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Perseus Books Group company history timeline

2009

Reagan Arthur Books is created as a new editorial imprint of Little, Brown and Company, to begin publishing in the Fall 2009 season. (The imprint is retired when Reagan Arthur becomes publisher of Little, Brown and Company.)

2010

HBG adopts the agency model of sales: As of April 1, 2010, all ebook titles published by HBG are sold directly to consumers by means of third party agents.

2012

The Hachette Nashville division announces the creation of a new imprint, Jericho Books, a progressive, non-traditional faith-based imprint, which began publishing in the summer of 2012.

Perseus has been rumored to be for sale ever since the death of its founder, Frank Pearl, in 2012.

2014

When Hachette first tried to acquire Perseus in June 2014, it agreed to buy the entire company, then sell the distribution business to Ingram.

2015

Little, Brown and Company announces the creation of a new imprint, Lee Boudreaux Books, which begins publishing in 2015.

2017

HBG acquires a line of titles from Minnesota-based publisher Meadowbrook Press (deal closed 11/6/2017). The titles will be added to the backlist of HBG’s Da Capo Lifelong imprint.

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Founded
1996
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New York, NY
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