Hachette Livre 'interested in acquisitions'

Hachette Livre chairman Arnaud Nourry has predicted that worldwide consolidation of the... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette’s new order

Philip Jones reacts to the news of David Shelley's appointment as Hachette UK c.e.o. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hely Hutchinson to Retire as CEO of Hachette UK

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 at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scientific writer snapped up by Hachette Children's

Hachette Children’s Group has bought a middle-grade novel from scientific writer Sharon Cohen. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘A German Life’ Memoir Finds Strong International Rights Interest

A memoir from the Nazi era, ‘A German Life’ has been bolstered by the documentary film on its subject, the late Brunhilde Pomsel. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson ‘Publishers’ Journalistic Obligation’ t’s a very fast takeoff in international sales for the April publication... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette and Curtis Brown lead dealmaking

Hachette, Hodder and Curtis Brown all once again top The Bookseller’s league tables in a second look at the British publishing rights deals landscape. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Q1 Sales Up at Hachette Book Group

Sales rose 4.1% at HBG in the first quarter ended March 31, 2017 over the same period in 2016. The revenue gain was due to solid sales in HBG's Center Street division. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette and BTBS to tackle 'prohibitively expensive' London accommodation

Hachette UK is partnering with The Book Trade Charity (BTBS) to offer subsidised accommodation in London to people starting out on careers in publishing.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK ebook sales flounder as interest in print copies rebounds

Book sales in the UK are on the rise, but not because of ebooks. Figures for 2016 released by the Publishers Association show a 7 percent rise over 2015, the largest year-over-year growth in a decade. Physical book sales were up 8 percent, however eb... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2017-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette and Book People partner to promote Enid Blyton

Hachette Children’s Group and Book People have announced an “exclusive 18-month direct to consumer partnership” promoting Enid Blyton’s titles. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Financial Times Says Paid Posts Up 400% Following Acquisition of Alpha Grid

For the first time in its 129-year history, the Financial Times said digital advertising revenue has surpassed print. The company credits a chunk of its success to content marketing studio Alpha Grid, which it acquired a controlling stake in last June.The Alpha Grid acquisition was part of a... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2017-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Juno Dawson strikes multi-book deal with Hachette

Hachette Children’s Group has struck a multi-book deal with Juno Dawson following a "hotly-contested" auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Geras makes first acquisitions for Bookouture

Jenny Geras, who joined digital publisher Bookouture from Cornerstone in January this year, has made her first acquisitions: a new detective series by Victoria Jenkins and three psychological thrillers from SE Lynes. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nadiya Hussain pens festive cookbook for Hachette Children's

Hachette Children’s Group is publishing a second cookbook and storybook compilation by "Great British Bake Off" winner and author Nadiya Hussain, Nadiya's Bake Me a Festive Story, this October. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette launches The Future Bookshelf for underrepresented writers

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 at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette and Penguin Random House lead British Book Awards Books of the Year shortlists

Hachette and Penguin Random House have earned 11 shortlistings each in the British Book Awards’ Books of the Year awards, with Pan Macmillan garnering three nods and Faber and HarperCollins both winning two nominations. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Partners with Wattpad to Produce Audiobooks

Wattpad and Hachette Book Group have inked a deal to produce 50 audiobooks using Wattpad's content. The first titles created under the deal will become available this summer. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Unveils Chlldren's App Pairing Text and Music

Hachette, in partnership with startup Novel Effect, has created an app that relies on voice recognition technology to sync music and sound effects to text, as it's read aloud from select picture books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette’s new clothes

Philip Jones reflects on Hachette's acquisition of Bookouture and what it means for both parties. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette U.K. Acquires Bookouture

Bookouture, the U.K.-based digital publishing company that had a number of titles hit high on Amazon's Kindle ebooks bestselller list in 2016, has been acquired by Hachette U.K. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette UK acquires Bookouture

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 at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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