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Amazon and Hachette announce settlement

Just in time for holiday-shopping season, Amazon and Hachette Book Group have announced that the two companies have signed a new multi-year contract that will allow Hachette to set prices on its ebooks, essentially bringing ... Read More »

November 13, 2014 | Filed under: Book news

Hachette’s Perseus sale “terminated”

By Sue Carter

After a delay in July, Hachette Book Group's purchase of publishing and distribution company Perseus Books Group has been cancelled. In June, Hachette announced its plans to buy Perseus's (mostly non-fiction) publishing divisions, with its ... Read More »

August 8, 2014 | Filed under: Industry news

Hachette Book Group acquires Perseus Books Group

By Julie Baldassi

Publishers Lunch is reporting that Hachette Book Group has acquired the publishing and distribution company Perseus Books Group in “an unusual three-way transaction,” with a formal announcement expected from Hachette later today. According to Publishers Lunch: ... Read More »

June 24, 2014 | Filed under: Book news

Hachette, Simon & Schuster, and Penguin partner to launch retail website Bookish

By Sue Carter

Three of the world's biggest publishers have formed an Avengers-style partnership with today's launch of Bookish, a new consumer e-commerce website. Hachette Book Group, Simon & Schuster, and Penguin Group are behind the site, which ... Read More »

February 5, 2013 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

BookNet bestsellers: sports

By Sue Carter

As the National Hockey League playoffs get underway, this week's bestsellers list is dominated by books about Canada's favourite sport. For the two weeks ending April 8: 1. The Big Miss: My Years Coaching Tiger ... Read More »

April 16, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

Update: Hachette, Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins to modify agency agreements in U.S.

By Stuart Woods

Publishers Lunch reports that the three publishers opting to settle the antitrust lawsuit launched today by the U.S. Department of Justice have agreed to drop the agency model for a period of two years. However, ... Read More »

April 11, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian fiction (2)

By Sue Carter

Perennial favourites mix with new titles in this week's bestsellers list, covering Canadian fiction. For the two weeks ending March 18, 2012: 1. Flash and Bones, Kathy Reichs (Pocket/Simon & Schuster, $17 pa, 9781451675290) 2. ... Read More »

March 26, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

Book links roundup: Canada’s best-selling graphic novels, Schnittman leaves Bloomsbury for Hachette, new Vonnegut e-single; and more

By Natalie Samson

Sequential lists 30 best-selling Canadian comics and graphic novels Evan Schnittman leaves Bloomsbury for executive post at Hachette Does capitalism trounce freedom of expression at the London Book Fair? Unpublished Kurt Vonnegut novella, Basic Training, ... Read More »

March 23, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

BookNet bestsellers: fiction

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

U.S. author Nicholas Sparks is the lucky one, as his latest novel hits the top spot on this week's bestsellers' list, thanks to its upcoming film adaptation starring Zac Efron. For the two weeks ending ... Read More »

March 19, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

Book links roundup: The Lorax loves SUVs, Slate introduces book review section, and more

By Sue Carter

Happy birthday Dr. Suess: The Lorax film promotion replaces Truffula trees with SUVs Slate introduces monthly review section, tripling its books coverage Nieman Journalism Lab puts the spotlight on the National Post's ebook program O'Reilly Media ... Read More »

March 2, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

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Search Results by tag: Hachette Book Group

Amazon and Hachette announce settlement

Hachette’s Perseus sale “terminated”

Hachette Book Group acquires Perseus Books Group

Hachette, Simon & Schuster, and Penguin partner to launch retail website Bookish

BookNet bestsellers: sports

Update: Hachette, Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins to modify agency agreements in U.S.

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian fiction (2)

Book links roundup: Canada’s best-selling graphic novels, Schnittman leaves Bloomsbury for Hachette, new Vonnegut e-single; and more

BookNet bestsellers: fiction

Book links roundup: The Lorax loves SUVs, Slate introduces book review section, and more

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