Named HarperXXI, the titles are from a range of genres from poetry to graphic novel, crime to romance, sport to fitness and business to cinema.
"We're releasing 21 e-singles made up of exclusive new content from our popular writers. They're short, snappy 21 minute reads each one available at the pocket friendly price of Rs. 21," the publishing house said.
The titles can be downloaded from Amazon India as Kindle e-readers for Rs 21.
"We are hoping that Harper XXI will help us reach new and younger readers and ease people into the idea of reading digitally which is clearly the way forward," says V K Karthika, publisher and chief editor of HarperCollins India.
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