Hachette Livre
Hachette is a French publisher founded in 1826 by Louis Hachette (1800–1864). It was taken over by Groupe Lagardère in 1981 .
The beginnings
The then 26-year-old Louis Hachette founded his first bookstore in 1826 not far from the Sorbonne under the name Brédif. In the year it was founded, the company became Hachette et Compagnie . In July 1833 the Guizot law came into force, which provided that a primary school was to be built in every village. Louis Hachette was the only one who began to develop an abécédaire exercise book as early as 1829 and was the only supplier who was able to deliver a million exercise books to the state on request.
growth
The biggest changes up to the turn of the century
- 1852 Foundation of the station bookstores and the sales network Messageries Hachette
- 1914 Takeover of the Jules Hetzel publishing house , the publisher of Jules Verne
- 1954 Incorporation of the publishers / editors Tallandier , Dunod , Le Livre de Poche and Éditions Grasset & Fasquelle
- 1958 Takeover of the Arthème Fayard publishing house
- 1961 Èditions Stock is incorporated
- 1980 Takeover by the Matra Group
- 1983 Incorporation of the publisher Marabout
- 1993 takeover of Calmann-Levy
- 1996 Merger with Groupe Hatier
- 2003 Takeover of the publishers Larousse , Armand Colin and Anaya (freed by the dissolution of the Vivendi group )
The Hachette publishing house was the largest French publisher in 2010 with a turnover of 2.1 billion euros. He was also one of the largest publishers in Spain.
The headquarters are in the 15th arrondissement of Paris (Quai de Grenelle).
As part of Lagardère Media (Lagardère Publishing), the US-American Hachette Book Group is also assigned to him (originated from the takeover of the publishing division of Time-Warner in 2006). Hachette Livre is an imprint from Lagardère .
Bibliotèque rose, Bibliotèque verte
The "Bibliothèque rose" was created during an action in 1852 when Louis Hachette founded the "station bookstores" after a contract with seven railway companies. In addition to travel guides (“Guides Joanne”) there were also novels, including by Charles Dickens, Gérard de Nerval, George Sand and in the “Bibliothèque rose” works such as those of the Comtesse de Ségur (children's books and fairy tales). At the time, the latter were by no means children's books in the modern sense.
In 1919, when the company was converted from “Hachette et Cie” to “Librairie Hachette”, the Guides Joanne were renamed “Guides bleus” and the “Bibliothèque verte” was launched.
From what point in time the current assignment to children's and young people's books with the distinction between male and female took place cannot be determined with certainty. Hachette is known today for his division of youth literature into two colors.
Web links
- Yves Mollier: Hachette Livre - The giant with broken wings. Action-CRItique-MEDias (Acrimed), December 15, 2015, accessed January 8, 2010 (French).
- Homepage of the Hachette publishing house. Retrieved January 8, 2020 (French).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b The history of the Hachette publishing house. Retrieved January 8, 2020 (French).
- ^ The website of the Bibliothèque Rose. Retrieved January 8, 2020 (French).