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Hachette Book Group

Hachette Book Group
Parent companyHachette Livre
Predecessor
  • AOL Time Warner Book Group (2002–2006)
  • Time Warner Trade Publishing (1996–2002)
  • Warner Books (1970–1996)
FoundedMarch 31, 2006 (2006-03-31)
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationNew York City, U.S.
Key peopleDavid Shelley (CEO)
Imprints
  • Basic Books Group
  • Grand Central Publishing
  • Hachette Audio
  • Hachette Books
  • Hachette Nashville
  • Little, Brown and Company
  • Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
  • Popular Library
  • Orbit
  • Running Press Group
  • Workman Publishing
Official websitewww.hachettebookgroup.com

Hachette Book Group (HBG) is a publishing company owned by Hachette Livre, the largest publishing company in France, and the third largest trade and educational publisher in the world. Hachette Livre is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lagardère Group. HBG was formed when Hachette Livre purchased the Time Warner Book Group from Time Warner on March 31, 2006.[1] Its headquarters are located at 1290 Avenue of the Americas, Midtown Manhattan, New York City.[2] Hachette is considered one of the "big five" publishing companies, along with Holtzbrinck/Macmillan, Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, and Simon & Schuster.[3] In one year, HBG publishes approximately 1400+ adult books (including 50–100 digital-only titles), 300 books for young readers, and 450 audiobook titles (including both physical and downloadable-only titles). In 2017, the company had 167 books on the New York Times bestseller list, 34 of which reached No. 1.[4]

  1. ^ "Company History". Hachette Company. Archived from the original on March 1, 2019. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  2. ^ "FAQs Archived 2011-04-11 at the Wayback Machine." Hachette Book Group. Retrieved April 17, 2011. "Hachette Book Group Marketing Department 237 Park Avenue New York, NY 10017".
  3. ^ "Who Are "The Big Six"?". Fiction Matters. March 5, 2010. Archived from the original on May 9, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  4. ^ "About Us". Hachette Company. June 28, 2017. Archived from the original on August 16, 2017. Retrieved September 18, 2017.

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