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Biden Has Sold His Presidential Memoir

Former President Biden has sold his presidential memoir for $10 million—significantly less than former Democratic presidents ...
The Bookseller1d

Hachette UK reports 4% growth in half-year report with 'strong' trade bestsellers

Hachette UK has reported 4% growth in its half-year financial report for 2025. Lagardère, Hachette’s parent company, released ...
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Union Square Lifts First Half Results for HBG

Boosted by the November acquisition of Union Square, sales at Hachette Book Group rose 7% for the first half of 2025 compared to a year ago, parent company Lagardère reported. Excluding results from ...
The Hollywood Reporter5y

Woody Allen Memoir Dropped by Hachette After Staff Walkout

Hachette canceled the planned publication of Allen’s memoir Apropos of Nothing after staff staged a walkout protesting the decision. “Hachette Book Group has decided that it will not publish ...

Authors petition publishers to curtail their use of AI

The open letter and accompanying petition asking publishers "to make a pledge that they will never release books that were ...
Publishers Weekly6y

Hachette Book Group Changes Library E-book Terms - Publishers Weekly

The Hachette Book Group this week became the third Big Five publisher in the last 12 months to change its terms for licensing e-books to libraries. Effective July 1, 2019, ...
The New York Times3y

Hachette to Buy Workman for $240 Million as Publishing Continues ...

Hachette Book Group said on Monday that it had agreed to buy Workman Publishing, an independent company known for titles like “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” and the “Brain Quest ...