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Hachette book group is a leading trade publisher based in new york. I really enjoyed listening to david young and maja thomas, hachettes chairmanceo and top digital strategist, respectively, chat with industry veteran and blogger charlotte abbott on blogtalk. There, he served on a lively digital book panel along with johanna brinton, a business development executive from overdrive and maja thomas, who is the former senior vice president at hachette book group. After several years of rapid growth, the market share for ebooks has plateaued. At hachette livre, maja thomas has been appointed chief innovation officer and will be a member of the international executive board. To hear david and majas hbgfeatures interview, click here. Publishing timely and wellpriced short fiction has long been one of hbgs goals. Hachette book group usadirector of publicity jun 2005 may 2010. An additional session focused on the library ebook situation in. Created in 2006 when hachette livre acquired the company from time warner, hachette book group is the secondlargest publisher in the world. Bookshare and hachette book group hbg announced today that they have entered into a partnership to provide digital books for bookshares accessible online library for people with print disabilities. Hbg senior vp of digital media maja thomas appeared on hbgfeatures to. View maja thomas profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional.
Congrats to hachette book group on the official launch of their. From left, andrew albanese, james larue, mike shatzkin, and maja thomas. Aug 14, 2014 for the past four months, amazon has been making it hard for customers to buy hachette books while the two companies fight over e book terms. Hachette audios 2019 winners for amazing audiobooks for young. Hbg publishes great books for readers of all ages, more than 1,800 new books annually, in all. Its not something we think most customers want to do or do, says maja thomas, senior vice president for digital products at hachette book group, which owns little, brown. Used with permission from center street, a division of hachette book group, inc.
Arnaud nourry, ceo of hachette livre, has appointed maja thomas chief innovation officer and a member of the international executive board. Maja thomas, the senior vice president for hachette digital, part of the hachette book group, hopes just the opposite occurs. Consumers have been in a position where they had to claim some kind of loyalty, said maja thomas, the senior vice president for hachette digital, part of the hachette book group, which. Hachette livre is a wholly owned subsidiary of lagardere group. Find 1 listings related to hachette book group in boston on. Apr 24, 20 she has led hachette audio since 2000, and hachette digital since 2005, and in the past three years maja has been chief strategist for hbg of the bookish website. The digital reading revolution and the proliferation of new devices and.
New yorkapril 15, 2020 michael pietsch, ceo of hachette book group, announced today the hiring of bruce nichols as senior vice president and publisher of little, brown and company. Hachette book group ramps up social media presence with. Jan 04, 2016 she is a former senior vice president at hachette book group. Executive vicepresident of hachette illustrated books and chief executive officer partworks subsidiaries. To sample the hachette book group radio network, click here. We are proud to partner with bookshare to help the print disabled community to acquire and read the authors and content that the hachette book group edits and distributes, said maja thomas, svp hachette book group audio and digital publishing. Maja thomas, formerly hachette book groups senior vp of digital and audiobooks, has been named director of the hachette innovation program at hachette livre, taking over the role while pierre. Oct, 2016 view maja thomas profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. I really enjoyed listening to david young and maja thomas, hachette s chairmanceo and top digital strategist, respectively, chat with industry veteran and blogger charlotte abbott on blogtalk. Maja thomas is vp and publisher of hachette audio, and vp hachette digital media.
Ceo michael pietsch said, we started the year strongly, with revenues and profits solidly up over 2019. Hachette book group partners with bookshare benetech. March 16, 2009 maja thomas svp hachette book group audio and re. Hachette book group in the news hachette book group. Maja thomas, innovation project, hachette book group jay nath, chief innovation of. Hachette client services is now one of the largest us trade book distribution service providers, with clients representing over 40% of the annual volume shipped from our warehouse. Maja thomas named interim director at hachette innovation. Doj announces three ebook settlements, but not with apple cnet.
For the past four months, amazon has been making it hard for customers to buy hachette books while the two companies fight over ebook terms. Mar 31, 2014 there, he served on a lively digital book panel along with johanna brinton, a business development executive from overdrive and maja thomas, who is the former senior vice president at hachette book group. I really enjoyed listening to david young and maja thomas, hachettes chairmanceo and top digital strategist, respectively, chat with industry veteran and blogger charlotte abbott on blogtalk radio. Parisapril 30, 2020 lagardere announced results for first quarter 2020 today. Mar 15, 2010 i really enjoyed listening to david young and maja thomas, hachettes chairmanceo and top digital strategist, respectively, chat with industry veteran and blogger charlotte abbott on blogtalk radio. Florent palluault, an official at the french ministry of culture and communications, moderated the session. Mar 15, 2010 baldacci says he has enriched ebook on the way. Ebooks on tablets fight digital distractions the new york. Its time for book publishers to overcome the fear of free. Mar 05, 2012 maja thomas, the senior vice president for hachette digital, part of the hachette book group, hopes just the opposite occurs. For libraries and publishers, an ebook tug of war the new york. Views of the stakeholders with johanna brinton of overdrive and maja thomas, a former senior vice president at hachette book group. As maja thomas, former senior vice president at hachette book group put it in this interview. Doj announces three ebook settlements, but not with apple.
For nearly three decades, weve operated under the premise that our companys success is directly linked to that of our clients. Senior vice president, publisher of little, brown and company. Hachette book group partners with bookshare to make. Daniel halevy, along with franz kafka, thomas mann and stefan. Hachette book group hbg is a leading trade publisher and a division of hachette livre, the thirdlargest publisher in the world. Bookshare has opened up a world to me which was almost impassable, the world of the printed word, books, novels and news has been exhausting to tread until i became a member of. I generally prefer reading to listening as a way to take in information, but this. Late wednesday evening, amazon and hachette reached agreement on the new agency pricing. Jul 24, 2018 and libraries are in fact really important for readers, for a multitude of reasons that should really be seen as a bonus to both writers and publishers. Maja thomas chief innovation officer hachette livre.
Hbg was formed when hachette livre purchased the time warner book group from time warner on march 31, 2006. Google opens ebook store in challenge to amazon the. Official opening of the hachette uk book distribution centre in didcot. Maja thomas, formerly hachette book group s senior vp of digital and audiobooks, has been named director of the hachette innovation program at hachette livre, taking over the role while pierre. A group of nine hundred writers signed an open letter. Maja thomas chief innovation officer hachette livre linkedin.
Shop for vinyl, cds and more from maja thomas at the discogs marketplace. Hachette audio productions win recognition from the american. Inouye shared his experiences at the book fair in detail on the american libraries magazine econtent blog. Hachette book group, brentwood tn company profile bizstanding. Apr 21, 2019 i really enjoyed listening to david young and maja thomas, hachettes chairmanceo and top digital strategist, respectively, chat with industry veteran and blogger charlotte abbott on blogtalk radio. View maja thomas profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. For libraries and publishers, an ebook tug of war the. She also holds the position of vp digital publishing for the group hachette livre. Ebooks on tablets fight digital distractions the new. Email from maja thomas to david young re apple january 19, 2010 px0522 email from keith moerer to david shanks re our meeting tomorrow january 11, 2010. You have to walk or drive to the library, then walk or drive back to return it, says maja thomas, a senior vice president of the hachettte book group, in charge of its digital division. Someone who doesnt have a habit of reading, and buys a tablet. Its headquarters are located at 1290 avenue of the americas, midtown manhattan, new york city.
Maja is the cochair of the aap digital issues working group, focusing on digital publishing strategy, and chair of hachettes international board for digital issues. This is why doj accused apple of fixing ebook prices cnet. As ceo michael pietsch notes, thomas has been a pioneer in the creation of hbgs ebook and audiobook businesses. Maja thomas named chief innovation officer at hachette livre. Highlights of the companys financial performance are as follows.
The book industry study group, or bisg, is a book publishing trade organization now headed by brian oleary that was formed to be panindustry. And libraries are in fact really important for readers, for a multitude of reasons that should really be seen as a bonus to both writers and publishers. Apr 11, 2012 maja thomas, digital exec for hachette book group. She has been director of the hachette innovation program and has worked internationally across the companys divisions to facilitate collaboration with startups and established global technological players, and accelerate digital transformation, the company. Weve gone from a 9010 physical and ebook split last year, to closer to 8020, and expect that to increase again next year to 7030, says maja thomas, senior vice president of hachette. She is a former senior vice president at hachette book group. All three are friends and people for whom i have a lot of respect. Maja thomas named interim director at hachette innovation program. Nichols has been svp and publisher of houghton mifflin harcourt since 2009, during which time he has led significant expansion. People would have heart attacks if they knew all the costs associated with digital publishing, says maja thomas, senior vice president of the hachette book group s digital division. Hachette stopped making its ebooks available to libraries in 2009.