| Parent company | Hachette Livre |
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| Founded | 1991; 34 years ago (1991) |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Headquarters location | London |
| Publication types | Books |
| Imprints | Weidenfeld & Nicolson,Gollancz, Phoenix,Cassell Military,Everyman's Library; Everyman's Library has been discontinued. |
| Official website | www |
Orion Publishing Group Ltd. is a UK-basedbookpublisher. It was founded in 1991 and acquiredWeidenfeld & Nicolson the following year. The group has published numerous bestselling books by notable authors includingIan Rankin,Michael Connelly,Nemir Kirdar, andQuentin Tarantino.[1]
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 inSussex in the UK. A majority share capital of Orion was sold toHachette Livre in 1998, before Hachette Livre became the sole owner of the Orion Publishing Group in 2003. In December 1998, Orion acquired publishing houseCassell, whose imprints includedVictor Gollancz Ltd. This imprint became a part of the Orion group and Orion also took ownership of the Cassell Military list. After acquiringHodder Headline,Hachette UK was formed, with Orion as its largest single component.[2][3]
Hachette's Orion division won the 2021British 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 fromIan Rankin andMichael Connelly in fiction, along with strong sales fromNoel Fitzpatrick andArsène Wenger on the non-fiction side. This financial success, along with "virtual events and effectivedigital marketing" (Adam Kay'sDear NHS anthology raised nearly £400,000) saw the Orion Group win the publishers' prize in 2021.
The group'simprints include:[4]
Orion Children's Books is an imprint of Hachette Children's Group.[5]
The group also distributes books for the independentHalban Publishers.
Books distributed through Littlehampton Book Services.[6]
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