up and count my blessings. My fans have played
such a large part in all of this and they help me live my dreams
every day. I'm excited to share just a little bit more of my world
with them through this book," says Justin
Bieber. "Between the behind-the-scenes pictures and
the story I think this is going to be something they can all enjoy.
This is just another way for me to say thank you to my fans."
Born in Stratford, Ontario,
Justin Bieber is a multi-talented
pop/soul singer and self-taught musician on drums, guitar, piano,
and trumpet. As an amateur he posted renditions of his favorite
hip-hop and R&B songs on YouTube.com, to the tune of 50 million
views. Now, Bieber's video for "Baby" is the most-watched music
video in YouTube history with more than 250 million views.
Justin Bieber is the first solo
artist in history to send four songs from a debut album into the
Billboard Hot 100's Top 40 prior to the album's release. He is also
the youngest male solo artist in the history of the Billboard 200
to chart a #1 album since 13-year-old Stevie Wonder did so in the summer of 1963.
These accolades have resulted in total record sales to date
exceeding 5 million.
In 2007, his manager Scooter
Braun introduced Justin to the music industry in
Atlanta. Scooter Braun formed the RBMG joint-venture
label with Usher and signed the 13-year-old Bieber to his first
professional deal. RBMG in turn signed a deal with Antonio 'L.A.'
Reid, Chairman of the Island Def Jam Music Group. Now, Braun and
Creative Artists Agency have sold the rights to JUSTIN BIEBER: FIRST STEP 2 FOREVER:
MY STORY to Anna Valentine, Harper Non-Fiction Senior
Commissioning Editor (UK), and Emily
Brenner, Vice President and Publisher of HarperFestival
(US).
"Justin's adoring and devoted fan base that started on YouTube
now follows him to packed concert halls around the world," says
Susan Katz, President and Publisher
of HarperCollins Children's Books. "He is a force in the
music industry and we are incredibly excited to be publishing this
photographic memoir of his amazing journey."
Valentine added, "This is a real coup for us and we are very
excited about adding Justin to our autumn program. Justin is
the hottest star of the moment and this book will be the perfect
gift for his millions of fans worldwide."
About HarperCollins Publishers
HarperCollins, one of the largest English-language publishers in
the world, is a subsidiary of News Corporation (NYSE: NWS, NWS.A;
ASX: NWS, NWSLV). Headquartered in New
York, HarperCollins has publishing groups around the world
including the HarperCollins General Books Group, HarperCollins
Children's Books Group, Zondervan, HarperCollins UK, HarperCollins
Canada, HarperCollins Australia/New
Zealand and HarperCollins India. HarperCollins is a
broad-based publisher with strengths in literary and commercial
fiction, business books, children's books, cookbooks, mystery,
romance, reference, religious and spiritual books. With nearly 200
years of history HarperCollins has published some of the world's
foremost authors and has won numerous awards including the Nobel
Prize, the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the Newbery
Medal and the Caldecott. Consistently at the forefront of
innovation and technological advancement, HarperCollins is the
first publisher to digitize its content and create a global digital
warehouse to protect the rights of its authors, meet consumer
demand and generate additional business opportunities. You can
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http://www.harpercollins.com.
SOURCE HarperCollins
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