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This article is about the book publisher. For the children's imprint, seeHyperion Books for Children.
Hachette Books
Parent companyPerseus Books Group
(Hachette)
Founded1990[1]
FounderMichael Eisner[1]
Robert S. Miller[2]
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationNew York City,New York,U.S.
Key peopleSusan Weinberg (SVPand publisher, Perseus Books Group)
Mary Ann Naples (vice president and publisher)
Publication typesBooks
Imprints
Official websitewww.hachettebooks

Hachette Books,formerlyHyperion Books,is a general-interest book imprint of thePerseus Books Group,which is a division ofHachette Book Groupand ultimately a part ofLagardère Group.Established in 1990, Hachette publishes general-interest fiction and non-fiction books for adults. A former subsidiary ofThe Walt Disney Company,it was originally named after Hyperion Avenue, the location ofWalt Disney Studiosprior to 1939. Hachette took over a 1,000 bookbacklistwhen Hyperion was purchased from Disney in 2013[3]with 250bestselling novels,includingMitch Albom’sThe Five People You Meet in Heaven.[4]

History[edit]

Hyperion Books[edit]

Logo of Hyperion Books, former name of Hachette Books

Hyperion Books was founded in 1990 from scratch with no backlist under Disney's then-C.E.O.Michael Eisner[1]and Robert S. Miller.[2]Hyperion's strategy was to not purchase backlists, but to go after newer or lesser known authors and to "capitalize on Disney talent and products."[1]Hyperion Books for Children (HBC) andDisney Presswere also launched in 1990.[1]TheDisney Publishing Groupwas incorporated in January 1992[5]and included the already formed Hyperion Books, Hyperion Books for Children,Disney Pressand other units. Hyperion took losses until 1994 when it published its most successful book to date,Don't Stand Too Close to a Naked ManbyTim Allenwith 1.1 million copies sold.[1]In March 1995 with the market too crowded with Disney books, Hyperion Books for Children merged with Disney Press.[1]Hyperion Books for Children started a new imprint,Jump at the Sun,on September 7, 1998 for the African-American children's market.[6]On April 9, 1999, Hyperion Books, sans its for-children stable mate, was transferred to Disney'sABC Group.[7]

On May 14, 2004, Hyperion andWenner Mediaagreed to a publishing and distribution deal for Wenner's new imprint Wenner Books beginning in spring 2005.[8]On September 28, 2007, Hyperion Books moved its offices from the ABC headquarters at 77 West 66th Street to theDisney Publishing Worldwideoffices at 114 Fifth Avenue, occupying two floors of the building, during the course of a partial move of Hyperion's operations toWhite Plains, New York.[9]

Hachette Books[edit]

On June 28, 2013,Hachetteannounced that it would acquire Hyperion from Disney.[4]In the deal, Hachette will take on Hyperion's adult trade list including works by Mitch Albom and Michael J. Fox and 25 books to be published. Hyperion's books related to existingDisney–ABC Television Groupproperties and young adult titles will join the Disney-Hyperion imprint atDisney Publishing Worldwide.[10]On March 12, 2014, Hyperion was renamed Hachette Books, with the naming ofCrown Archetype's editor-in-chief Mauro DiPreta as the new unit's vice president and publisher.[3]On October 12, 2017, Hachette Book Group discontinued theWeinstein Booksimprint due to theHarvey Weinstein sexual abuse allegations,with the imprint's staff and titles transferred to Hachette Books.[11]

On January 8, 2015, Black Dog & Leventhal (BD&L) was purchased by Hachette Book Group and became an imprint of Hachette Books, with J.P. Leventhal, continuing his position as publisher of the imprint he founded in 1992.[12]With Leventhal's announcement of his retirement on October 17, 2017, BD&L imprint was transferred toRunning Press.[13]In 2018, Hachette Books became an imprint ofPerseus Books Group,with publisher DiPreta exiting the unit. Concurrently,Da Capo Pressand Da Capo's Lifelong became part of Hachette.[14]On April 8, 2019, the Perseus Books Group hired Disney Publishing's Mary Ann Naples as vice president and publisher of Hachette Books.[15]

Best sellers[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^abcdefghHarris, Kathryn (April 30, 1995)."The Tie-In King: Hyperion Books Rides the Crest of Disney's Successes".Los Angeles Times.Retrieved12 December2012.
  2. ^abGetlin, Josh.Hyperion founder exits.April 04, 2008. Los Angeles Times. Accessed July 3, 2013.
  3. ^ab"DiPreta Named Publisher of Hachette Books".PublishersWeekly.PWxyz. March 12, 2014.RetrievedMay 5,2018.
  4. ^abcdefgLee, Edmund (June 28, 2013)."Hachette Will Acquire Disney's Hyperion Book Publishing Business".Bloomberg.RetrievedJuly 3,2013.
  5. ^"DISNEY PUBLISHING WORLDWIDE, INC".Entity Information.State of New York.Retrieved11 December2012.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^Angel, Karen.BOOKS AND MAGAZINES; CHILDREN AND FAMILIES; Media Talk; High-Profile Authors Turn To Much Younger Readers.September 07, 1998.The New York Times.Accessed July 3, 2013.
  7. ^McGee, Celia (April 9, 1999)."Grownups Take Hike At Disney".NY Daily News.Retrieved12 December2012.
  8. ^"Wenner Books Announces Venture with Hyperion".The Write News.xvc. May 14, 2004.RetrievedJuly 3,2013.
  9. ^Jim Milliot (September 28, 2007)."Hyperion to Move Downtown".Publishers Weekly.
  10. ^"Disney Sells Hyperion Adult Trade List to Hachette".digitalbookworld.June 28, 2013. Archived fromthe originalon September 3, 2017.RetrievedJuly 3,2013.
  11. ^Maher, John (October 12, 2017)."Hachette Shutters Weinstein Books".PublishersWeekly.PWxyz.RetrievedMay 7,2018.
  12. ^Milliot, Jim (January 8, 2015)."Hachette Completes Black Dog Buy".PublishersWeekly.PWxyz.RetrievedMay 7,2018.
  13. ^Maher, John (October 17, 2017)."J.P. Leventhal to Retire, BD&L Folded Into Running Press".PublishersWeekly.PWxyz.RetrievedMay 7,2018.
  14. ^"Hachette Book Group Reorganizes Lines, Announces About 25 Layoffs As DiPreta Departs".Publishers Lunch.2018-11-13.Retrieved2018-12-30.
  15. ^Maher, John (April 8, 2019)."Naples Named Publisher at Hachette Books".PublishersWeekly.RetrievedJanuary 13,2020.

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