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Lagardère Publishing
Parent company	Lagardère Group (Louis Hachette Group)
Country of origin	France
Publication types	Books
No. of employees	6,968 (2018)

Lagardère Publishing is the book publishing arm of Lagardère Group.

Publishing companies and imprints

United Kingdom

Octopus Publishing Group
- Bounty Books
- Conran Octopus
- Cassell Illustrated
- Gaia Books
- Godsfield Press
- Hamlyn
- Mitchell Beazley
- Philip's
- Spruce
- Kyle
- Ilex
Chambers Harrap
Hachette Children's Books
- Franklin Watts
Orion Publishing Group
- Cassell Illustrated
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Headline Publishing Group
John Murray
Hodder & Stoughton
- H&S Religious
- Quercus
Hodder Education
Little, Brown Book Group (UK)
- Abacus
- Virago Press
- Sphere
- Orbit
Bookpoint (Distribution)
Littlehampton Book Services (Distribution)

Australia

Hachette Australia
Headline
Hodder
Hodder Educational
Little, Brown and Company
Lothian Books (including Lothian Children's Books)
Orion
Sceptre
John Murray
Chambers
Hachette Children's Books
Octopus
Piatkus

Canada

Hachette Book Group Canada (English Books)
Hachette Canada (French Books)

China

Hachette-Phoenix (49%)

India

Hachette India Archived 2023-03-14 at the Wayback Machine (English Books)

Italy

Hachette Fascicoli

Ivory Coast

Nouvelles éditions ivoiriennes (80%)

Japan

Hachette Collections Japan KK

Poland

Wiedza i Życie

Russia

Azbooka-Atticus (49%)

Spain

Grupo Anaya (Anaya, Alianza Editorial, Cátedra, Pirámide...)
Bruño
Salvat Editores

United States

Hachette Book Group USA

See also

References

↑ Key figures. lagardere.com.
↑ Rickett, Joel (2005-12-12). "Time Warner buys Australia's Lothian Books". allbusiness.com. Archived from the original on 2007-11-09. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
↑ "Company Profile". Hachette Livre. Archived from the original on 2007-06-29. Retrieved 2010-04-23.

External links

Louis Hachette Group

Lagardère (66.53%)

Lagardère
Publishing /
Hachette Livre

Hachette
Book Group

Grand Central
Hachette Nashville
- Center Street
- FaithWords
Little, Brown
- Little, Brown Spark
- Mulholland Books
- Voracious
Orbit
Perseus
- Avalon Travel
- Basic Books
  - Seal Press
- Hachette Books
  - Da Capo
- PublicAffairs
- Running Press
  - Black Dog & Leventhal
Union Square Press
Yen (49%)

Hachette Children's
- Orchard Books¹
- Franklin Watts¹
- Wayland
Headline
Hodder & Stoughton
- Coronet
- Sceptre
- Yellow Kite
Hodder Education
- Galore Park
- Gibson
- Philip Allan Updates
- Teach Yourself
John Murray
- Hodder Faith
- John Murray Learning
  - Chambers
  - Michel Thomas Method
- Two Roads
Little, Brown
Octopus
- Cassell Illustrated
- Conran Octopus
- Gaia
- Godsfield
- Hamlyn
- Mitchell Beazley
- Philip's
- Spruce
Orion Books
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson
- Gollancz
Quercus
Bookouture
Hachette India

Lagardère
News

Hachette Filipacchi	Elle (brand) Le Journal du Dimanche
TV & Radio	Delta Radio Europe 1 Jacaranda FM (20%) Radio ZET (part owner) VIBE FM Europe 2 RFM

Lagardère
Services

Prisma Media

Femme Actuelle
Télé-Loisirs
Prima
Voici
Geo (France)
Ça m'Intéresse
National Geographic (France)
Neon
Capital
Management
Harvard Business Review France
Simone
VSD

¹ Louis Hachette Group (via Lagardère SA) owns these brands in the United Kingdom only. These brands are owned by Scholastic Corporation in the United States.