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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The release of the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child playscript, published by Little, Brown, has helped Hachette UK to grow its sales by 30.1% in the third quarter, according to results issued by its parent company Lagardere. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette UK is investing in financial education workshops for under-30s to be offered to staff "several times a year in line with demand". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The London-based Quarto Group's US operations expand with an acquisition in Bellvue, Washington, projecting a 30-percent rise in children's publishing revenues. The post UK’s Quarto USA Division Acquires McEvoy’s Becker & Mayer appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette UK sales were down by 5.2% in the first quarter, due to lower ebook sales. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shares in Hachette’s parent company Lagardere have fallen by 8.2% this morning after announcing a lower-than-expected profit forecast and the departure of its chief financial officer. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two years after a planned deal fell through, Hachette Book Group is purchasing the Perseus Books Group, bringing together two of the country's largest publishers. The companies issued separate... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2016-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette will acquire Perseus' publishing arm, both publishers announced Tuesday. The deal is the culmination of an effort that started and was stopped in 2014 when details proved too complicated. Now things have been simplified by separating Perseus' publishing business from its distribution... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette UK saw overall sales fall by 6.7% in the fourth quarter of the year due to lower ebook sales, with its parent company Lagardere Publishing saying that "market trends have reversed in the US and the UK". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Book Group (HBG) is to handle sales and distribution for Hachette UK titles into the US from January 2016. HBG has been providing various sales and distribution services to Hachette UK for a number of years, including distribution into Canada, and North American services for Octopus... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Beginning in January, the Hachette Book Group will take over U.S. sales and distribution for Hachette UK as part of the effort by HUK to have all its English-language sales handled within the Hachette family. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales at Hachette UK were down 3.5% in the first six months of 2015 compared to the year before, because of a “slate of new releases that was not as strong as the first half of 2014”, according to results announced by Hachette's parent company Lagardere. E-books represented 33% of sales in... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Business and personal development publisher Nicholas Brealey Publishing has been bought by Hachette UK, with the business becoming an imprint within John Murray Publishing. The deal will see founder Nick Brealey continue to manage the lists, reporting into John Murray Press m.d. Nick Davies,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette UK has acquired Nicholas Brealey Publishing in a deal that includes the company’s U.S. imprints Davies L. Black and Intercultural Press. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The retirement of David Young and an expansion of the role of David Shelley are among a number of significant moves announced today by Hachette UK. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales at Hachette UK fell 4% year-on-year for the first quarter of 2015, partially due to an “unfavourable” VAT effect on ebooks, parent company Lagardere has said. Hachette UK said it had “steady sales in print and digital” in the first quarter of the year, with its performance “broadly in... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic US has acquired a minority stake in Make Believe Ideas (MBI), a UK-based publisher for children aged 0-5, for an undisclosed sum. The companies will showcase a co-branded series – Early Learners ages 0-5 – at the Bologna Book Fair next week and a global English language release is... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette UK finished 2014 with a net sales decline of 10% in the final quarter, compared to the same period in 2013 which saw Sir Alex Ferguson claim the Christmas number one, according to annual results released by French parent company Lagardere. Across 2014 as a whole, Hachette UK saw a... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette UK saw physical sales fall 7.4% year-on-year in the third quarter, “due to a less promising publishing schedule in general literature”, according to parent company Lagardere. However “ebooks still showed sustained growth, with 34% of net sales in adult trade vs. 31% at the end of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette UK is consulting with "fewer than 10" people over potential redundancy following the restructure of its group field sales division. Earlier this year the publisher created a new sales structure, with two teams, one headed by Rob Manser and looking after Little, Brown and Orion, and the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jason Bartholomew reports on international rights markets for Hachette books. Germany is a stalwart, southern Europe suffers and emerging markets are rising. The post Hachette UK Sees Flux in Global Rights Markets appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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