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MEMORANDUM

February 10, 2009TO: All EmployeesFROM: Michael MorrisonIn light of the economic challenges facing us, we have decided to restructure and streamline theGeneral Books Group.Four years ago, we launched the Collins Division within the U.S. General Books Group. Whileacknowledging its many successes, we have decided to return to a more focused structure.Hence, we are closing the Collins Division and realigning the imprints.Harper, under the continued leadership of SVP, Publisher Jonathan Burnham, will expand toinclude the books on the Collins general non-fiction list, Collins Reference titles and CollinsBusiness books. The Collins general non-fiction list will be published under the Harper imprintgoing forward. Collins Reference, both hardcover and paperbacks, will remain intact under Bruce Nichols, VP, Publisher of Collins Reference, who will also serve as Executive Editor atHarper. The Smithsonian program will continue under Elisabeth Dyssegaard. The CollinsBusiness list will be published as Harper Business books going forward. Hollis Heimbouch, VP,Publisher, will continue to oversee the business books program and also become ExecutiveEditor at Harper. Bruce, Elisabeth and Hollis will report to Jonathan, as will Executive Editor Adam Bellow and Senior Editor Ben Loehnen.Collins trade paperbacks, with the exception of Collins Reference and Collins Design, will befolded into Harper Perennial and Harper paperbacks under SVP, Publisher Carrie Kania. CollinsDesign’s VP, Publisher Marta Schooler and her entire team will now report to Carrie, andcontinue to publish under the Collins Design imprint. Additionally, to further strengthen our paperback program, the Avon trade paperback line will now fall under Carrie. Stephanie Meyers,Associate Editor, will join the group and report to Cal Morgan, VP, Editorial Director.Liate Stehlik will take over the role of SVP, Publisher of William Morrow/Eos/Avon, and willcontinue to oversee Avon and Harper mass market titles. Collins Living titles will be publishedas William Morrow books going forward and will now be part of the William Morrow imprint.Mary Ellen O’Neill will join this group as VP, Executive Editor, and take on the addedresponsibility of managing the William Morrow cookbooks program reporting to Liate. Senior Editor Matthew Benjamin and Editor Anne Cole will continue to report to Mary Ellen.