HarperCollins has dropped a lawsuit against Gawker for reprinting pre-released portions of Sarah Palin's book, "America by Heart," which hit bookstores today.

In exchange, Gawker has agreed to remove the original post containing leaked excerpts from her book. Both parties declined to comment on whether or not a financial settlement was involved.

The publisher filed a copyright infringement lawsuit last Friday after the gossip site posted extensive excerpts from Palin's book, accompanied by some rather snarky commentary. On Saturday, a federal judge ordered Gawker to remove the excerpts until a November 30 hearing.

"HarperCollins is gratified that it was able to resolve the dispute in this way. HarperCollins does welcome public commentary on its books so long as any book content is utilized in a manner that is consistent with the law," the company said in a statement.

"In an opinion issued yesterday, Judge Grisea stated that 'the purpose of the copyright law is to prevent the kind of copying that has taken place here.' Judge Grisea's opinion also said that Gawker 'published what amounts to a substantial portion of the book' but 'essentially engaged in no commentary or discussion,' and that it had 'not used the copyrighted material to help create something new but has merely copied the material in order to attract viewers,'" Harper Collins said in a statement.

Gawker editor Remy Stern noted that HarperCollins's lawsuit "generated a good deal of press for Ms. Palin's book in advance of its publication."

"Now that the book is out and destined to appear on the bestseller list, we're pleased that HarperCollins proposed settling this case as is, thus avoiding lengthy litigation for both sides," Stern said in a statement.