First published in July 1960, "Mockingbird" has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide and still sells more than 1 million copies a year, according to HarperCollins. Salinger and his "The Catcher In the Rye" as a missing prize for e-book fans. Rowling to Ray Bradbury changing their minds over the past few years, Lee and her novel had ranked with J.D. Lee's attorney, Gloria Phares, said at the time that the case had been resolved to the author's satisfaction, with "her copyright secured to her." Lee, who lives in her native Alabama and has been in frail condition, had alleged she was "duped" into signing over the copyright. Monday's announcement came almost exactly a year after Lee sued her former literary agent, Samuel Pinkus, in order to regain rights to her novel. This is 'Mockingbird' for a new generation." "I am amazed and humbled that 'Mockingbird' has survived this long. I love dusty old books and libraries," Lee, who turned 88 on Monday, said through her publisher. Lee, in a rare public statement, cited a "new generation" of fans in agreeing to the downloadable editions of her Pulitzer Prize-winning classic. NEW YORK (AP) - Harper Lee has signed on for Scout, Boo Radley and Atticus Finch to enter the electronic age.įilling one of the biggest gaps in the e-library, "To Kill a Mockingbird" will become available as an e-book and digital audiobook on July 8, HarperCollins Publishers announced Monday.
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