HBG to distribute Hachette UK titles in US

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 Books and Quercus Books. In January 2016 Hachette UK will end its relationship with distributor Trafalgar Square Publishing, with HBG taking on all sales and distribution. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK publishing income up 2% in Covid-hit 2020 despite print decline

Total publishing income hit record levels in 2020, rising 2% to £6.4bn, buoyed by a digital surge that helped offset a 6% decline in print sales, a report by the Publishers Association shows. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Sales of Adult Titles Had Big Gains Last Week

Unit sales of print books jumped 35% last week over the comparable week in 2020, driven by huge sales gains for adult books. At this point last spring, sales of adult books were soft because of the pandemic. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Mixed Bag for HBG on the Environment in 2020

The pandemic resulted in a steep drop in electricity use and business travel last year, but "significantly" higher demand for print books led to a 2% increase in Hachette Book Group's carbon footprint in 2020. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Hachette's Pride network hosts free Stella Duffy event

Hachette UK’s Pride network is hosting an event with Virago author Stella Duffy, as part of a series of sessions devoted to LGBTQIA+ novelists. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Simon & Schuster refuses to distribute book by officer who shot Breonna Taylor

US publishing giant was due to distribute Jonathan Mattingly’s The Fight for Truth for rightwing outlet Post Hill PressSimon & Schuster has said that it will not be distributing a book by one of the police officers who shot Breonna Taylor, after a small publisher whose books are distributed... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Print Unit Sales Rose 6% Last Week Led by Adult Titles

Unit sales of adult titles jumped for the week ended April 10, 2021, over the comparable week in 2020, offsetting steep declines in the juvenile categories. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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S&S Will Not Distribute Breonna Taylor's Shooter's Book

Simon & Schuster will not distribute a book by Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly, one of two Louisville, Ky., police officers that shot six bullets that killed Breonna Taylor. The book's publisher, Post Hill Press, is a distribution client of S&S. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Keiichiro Hirano Leads Amazon Crossing’s World Book Day Titles

Translations now free in this year's offer include today's release of Keiichiro Hirano's bestseller in Tokyo, 'At the End of the Matinee.' The post Keiichiro Hirano Leads Amazon Crossing’s World Book Day Titles appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Hachette Book Group: 2-Percent Rise in Carbon Footprint

Hachette Book Group releases an environmental progress report, which found that paper accounts for 95% of the publisher's carbon footprint. The post Hachette Book Group: 2-Percent Rise in Carbon Footprint appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Joe Wicks reveals final Bluebird title, Joe's Family Food

Joe Wicks has revealed the cover and title for new recipe book Joe's Family Food, published by Bluebird on 10th June. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Granta and Dialogue claim multiple titles on Orwell Prize longlists

Titles from Dialogue Books and Granta have made the longlists for the Orwell Prize for Political Writing and Prize for Political Fiction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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German booksellers concerned by UK import delays

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Arnaud Nourry Departs as CEO of Hachette Livre

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Wise Wolf Books Paves an Adventurous New Path for Teen and Young Adult Titles

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UK watchdog investigates Penguin owner’s Simon & Schuster takeover

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UK: Jellybooks Pilots Bookshop ‘Peek Inside’ Capacity at Blackwell’s

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