Jane Friedman is the Co-Founder of Open Road Integrated Media,Rich, Motoko. "New E-Book Company to Focus on Older Titles," New York Times (October 13, 2009). which sells and markets ebooks. She was the President and Chief Executive Officer of HarperCollins Publishers Worldwide, one of the world's leading English-language publishers, from 1997 to 2008.
Friedman is credited with inventing the author's tour, now a staple of the industry.Gupte, Pranay. "The CEO Credited With Inventing the Author's Tour," New York Sun (August 22, 2005). Friedman founded and became president of the first audio books division of a trade publisher.
Early life Friedman was born to a Jewish family,Times of Israel: "The Good Old Days Of The Future Of Publishing" by Susan Reimer December 16, 2012 the daughter of Ruth and Bert Lippman; her father was a graphic artist and her mother was one of New York's original Miss Subways. After graduating from Hewlett High School, Friedman earned a B.A. degree in English from New York University in 1967.
Career She was executive vice president of Random House, Inc., executive vice president of the Knopf Publishing Group, publisher of Vintage Books, and founder and president of Random House Audio Publishing. She came to HarperCollins from Random House. Her departure from HarperCollins was reported in The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times on Wednesday, June 5, 2008.Rich, Motoko. "Chief at Harper Collins is leaving," New York Times (June 5, 2008).
She has served on the board of the Association of American Publishers, Literacy Partners, Yale University Press, and Poets & Writers, Inc.Board of Directors, Poets & Writers. Accessed April 1, 2010. She is also a member of the American advisory committee of the Jerusalem International Book Fair, the advisory committee to the MFA program in creative writing at The New School and is a vice-chair of the entertainment, media and communications division of the UJA Federation of New York."Entertainment, Media & Communications," UJA Federation of New York. Accessed April 1, 2010.
In 2011, Friedman secured $8 million in funding from investment companies Azure Capital, Golden Seeds and Kohlberg Ventures.
Personal life Friedman lives in Manhattan and East Hampton, New York.https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303513404577352171700788122 Jane Friedman's New York Apartment: A Home That Books Built
Awards Publishers Weekly Person of the Year;Milliot, Jim. "Jane Friedman Publishing Person of the Year," December 11, 2006. The Wall Street Journals 50 Women to Watch;"The 50 Women to Watch 2006," Wall Street Journal Online. Accessed April 1, 2010. Fast Companys Fast 50;Prospero, Michael A. "The 5th Annual Fast 50: 38. Book Database: Jane Friedman," Fast Company (March 2006). New York Magazines The Influentials."The Influentials: Books," New York Magazine (May 5, 2006).
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External links Open Road Integrated Media website