Hachette Book Group

- Thanks to constructive discussions, Google and Hachette Livre today announce the final signature of the partnership agreement. This agreement, which is based on the memorandum of understanding signed last November between Google and Hachette Livre, which organizes the digitization of thousands of French language books controlled by Hachette Livre and which are no longer commercially available (which is the case of the vast majority of all books ever published). This agreement aims to breathe new life to thousands of dormant out-of-print works, for the benefit of authors but also academics, researchers and general public. As announced a few

(PRESS RELEASE) Hachette Book Group (HBG) is committed to protecting the environment and to the responsible use of natural resources. Accordingly, we have committed to publish this annual report to detail progress toward meeting the goals laid out in our environmental policy.

Hachette Book Group today announced a new alliance with Bloomberg Businessweek to publish in e-book form select special projects from the magazine. This collaboration will launch with the e-book release "Steve Jobs 1955-2011 by Bloomberg Businessweek," which is drawn from Bloomberg Businessweek's October 10, 2011, issue capturing the complicated and remarkable life, work and achievements of Steve Jobs. 

To better connect publishers with their audience (and give them a shot at acquiring new readers), Link.me has been forging partnerships with the top book publishers to launch trials, deals, promotions, and more through QR codes. In October, Link.me signed with its newest client, McGraw-Hill, and as an example of the kind of work they’re doing, one of the publishing company’s recent publications, “The Zappos Experience” embedded QR codes in over 15 individual chapters. The goal was, of course, to bring The Zappos Experience “to life."

(PRESS RELEASE) Lagardère SCA announced third quarter revenues today, noting “solid activity trends despite a highly uncertain economic environment.” Highlights of the company's financial performance are as follows: At Lagardère: Third-quarter net sales of €1,982m were up 1.3% on a like-for-like basis and down 5.8% on a reported basis (the difference between reported and like-for-like…

Hachette Book Group has been awarded Gold Certification from the Book Industry Study Group, the U.S. book trade association for supply chain standards, research and best practices.

Like Kobo’s Reading Life, the Subtext app lets readers read and discuss books within the pages of a digital book with a community of friends. Readers can add links and have what the company is describing as “Facebook style discussions” around the book. Authors and scholars can also participate (Think DVD audio commentary for books).

Hachette Book Group has struck a licensing agreement with Round Table Companies that will give Round Table access to HBG’s proprietary digital content management system for the purpose of developing an iPad app.

In recent months Amazon has been hiring highly respected editors, and the company is putting out 122 titles this fall. Amazon is already the world's largest retailer of books. As a publisher, it will be selling its own products alongside products by the "big six" publishers — who are not only partners, but now rivals as well. The Big Six include Hachette Book Group, Harper Collins, Macmillan, Penguin Group, Random House and Simon & Schuster.

Three major publishers said on Wednesday that they would allow their authors to access book sales data directly online, a move that appeared to challenge Amazon and its continued efforts to woo authors.