What is Hachette Book Group?
Q: What is Hachette Book Group?
A: Hachette Book Group (HBG) is the third largest trade and educational publishing company in the world.
Q: Who owns Hachette Livre?
A: Lagardère Group owns Hachette Livre, which owns HBG.
Q: How did HBG start?
A: HBG started when Hachette Livre bought the Time Warner Book Group from Time Warner on March 31, 2006.
Q: Where is HBG headquartered?
A: HBG is headquartered at 1290 Avenue of the Americas, Midtown Manhattan, New York City.
Q: What are the big-five publishing companies?
A: The big-five publishing companies are Holtzbrinck/Macmillan, Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, and Hachette.
Q: How many books does HBG publish in a year?
A: In one year, HBG publishes about 1400+ books for adults (including 50-100 digital-only titles), 300 books for young readers, and 450 audio books.
Q: How successful is HBG on the New York Times bestseller list?
A: In 2016, HBG had 214 books on the New York Times bestseller list, 44 of which reached #1.
