Traditional · United States · founded 1826

Hachette Book Group

Also trades, or has traded, as HBG, Hachette.

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Model: Traditional
Typical author cost: No author fees
Services: Editorial, Design, Global Distribution, Publicity
Royalty terms: Industry standard trade scale
Rights taken: World English print and digital
Contract length: Standard term with out-of-print reversion
Exclusivity: Exclusive format rights
Genre focus: Fiction, Non-fiction, Pop Culture, Thrillers

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Communication: 4.0
Contract clarity: 4.5
Value for money: 4.0
Editing quality: 4.0
Design quality: 4.5
Distribution & reach: 3.5
Payment timeliness: 4.5

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5.0Paid for servicesPaid No author fees
Fair contract terms, responsive staff, and reliable payment reporting. One of the few publishers that actually lives up to their guidelines. In my experience with Hachette Book Group, they handled communication professionally and contract clarity was excellent.
Communication
4/5
Contract clarity
5/5
Value for money
5/5
Editing quality
5/5
Design quality
5/5
Distribution & reach
4/5
Payment timeliness
5/5
Kinsley Harris19 Dec 2025Worked with them Jun 2025 – Nov 2025Recommends: Yes0 found this helpful

4.0

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Paid No author fees

Great editorial team! They provided very detailed notes during structural edits and respected my creative vision throughout the publishing process. In my experience with Hachette Book Group, they handled communication professionally and contract clarity was excellent.

Communication: 3/5
Contract clarity: 4/5
Value for money: 3/5
Editing quality: 4/5
Design quality: 4/5
Distribution & reach: 3/5
Payment timeliness: 4/5

Benjamin Johnson15 Nov 2025Worked with them Apr 2025 – Oct 2025Recommends: Yes0 found this helpful