Hachette Book Group
Parent company Hachette Livre | | |
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Founded | March 31, 2006 | |
Country of origin | United States | |
Headquarters location | New York City, U.S. | |
Key people | David Shelley (CEO) | |
Imprints |
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Official website | www |
Hachette Book Group (HBG) is a
History
The earliest publisher to eventually become part of the Hachette Book Group was Little, Brown and Company, founded in 1837, acquired by Time Inc. in 1968.[1]
On April 11, 2012, the United States Department of Justice filed
On June 28, 2013, Hachette announced it would acquire
In May 2014,
In November 2014, Hachette announced that it had entered into an agreement to purchase nonfiction publisher Black Dog & Leventhal. The sale was finalized in January 2015, and Black Dog & Leventhal became an imprint of the Hachette Books publishing division.
In June 2014, the company in conjunction with Ingram Content Group, and Perseus Books Group, announced a three-way deal whereby Hachette would buy Perseus and then sell that company's client services businesses to Ingram. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.[20] The deal was called off on August 7, 2014.[21] On March 6, 2016, HBG announced that it had entered into a binding agreement to purchase the publishing division of The Perseus Books Group. Perseus's distribution business was sold to Ingram in a separate move. The sale was completed in April 2016, and the publishing business joined HBG as the Perseus Books publishing group.[22]
In April 2016, HBG announced an agreement to create a joint venture with the Yen Press imprint and Japanese publisher Kadokawa. Yen Press became known as Yen Press LLC, and is no longer considered an imprint of HBG's Orbit publishing division.
On September 17, 2018, Hachette acquired the Christian publisher Worthy Publishing.
On June 1, 2020, Hachette was one of a group of publishers who sued the Internet Archive, arguing that its collection of e-books was denying authors and publishers revenue and accusing the library of "willful mass copyright infringement".[25][26]
Publishing groups and imprints
Hachette Book Group operates a number of publishing brands aimed at different markets, and these brands themselves contain sub-imprints that are used to publish to an even more targeted audience.[17][27]
Grand Central Publishing
An independent publishing division within Hachette. Previously known as Warner Books.
Imprint | Market |
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Grand Central Publishing | General market and best-sellers |
Forever | Romance novels |
Forever Yours | Digital books |
Grand Central Life & Style | Lifestyle and wellness |
Twelve | Literature and nonfiction |
Vision | Mass market editions |
Hachette Audio
Publishing group focused on audiobook adaptations and dramatizations of books published by various imprints within the Hachette group.
Imprint | Market |
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Hachette Audio | Flagship imprint |
Hachette Audio Powered by Wattpad | Adaptations of works originally published on Wattpad. |
Hachette Audio Podcasts | Original podcasts |
Hachette Nashville
Publishing group composed of imprints acquired from Warner Communications and Worthy Publishing. Formerly known as Warner Faith Books.
Imprint | Market |
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Hachette Nashville | Christian works |
Center Street | Conservative and military works |
FaithWords | Christian inspirational |
Worthy | Christian best sellers |
WorthyKids/Ideals | Children's works |
Little, Brown and Company
An independent publishing division within Hachette. Founded in 1837. Focused on fiction, non fiction, and "works of lasting significance". Purchased by Time Inc. in 1961, becoming part of Time Life. Sold to Hachette in 2006.
Imprint | Market |
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Little, Brown and Company | Fiction and non-fiction |
Back Bay Books | Trade paperback editions |
Mulholland Books | Mystery, suspense and speculative fiction |
Spark | Health and wellness |
Voracious | Illustrated books |
JIMMY Patterson | Children's books. Founded by James Patterson. |
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Imprint | Market |
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Little, Brown Books for Young Readers | Picture books and non-fiction for young readers. |
LB Kids | Novelty and brand tie-ins. |
Poppy | Fiction for young women. |
Orbit Books
A publishing division focused on science fiction, fantasy, and mass market editions. Spun off from Little, Brown in 2006. Not to be confused with Orbis Books.
Imprint | Market |
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Orbit | Science fiction and fantasy |
Redhook | Mass market editions |
Perseus Books Group
An independent publishing division within Hachette. Founded in 1996. Acquired by Hachette in 2016.
Imprint name | Market |
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Perseus Books | Flagship imprint |
Avalon Travel | Guidebooks and travel literature |
Basic Books | Non-fiction |
Da Capo Press | Pop culture and wellness, under Hachette Books |
Hachette Books | Non-fiction and general interest. Formerly Hyperion Books |
PublicAffairs | History, economics and public affairs |
Running Press | Pop culture, inspirational and adult tie-ins. |
Inactive imprints
Many imprints have been acquired by Hachette and the companies that were merged to form the group; some are no longer active.[citation needed]
- Abacus
- Paperback Library (Called the Warner Paperback Library after acquisition by Warner Communications in 1970. Not acquired by Hachette.[28])
- Questar Science Fiction
- Warner Aspect
- Reagan Arthur Books
- Jericho Books
- Business Plus
- Bulfinch Press (Bulfinch titles are now considered part of Little, Brown & Company.)
- 5 Spot
- Weinstein Books: Formerly an imprint of Perseus Books, this publisher was shut down on October 12, 2017 after multiple women accused its founder Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment.
- ipicturebooks (first bought by Time Warner Trade Publishing)[29]
See also
References
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- ^ Mui, Ylan Q. and Hayley Tsukayama (April 11, 2012). "Justice Department sues Apple, publishers over e-book prices". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
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- ^ Lee, Edmund (June 28, 2013). "Hachette Will Acquire Disney's Hyperion Book Publishing Business". Bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on January 25, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
- ^ a b "Disney Sells Hyperion Adult Trade List to Hachette". digitalbookworld. June 28, 2013. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
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- ^ "Perseus Books Group being acquired by Hachette". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on January 25, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
- ^ Trachtenberg, Jeffrey A. (August 7, 2014). "Hachette Calls Off Perseus Book Purchase". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on September 23, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
- ^ Milliot, Jim (March 6, 2016). "Hachette Agrees to Buy Perseus Publishing Business". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on September 23, 2017. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
- ^ Milliot, Jim (September 17, 2018). "Hachette to Buy Worthy Publishing". PublishersWeekly. Archived from the original on December 30, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ Milliot, Jim (November 13, 2018). "In HBG's Reorg of Nashville Outposts and Flagship Imprint, Publisher DiPreta to Leave". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on October 18, 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
- ^ Harris, Elizabeth A. (June 1, 2020). "Publishers Sue Internet Archive Over Free E-Books". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 12, 2020. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
- ^ Text of Hachette Book Group, Inc. v. Internet Archive is available from: CourtListener
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