Hachette UK’s Latest Move to Boost Its Digital Profile: Buying Bookouture
One of the Big Five publishers, Hachette UK, announced it had acquired Bookoutoure, an independent British ebook publisher founded in 2012.
One of the Big Five publishers, Hachette UK, announced it had acquired Bookoutoure, an independent British ebook publisher founded in 2012.
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