Orion Books was launched in 1992, with Orion purchasing the assets of Chapman publishers the following year. In the same year (1993), Orion acquired a warehousing and distribution centre called Littlehampton Book Services (LBS), which was based in Sussex in the UK. A majority share capital of Orion was sold to Hachette Livre in 1998, before Hachette Livre became the sole owner of the Orion Publishing Group in 2003. In December 1998, Orion acquired publishing house Cassell, whose imprints included Victor Gollancz Ltd. This imprint became a part of the Orion group and Orion also took ownership of the Cassell Military list. After acquiring Hodder Headline, Hachette UK was formed, with Orion as its largest single component.[2][3]
Awardsedit
Hachette's Orion division won the 2021 British Book Awards "Publisher of The Year" title for outstanding success during the 2020 calendar year. Each of its lists recorded a sharp increase in sales, with eight books topping £1,000,000 in sales. There were bestsellers from Ian Rankin and Michael Connelly in fiction, along with strong sales from Noel Fitzpatrick and Arsène Wenger on the non-fiction side. This financial success, along with "virtual events and effective digital marketing" (Adam Kay's Dear NHS anthology raised nearly £400,000) saw the Orion Group win the publishers' prize in 2021.
orion, publishing, group, based, book, publisher, founded, 1991, acquired, weidenfeld, nicolson, following, year, group, published, numerous, bestselling, books, notable, authors, including, rankin, michael, connelly, nemir, kirdar, quentin, tarantino, parent,. Orion Publishing Group Ltd is a UK based book publisher It was founded in 1991 and acquired Weidenfeld amp Nicolson the following year The group has published numerous bestselling books by notable authors including Ian Rankin Michael Connelly Nemir Kirdar and Quentin Tarantino 1 Orion Publishing GroupParent companyHachette LivreFounded1991 32 years ago 1991 FounderAnthony CheethamRosemary CheethamCountry of originUnited KingdomHeadquarters locationLondonPublication typesBooksImprintsWeidenfeld amp Nicolson Gollancz Phoenix Cassell Military Everyman s Library Everyman s Library has been discontinued Official websitewww wbr orionbooks wbr co wbr uk Contents 1 History 2 Awards 3 Imprints 4 Distribution 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory editOrion Books was launched in 1992 with Orion purchasing the assets of Chapman publishers the following year In the same year 1993 Orion acquired a warehousing and distribution centre called Littlehampton Book Services LBS which was based in Sussex in the UK A majority share capital of Orion was sold to Hachette Livre in 1998 before Hachette Livre became the sole owner of the Orion Publishing Group in 2003 In December 1998 Orion acquired publishing house Cassell whose imprints included Victor Gollancz Ltd This imprint became a part of the Orion group and Orion also took ownership of the Cassell Military list After acquiring Hodder Headline Hachette UK was formed with Orion as its largest single component 2 3 Awards edit nbsp Hachette s Orion division won the 2021 British Book Awards Publisher of The Year title for outstanding success during the 2020 calendar year Each of its lists recorded a sharp increase in sales with eight books topping 1 000 000 in sales There were bestsellers from Ian Rankin and Michael Connelly in fiction along with strong sales from Noel Fitzpatrick and Arsene Wenger on the non fiction side This financial success along with virtual events and effective digital marketing Adam Kay s Dear NHS anthology raised nearly 400 000 saw the Orion Group win the publishers prize in 2021 Imprints editThe group s imprints include 4 Gollancz Laurence King Publishing Orion Fiction Orion Spring Phoenix Books Seven Dials Trapeze Weidenfeld amp NicolsonOrion Children s Books is an imprint of Hachette Children s Group 5 The group also distributes books for the independent Halban Publishers Distribution editBooks distributed through Littlehampton Book Services 6 See also editList of largest UK book publishers UK children s book publishersReferences edit Orion Publishing Group Ltd The Company Profile and News bloomberg com Retrieved 28 May 2020 Richardson Jean 3 August 1998 PW Hachette Buys Majority Stake in U K s Orion Group PublishersWeekly com Retrieved 29 November 2019 Orion restructures sales after Cassell purchase Media amp Telecommunications gt Publishing from AllBusiness com Archived from the original on 30 September 2008 Retrieved 8 September 2008 Imprints The Orion Publishing Group 25 February 2019 HCG About 16 May 2019 LBSLTD co ukExternal links editOfficial website nbsp This article about a media company in the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a publishing company is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Orion Publishing Group amp oldid 1180527813, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
