Groupe Lagardère Média (France)

 

* Hachette Book Group USA (acq. from Time Warner 2006) (Time Inc. merged with Warner Brothers 1989)
	* Grand Central Publishing (name changed from Warner Books 2007) (name changed to Warner Books from Paperback Library with acq. by Warner Communications 1972)
		* Mysterious Press (acq. by Warner Books 1989) (founded 1976)
		* Walk Worthy Press (formed  by Time Warner 2000)
		* FaithWords (name changed from Warner Faith 2006) (formed by Time Warner 2001)
		* Solana (formed 2007)
		* Center Street (formed by Time Warner 2004)
		* 5 Spot (formed by Time Warner 2005)
		* Warner Twelve (formed by Time Warner 2005)
		* Business Plus (name changed from Warner Business 2007)
		* Wellness Central (name changed from Warner Wellness 2007) (Warner Wellness formed by Time Warner 2006)
		* Springboard Press (formed by Time Warner 2006)
		* Forever (name changed from Warner Forever 2007)
		* Vision (name changed from Warner Vision 2007)
	* Little, Brown (acq. by Time 1968)
		* Back Bay Books
		* Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
			LB Kids (formed by Time Warner 2005)
		* Bullfinch Press
	* Orbit US (formed 2007)
	* DC Comics
	* Yen Press (formed 2007)
	* ipicturebooks.com (acq. by AOL Time Warner 2001)
	* TWBG Digital Media
		* Time Warner Audio Books
	* Twbookmark.com (name changed from Time Warner Electronic Publishing 1999)
* Hachette Livre UK
	* Little Brown Book Group (UK)
		* Little, Brown
		* Abacus
		* Orbit UK
		* Warner
		* Virago (acq. 1996)
		* Atom (formed by AOL Time Warner 2002)
		* Time Warner AudioBooks UK (formed 2003)
	* Headline (UK) (Hodder Headline acq. by Hachette Livre from W.H. Smith 2004) (Hodder Headline acq. by W.H. Smith 1998) (Headline acq. Hodder & Stoughton 1993)
	* Hodder & Stoughton (UK) (Hodder Headline acq. by Hachette Livre from W.H. Smith 2004) (Hodder Headline acq. by W.H. Smith 1998) (Headline acq. Hodder & Stoughton 1993)
	* Hodder Inspiration (name changed from Hodder & Stoughton Religious Books)
	* Hachette Children's Books (UK)
		* Franklin Watts
		* Orchard Books
		* Wayland
		* Hodder Children's
	* John Murray (UK) (acq. by Hachette Livre 2004) (acq. by Hodder Headline 2002) (founded 1768)
	* Hodder Education (UK) (acq. by Hachette Livre 2004) (name changed from Hodder & Arnold) (Hodder & Stoughton Educational Acq. Arnold Publishers 2001)
	* Orion Publishing Group (UK)
	* Octopus Publishing Group (UK) (acq. 2001)
		* Hamlyn
		* Mitchell Beazley
		* Conran
		* Philips
		* Hachette Illustrated (UK and USA)
		* Octopus France (France) (formed 2002)
		* Octopus Books USA (formed 2008)
	* Watts Publishing Group (UK)
	* Chambers (UK) (acq. from Vivendi Universal 2002)
	* Harrap (UK) (acq. from Vivendi Universal 2002)
	* Hachette Livre Ireland (name changed from Hodder Headline Ireland 2007)
	* Bookpoint
	* Hachette Book Publishing India (formed 2007)
	* Hachette Books Scotland (formed 2008)
	* Littlehampton Book Services

 

* Hachette Livre (France)
	* Hazan
	* Le Chêne
	* Stock
	* Hachette Littératures
	* Calmann-Levy
	* Fayard
	* Editions Grasset & Fasquelle
	* Editions Jean-Claude Lattes
	* Livre de Poche (80% stake; 20% owned by Albin Michel)
	* Harlequin France (50% stake)
	* Gollancz
	* Nouvelles Editions Ivoiriennes (Ivory Coast)
* Alexandre Hatier (France)
	* Didier
	* Editions Foucher
	* Rageot Editeur
	* Parascolaire
* Salvat (Spain)
* Bruño (Spain) (acq. 2001)
* Hachette Distribution Services
	* HDS Retail
	* Virgin Megastores (France) (acq. 2001)
* Larousse (France) (acq. from Vivendi Universal 2002)
* Anaya (Spain) (acq. from Vivendi Universal 2002)
* Dunod (France) (acq. from Vivendi Universal 2002)
* Dalloz (France) (acq. from Vivendi Universal 2002)
* Armand Colin (France) (acq. from Vivendi Universal 2002)

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Grolier (acq. 1988) (sold to Scholastic 2000)
BooksOnLine France (50% stake; sold to Bertelsmann 2001)
France Loisirs (50% stake; sold to Bertelsmann 2001)
Editis (acq. from Vivendi Universal 2002) (sold to Wendel Investissement 2004)
Laffont (France) (founded 1941) (acq. from Vivendi Universal 2002) (sold to Wendel Investissement
2004)
Belfond (France) (acq. from Vivendi Universal 2002) (sold to Wendel Investissement 2004)
Plon (France) (acq. from Vivendi Universal 2002) (sold to Wendel Investissement 2004)
Presses de la Cité (France) (acq. from Vivendi Universal 2002) (sold to Wendel Investissement
    2004)
Nathan (France) (acq. from Vivendi Universal 2002) (sold to Wendel Investissement 2004)
Bordas (France) (acq. from Vivendi Universal 2002 (sold to Wendel Investissement 2004)
Fleuve Noir (France) (acq. from Vivendi Universal 2002) (sold to Wendel Investissement 2004)
Editions XO (France) (25% stake) (acq. from Vivendi Universal 2002) (sold to Wendel
    Investissement 2004)
 

          last updated September 21, 2008