History of Hachette Australia

Key publishing houses within the Hachette Publishing group were founded as far back as 1768 in the United Kingdom, 1826 in France and 1915 in Australia.

The timeline below gives a sense of the Hachette Group’s long history.

Acquisitions and Highlights

1768 – John Murray founded
1826 – Louis Hachette founds Hachette
1837 – Little, Brown established
1868 – Hodder & Stoughton founded
1915 – Lothian founded
1971 – Octopus founded
1971 – Hodder & Stoughton Australia founded
1986 – Headline Book Publishing established
1991 – Orion Publishing Group formed
1993 – Headline acquires Hodder & Stoughton and forms Hodder Headline Ltd
1993 – Hodder & Stoughton Australia becomes Hodder Headline Australia
1996 – Time Warner acquires Little, Brown imprints
1996 – Hachette Livre acquires Orion and Cassell
2001 – Hachette Livre acquires Octopus
2002 – Hodder Headline acquires John Murray
2004 – Hodder Headline acquired by Lagardère for Hachette Livre
2004 – Hodder Headline Australia is renamed Hachette Australia
2005 – Hachette Children's Books formed through the merger of Watts Publishing Group and Hodder Children's
2006 – Hachette Livre UK acquires Time Warner Book Group
2006 – Time Warner Book Group renamed Little, Brown Book Group
2006 – Lothian acquired by Hachette Australia
2007 – Little, Brown Book Group acquires Piatkus, incorporated as an independent imprint within the group
2007 – Hodder Headline Ireland and Little, Brown Ireland join together to form the Hachette Book Group Ireland
2009 – Hachette India founded
2011 – Hachette opens sales office in Dubai
2012 – Hachette acquires world rights in Enid Blyton
2012 – Octopus acquires Ticktock Entertainment
2012 – Hachette opens sales office in Hong Kong
2013 – Hachette acquires Constable & Robinson
2014 – Hachette acquires Quercus
2015 – Hodder Education acquires Rising Stars
2015 – Hodder & Stoughton acquires Nicholas Brealey