In 1989 , Collins was bought by Rupert Murdoch 's News Corporation .
The publisher was combined with Harper & Row , which NewsCorp had acquired two years earlier , to form HarperCollins .
In 1989 , Collins was bought by Rupert Murdoch 's News Corporation , and the publisher was combined with Harper & Row , which NewsCorp had acquired two years earlier , to form HarperCollins .