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Distribution

Publishing is also about getting the book into the reader’s hands at the right time and place: bookshops and stalls, culture and entertainment retail chains, supermarkets and e-commerce platforms.

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The importance of logistics

  • No. 1
    BOOK DISTRIBUTOR IN FRANCE
  • 100,000
    TITLES IN MOST OF OUR DISTRIBUTION CENTRES
  • Over 100 million
    BOOKS STORED IN SOME OF OUR CENTRES
Distribution: a strategic link in the publishing business

Invoicing, transport and returns are all part of distribution, which plays a pivotal role in the book value chain. In all countries where it operates, Hachette Livre offers distribution services for partner publishers and ensures bookshops are restocked in under 48 hours.

Distributing e-books

 

Our French, American, Spanish and British teams created an innovative, integrated distribution system for all digital platforms. The system incorporates conversion, file protection, metadata processing, anti-hacking and sales reporting services.

Our distribution markets and subsidiaries

 

Our distribution centres package and ship thousands of parcels per day to meet the needs of booksellers worldwide.

All our distribution centres
The logistics site in Maurepas

 

France, Belgium, Switzerland, Canada

Hachette Livre is the French leader in book distribution.

Upstream, the sales teams market books to distribution channels in France, Belgium, Switzerland and Canada. Thanks to a joint venture with global print-on-demand (POD) leader Lightning Source, Hachette Livre Distribution provides a POD tool for publishers. Our print run management smart tool, Ritméo, is incorporated into the distribution tool to ensure publishers always have just the right number of copies in stock.

  • 100,000 sq. m
    OF LOGISTICS SPACE FOR OVER 150 PUBLISHERS (GROUP AND THIRD-PARTY)
  • 1 million
    BOOKS HANDLED PER DAY
  • 20,000
    SENT PER DAY
  • 15,000
    CUSTOMERS

United Kingdom

Hachette UK Distribution is the national industry leader.

HUKD distributes 25% of all books sold in the British market. Its Hely Hutchinson Centre warehouse is equipped with cutting-edge automated systems to ship books around the world. In Australia, the ADS centre, located 80 km north of Sydney, manages distribution of books throughout Australia and New Zealand. With more than 100 employees, the centre handles over 28,000 titles.

  • 37,000 sq. m
    OF WAREHOUSE SPACE
  • 60 million
    BOOKS SHIPPED PER YEAR
  • +45
    PUBLISHING HOUSES DISTRIBUTED

United States

Many American and international publishers rely on Hachette Book Group’s distribution services.

The HBG Client distribution centre is located in Lebanon, Indiana. It provides customizable services, such as warehousing, order management, invoicing and collections, customer service and customer file management, for each client. HBG also provides value-added services like sales, manufacturing and digital management.

  • 167,000 sq. m
    OF WAREHOUSE SPACE
  • 562,000
    BOOKS HANDLED PER DAY
  • 250 million
    COPIES SHIPPED PER YEAR

Spain

Comercial Grupo Anaya (CGA) is one of the largest publishing distributors in Spain.

The CGA distribution centre is located in Getafe, near Madrid. It distributes books published by all Anaya and Bruño imprints, as well as by third-party publishers, in Spain and abroad.

  • 31,000 sq. m
    OF WAREHOUSE SPACE
  • Over 30,000
    TITLES
  • 24 million
    COPIES HANDLED PER YEAR

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