Издательство «Hachette Books»
Hachette Book Group (HBG) was created when Hachette Livre, a global publishing company based in France, acquired Time Warner Book Group from Time Warner in 2006. Hachette Livre is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lagardère, a company that is active worldwide in the areas of communications and media (books, press, audiovisual and distribution/retailing of cultural products). HBG is comprised of the following publishing divisions:
- Grand Central Publishing
- Little, Brown and Company
- Hachette Nashville
- Orbit
- Perseus Books
- Hachette Audio
История
Hachette Book Group was created when Hachette Livre, a global publishing company based in France, acquired Time Warner Book Group from Time Warner in 2006. Hachette Livre is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lagardère, a company that is active worldwide in the areas of communications and media (books, press, audiovisual and distribution/retailing of cultural products).
HBG’s long history dates back to 1837 and it continues to evolve and grow today:
1837
Little, Brown and Company is founded.
1968
Time Inc. acquires Little, Brown & Co.
1970
Warner Communications acquires the Paperback Library and launches Warner Books.
1992
Little, Brown and Company acquires Macdonald & Co., renames it Little, Brown and Company (UK), and later Time Warner Book Group UK.
1996
Little, Brown and Company and Warner Books merge to become Time Warner Trade Publishing, later to be renamed Time Warner Book Group (TWBG).
2001
Warner Faith, a Christian/inspirational imprint, is launched.
2004
Center Street, a heartland-focused imprint, is launched.
2005
5 Spot, an imprint of Warner Books publishing chick-lit that is smart, fun, and filled with attitude, is launched.
LB Kids, an imprint of Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, is launched.
2006
TWBG is acquired by Hachette Livre and renamed Hachette Book Group USA. Warner Faith is renamed FaithWords. Time Warner Audio Books is renamed Hachette Audio.
Warner Wellness, an imprint of Warner Books focused on the healing and improvement of mind, body, and spirit, is launched.
Springboard Press, a baby boomer generation targeted imprint, is launched.
2007
Warner Books is renamed Grand Central Publishing. Warner Wellness is renamed Wellness Central. Warner Business Books is renamed Business Plus.
Yen Press, a graphic novel and manga imprint, is launched.
Orbit, a science fiction and fantasy imprint, is launched.
TWELVE, a new imprint of GCP, is launched.
Poppy, an imprint of Little, Brown Books for Young Readers and home to the Gossip Girl an other teen fiction series, is launched.
2008
The company is renamed Hachette Book Group (dropping the USA) and adopts a new corporate logo.
Hachette Book Group Canada, Inc., is established as a subsidiary company to market titles to national accounts in Canada (starting in January 2009). An office in Toronto is opened in September 2008.
The Orbit Division is formed at HBG, comprised of two imprints: the Orbit science fiction and Fantasy imprint and the Yen Press graphic novel and mange imprint. Tim Holman is named VP, Publisher.
Reagan Arthur Books is created as a new editorial imprint of Little, Brown and Company. The first list will appear in the Fall 2009 season.
2009
HBG announced the launch of a formal Environmental Policy in November, one of the strongest and most progressive of any U.S. book publisher, committing the company to dramatically increasing the use of recycled fiber, ending the use of paper that may impact endangered forests, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and a wide range of other initiatives.
HBG launches the Hachette Speakers Bureau (HSB), in association with Greater Talent Network, a leader in the lecture industry (http://www.hachettespeakersbureau.com/).
Little, Brown and Company announces the creation of a new imprint devoted to suspense, thrillers and crime fiction of all kinds. The imprint, later named Mulholland Books, will begin publishing titles in the Spring of 2011.
2010
HBG adopts the Agency Model of sales: as of April 1, 2010, all eBook titles published by HBG will be sold directly to consumers by means of third party agents.
Grand Central Publishing announces the creation of a new practical nonfiction imprint, Grand Central Life & Style, combining and closing two existing imprints, Springboard Press and Wellness Central, which will launch in the Fall 2010 season. Orbit announces a digital-only short fiction publishing program launching later this year.
2011
The Hachette Nashville division announces the creation of a new imprint, Jericho Books -- a progressive, non-traditional faith-based imprint, to begin publishing in the summer of 2012.
2012
Grand Central Publishing announces the launch of Forever Yours, a new digital-only romance imprint, to begin publishing in February 2012.
Orbit announces the creation of Redhook, a new commercial fiction imprint which will publish across a range of genres, and in all formats (including digital-only) launching in April 2013.
2013
Michael Pietsch becomes CEO of Hachette Book Group; David Young becomes Chairman (stepping down as CEO, and moving to other roles within Hachette Livre).
HBG purchases adult trade publishing imprint, Hyperion, from The Walt Disney Company (deal closes 7/16/2013).
2014
HBG acquired publishing company Black Dog & Leventhal, and it becomes an imprint under the Hachette Books division (deal closes 12/31/2014).
A new publishing division called Hachette Books is established on the foundation of the Hyperion list.
Little Brown and Company announces the creation of a new imprint, Lee Boudreaux Books, which will start publishing in 2015.
2015
James Patterson launches a new children's book imprint, jimmy patterson, with the goal of turning kids into lifelong readers. The new jimmy imprint is housed under the Little, Brown and Company division.
Grand Central Life & Style, an imprint of Grand Central Publishing, announces the creation of a new imprint called goop press, an extension of the lifestyle brand founded by Gwyneth Paltrow, to begin publishing in April 2016.
2016
HBG acquires The Perseus Books Group, which becomes the Perseus Books division (deal closes 4/1/2016). Perseus adds five main imprints: Avalon Travel, Basic Books, Da Capo Press, PublicAffairs, and Running Press, as well as offices in Berkeley, CA; Boulder, CO; and Philadelphia, PA.
James Patterson launches the BookShots imprint, with the goal of publishing short reads that can be read on on any device. The imprint is housed under the Little, Brown and Company division.
The Yen Press imprint becomes a joint publishing venture, with Japanese company Kadokawa owning a majority share.
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Bestsellers
During 2016 Hachette UK placed 102 titles on the Sunday Times bestseller, 18 of which made it to first place. The company achieved particularly strong success in general literature and textbooks. J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Cursed Child broke records and it became the biggest selling large-format book in the United Kingdom for ten years in the space of just a few weeks, with four million copies sold. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Famous Five for Grown-ups sold 1 million and 1.5 million copies, respectively. Other bestselling titles were The Loney by Andrew Michael Hurley) and The Invention of Nature: The Adventures of Alexander von Humboldt by Andrea Wulf.
In the US, the Hachette Book Group (HBG) once again dominated the bestseller lists, placing 215 printed or digital titles on the New York Times lists, which contributed to an increase of 18% compared to the year 2015. Hamilton: The Revolution by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter sold 475,000 copies at a retail price of 40 USD. Illustrated Books continued to sell very well, driven by the runaway success of Simplissime. Further strong sellers were Two by Two by Nicholas Sparks, James Patterson’s Woman of God and Bullseye, Joel Osteen’s Think Better, Live Better, Noah Hawley’s Before the Fall and Gary Byrne’s Crisis of Character.
Illustrated books continued to sell very well in France thanks to the cookbook Simplissime by Jean-Francois Mallet. The first volume sold a total of 450,000 copies. Many of Hachette Livre’s books won awards, including Petit pays by Gaël Faye (370,000 copies), Le dernier des nôtres by Adélaïde de Clermont-Tonnerre (150,000 copies), Et tu trouveras le trésor qui dort en toi by Laurent Gounelle (190,000 copies) as well as Un président ne devrait pas dire ça by Gérard Davet and Fabrice Lhomme (220,000 copies).
In 2016 Hachette España published a total of 3,029 new titles, as well as 4,536 reprints, while 326 new titles and 621 reprints were published in Latin America. Based on Spain’s leading rankings, the company’s bestsellers in general literature included Del otro lado by Michael Connelly, Cuentos de Navidad by Charles Dickens and Cocina sana para disfrutar by Isabel Llano.
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