Philip Jones considers the impact that PRH and Hachette UK's plan to open offices outside of the capital could have on the London-centric UK publishing industry. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hachette UK is calling on all major publishers "to be transparent" when reporting their gender pay gaps next March, specifically by disclosing how they fare both with and without their distribution arms being taken into account. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hachette UK has revealed it is "actively looking" to open more offices outside of London, and PRH UK has said it is "considering" regional offices, following a discussion on the importance of regional diversity and what more can be done to promote it in publishing. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hachette UK’s revenues are down 6.7% in the third quarter of 2018, due to a lighter release schedule and decline in sales in its education segment, its parent company Lagardere has reported. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hachette UK has promoted Lucy Hale to deputy c.e.o. of Hodder & Stoughton, Headline, John Murray Press and Quercus, while also creating a new UK group sales department led by Rob Manser, in an expanded role. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hachette UK has reported a "standout" first half of the year with sales "considerably up" year-on-year. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hachette UK has appointed Saskia Bewley to the newly-created role of diversity and inclusion manager. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bare Lit, the literary festival showcasing writers of colour, is partnering with Hachette UK for its 2018 edition. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hachette UK’s sales are up 1.4% in the first quarter of 2018, spurred on by Michael Wolff's January bestseller Fire and Fury (Little, Brown Book Group). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
The UK’s biggest publishers release figures showing average differences in pay between men and women ranging from 11.3% to 29.69%The books industry may be dominated by women, but men are reaping the rewards, as the UK’s largest publishers reveal a “stark” divide in pay. Figures reported to the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2018-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hachette UK Ltd has set targets to make sure women make up two thirds of its top pay quartile by 2020 after reporting a "stark" median gender pay gap of 24.71%, a mean gender pay gap of 29.69%, and a median bonus gender pay gap of 62.64%. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
In part for seeing publishers, authors as 'partners in the publishing process,' Tim Hely Hutchinson is praised as he retires from the helm of Hachette UK. The post ‘Author-Friendly Policies’: Toasting Hachette’s Tim Hely Hutchinson appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hachette UK's revenues in the third quarter of 2017 were "strong" and "ahead of budget", with digital sales "considerably up", c.e.o. Tim Hely Hutchinson has said. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
David Shelley, c.e.o. designate of Hachette UK, has been named on a list of leading LGBT+ executives compiled by professional membership organisation OUTstanding and published in the FT. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
A theatre sketch show put on by graduates in Cambridge has received legal threats from Hachette UK for allegedly infringing its Famous Five trademark for the publisher's parody series Five Go. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Tim Hely Hutchinson is retiring as c.e.o. of Hachette UK at the end of this year, with David Shelley, currently c.e.o. of Little, Brown Book Group and Orion, set to take on the Hachette c.e.o. role. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Philip Jones reacts to the news of David Shelley's appointment as Hachette UK c.e.o. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Tim Hely Hutchinson will retire as CEO of Hachette UK at the end of 2017. He will be succeeded by David Shelley, CEO of Little, Brown Book Group and Orion. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hachette UK has launched a new diversity initiative, a creative writing hub called The Future Bookshelf, to make publishing more accessible for writers who feel they aren’t well represented by the industry. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hachette UK has acquired independent ebook publisher Bookouture, just four years since it was founded in 2012 by former Harlequin/Mills & Boon marketing executive Oliver Rhodes. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]