Open Road Integrated Media will publish an e-book edition of Erica Jong’s bestseller Fear of Flying, throughout the world in the English language. Fear of Flying will be the first title in Open Road's new Iconic Ebooks imprint. The e-book, with a new cover and an illustrated biography featuring never-before-seen photos, goes on sale today.
Open Road’s Iconic Ebooks are titles that, like Fear of Flying, have universal name recognition whether as memoir, popular fiction, literary fiction, or nonfiction, Open Road said. Cofounder and CEO Jane Friedman said: “A core mission of Open Road is to bring many of the most influential and acclaimed books to 'e' to connect them once again with readers. Erica Jong's Fear of Flying fits this bill perfectly as it absolutely transformed parts of our culture.
Open Road will also rebrand the following titles from its catalog as Iconic Ebooks:
Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard and Florence Atwater
The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy
Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
Chaos: Making a New Science by James Gleick
From Here to Eternity by James Jones
The Moviegoer by Walker Percy
Sophie's Choice by William Styron
Candy by Terry Southern
Exodus by Leon Uris
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
