Businesses
- Lagardère Publishing
- Highlights
- 2008 Activities
- Focus
- Press Releases
- Lagardère Active
- Lagardère Services
- Lagardère Sports
- EADS
Key dates in 2008
13 March Hachette UK has 14 books shortlisted for the British Book Awards.
5 May Hachette Livre acquires Numilog, France’s foremost e-book distribution platform.
12 June Launch of Hachette India.
2 August US release date for Breaking Dawn, the fourth volume in Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight saga. Print run: 3.5 million copies.
5 October Lagardère Publishing participates in the launch of the Sony Reader in France, in partnership with the FNAC (A French entertainment retail chain).
12 December Hachette Livre acquires a controlling interest in Editions Albert René, publisher of the Asterix series.
Leading positions
- No 1. publisher in France
- No 1. publisher in the United Kingdom
- No 2. publisher in Spain
- No 5. publisher in the United States
Key figures 2008
- Number of titles published: 17,748
- Global position (works for the general public): No. 2
- Number of brands: 150
The group's key figures
The group's financial results demonstrate Lagardère's stability. Net sales, earnings before interest and tax, employees: access financial information about the group and its subsidiaries from the past two years.
The Group's brands
