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Hachette Livre (French pronunciation:[a.ʃɛt]) is a French
publisher. Founded in 1826 by
Louis Hachette as Brédif, the company later became L. Hachette et Compagnie, Librairie Hachette, Hachette SA and Hachette Livre in France. After acquiring an Australian publisher, Hachette Australia was created; in the
UK it became Hachette UK, and its expansion into the
United States became
Hachette Book Group.
History
France
It was founded in 1826 by
Louis Hachette as Brédif, a bookshop and publishing company. It became L. Hachette et Compagnie on 1 January 1846, Librairie Hachette in 1919, and Hachette SA in 1977. It was acquired by the
Lagardère Group in 1981. In 1992, the publishing assets of Hachette SA were grouped into a subsidiary called Hachette Livre (French pronunciation:[a.ʃɛtliːvʁ]), the flagship imprint of
Lagardère Publishing. Hachette has its headquarters in the
15th arrondissement of Paris.[1] In 1996, it merged with the
Hatier group.[2] In 2004, Hachette acquired dictionary publisher
Éditions Larousse.
International expansion
In 2002,
UK publisher
John Murray was acquired by
Hodder Headline, which was itself acquired in 2004 by the
Lagardère Group. Since then, it has been an imprint under Lagardère brand known as Hachette UK.[3]
In 2004, Lagardère acquired Australian publisher
Hodder Headline for Hachette Livre, who renamed it Hachette Australia.[4]
In 2006, it expanded into the
United States when it purchased
Time Warner's book-publishing division, which was then renamed
Hachette Book Group USA. Part of Time Warner's holdings was
Australian independent publishing house Lothian Books, which was incorporated as an imprint.[5]
In June 2013, Hachette announced that it would acquire the adult trade business of
Hyperion Books from
Disney.[6] (Disney retained the young adult business and books related to existing Disney–ABC TV properties, under an expanded Disney–Hyperion imprint.)
In 2018, it announced its Robinson Millenials label, under which it would be publishing
webcomics in partnership with Hiveworks Comics.[7]
Hachette UK acquired
Laurence King Publishing, original publisher of adult colouring book author and illustrator
Johanna Basford, in August 2020.[8] In 2022, it acquired Welbeck Publishing Group.[9]
Corporate affairs
Since April 2015, Hachette's headquarters have been located at 58 rue Jean-Bleauzen in
Vanves (department
Hauts-de-Seine, France).[10]
In June 2014, the company's U.S. affiliate in conjunction with
Perseus Books Group, and
Ingram Content Group, announced a three-way deal whereby Hachette would buy Perseus and then sell the company's client services businesses to Ingram. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.[12] However, in August 2014, the deal was called off because Hachette and the other parties involved decided the deal was too complicated.[13] The deal eventually went through in April 2016 with Perseus's publishing assets and imprints going to Hachette, and distribution assets to Ingram.[14]
Hachette's English-language businesses in the UK and the U.S. will be moved to a single management team in January 2024, with Hachette UK CEO David Chelley taking the same position at the Hachette Book Group USA and reporting to the Hachette Livre chairman and CEO
Arnaud Lagardère.[15]
Company structure
Hachette Livre is involved in three core businesses: publishing, partworks and distribution.
^Launet, Édouard. "
Pas de quartier pour les éditeursArchived 5 November 2009 at the
Wayback Machine." Libération. 2 November 2009. Retrieved on 21 January 2012. "Chacun se souvient aussi du spectaculaire départ du groupe Hachette, abandonnant son énorme QG au coin des boulevards Saint-Michel et Saint-Germain pour le quai de Grenelle, dans le XVe."