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  JEAN NICOLAS PIERRE HACHETTE - LoveToKnow Article on JEAN NICOLAS PIERRE HACHETTE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
He retained, however, till his death the office of professor in the faculty of sciences in the cole Normale, to which be had been appointed in 1810.
The necessary royal assent was in 1823 refused to the election of Hachette to the Academic des Sciences, and it was not till 1831, after the Revolution, that he obtained that honor.
Hachette was held in high esteem for his private worth, as well as for his scientific attainments and great public services.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /H/HA/HACHETTE_JEAN_NICOLAS_PIERRE.htm   (375 words)

  
 Hachette   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
In 1799 Hachette was promoted to full professor at the École Polytechnique and continued to serve the School both as a teacher and an organiser.
Hachette worked on descriptive geometry, collected work by Monge and edited Monge's Géométrie descriptive which was published in 1799.
Although not a scientist of the first rank, Hachette nevertheless contributed to the progress of French science at the beginning of the nineteenth century by his efforts to increase the prestige of the École Polytechnique and by making Monge's work widely known, especially in descriptive and analytic geometry and in the theory of machines.
www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk /~history/Mathematicians/Hachette.html   (936 words)

  
 Folio: The Magazine for Magazine Management: Didier Guerin: French connections - president of Hachette Publications Inc
Hachette decided to test its mettle in the United States, he explains, because it had reached its growth limits in France; with Publications Filipacchi (owned by one of Hachette's principal investors, Daniel Filipacchi), Hachette controls about 30 percent of that magazine market.
Hachette and Murdoch, Guerin says, will probably publilsh more magazines together in the United States in 1988, although it remains to be seen whether these will be launches or acquisitions.
Guerin is now president of both Hachette Publications Inc. and the U.S. subsidiary of Publications Filipacchi, and sits on the board of directors of Curtis Circulation Company, a national distributor in which Hachette holds a 90 percent share.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3065/is_n3_v17/ai_6444791   (818 words)

  
 Salon Media | Whither George? And what's up with Tina's Talk?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The joint venture between Hachette and JFK's Random Ventures is due to expire at the end of this year and there was talk of taking it to another publisher or folding it all together.
Then early this month Hachette CEO Jack Kliger confirmed he was talking with Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg, John's famously reclusive sister, regarding the fate of her brother's magazine.
But it's hard to imagine what Hachette could do to make that dog fly; circulation is hanging in the precipitous 600,000 range and the stampede of interested readers might merely be the throng that follows any famous funeral.
www.salon.com /media/feature/1999/09/17/george   (833 words)

  
 Folio: The Magazine for Magazine Management: Hachette's blueprints for growth: its plans for DCI, Hachette execs say, ...
Hachette has also drawn the line on selling titles to pay off debt, since it now enjoys owning duplicate titles in several markets.
Hachette was more interested in the titles DCI kept off the selling block.
Hachette also owns book publishing and printing interests, and spent $450 million for Grolier Inc., a U.S. book publisher, the same week it made the DCI acquisition.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3065/is_n6_v17/ai_6817325   (905 words)

  
 Hachette   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Hachette is a large French media group, now a multinational.
Originally, Hachette was a bookshop and publishing company set up by Louis Hachette in 1826.
As of 2004, Hachette forms part of the Lagardère Media group, and is diversifying.
www.askfactmaster.com /Hachette   (52 words)

  
 Boston.com / Business / Hachette to Launch Decorator Magazine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
In a statement, Hachette said the new magazine would be called "Chris Madden" and would debut in May with a newsstand distribution of 400,000 copies.
Hachette said it had not yet been determined how often the magazine would be published.
Hachette, whose titles include Elle, Car and Driver, Premiere and Metropolitan Home, is a unit of French media group Lagardere .
www.boston.com /business/articles/2005/01/14/hachette_to_launch_decorator_magazine   (224 words)

  
 Lagardere.com - The Group - Hachette Distribution Services - Distribution & retail
Hachette Distribution Services is the world leader in the travel retail segment.
Hachette Distribution Services has continued to consolidate its positions in Spain, Canada, Poland and several other Central European countries.
This transaction completes Hachette Distribution Services' acquisition of this young Australian company (founded in 1990), which has developed a sizeable network of retail outlets for cultural and entertainment products in Australian transport hubs and at the Singapore airport.
www.lagardere.com /us/groupe/media_distribution_services.shtml   (334 words)

  
 Hachette delivers death ax to George
Putting a long-awaited end to a rather bizarre chapter of publishing history, Hachette Filipacchi Magazines will close George magazine, the six-year-old politics and celebrity title founded by the late John F. Kennedy Jr.
Hachette CEO Jack Kliger notified the magazine’s staff in a meeting held late yesterday afternoon.
The editor’s death in July 1999 left the fate of George in the hands of newly-installed Hachette CEO Jack Kliger.
www.medialifemagazine.com /news2001/jan01/jan02/5_fri/news1friday.html   (602 words)

  
 SADAMM:FRENCH MEDIA MOGUL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Saddam's Hachette holdings first came to light when Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990, and the UN Security Council along with the French and U.S. governments acted to freeze Iraq's assets.
Hachette has been testing consumer reaction to the fact that it is a French company, to determine whether "guilt by association" will harm it, Hachette U.S. CEO Jack Kliger told Media Industry Newsletter.
Hachette Enterprises is a division that combines all of the company's brand and content-leveraging activities into one strategic unit.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/news/853051/posts   (677 words)

  
 Nancy Drew - French Picture Covers
These were the picture covers that were in production for the longest period of time and therefore are the most commonly found on the resale market.
Type 6 also sports the yellow/color stripe, but indicates only "Hachette" in the box at the base of the spine.
The Format F books are easily distinguished by the diagonal white stripes on the spine - this pattern is continued when the series moves to the paperback Formats K and M.
www.nancydrewworld.com /hachette.html   (693 words)

  
 Hachette's new media head resigns | Tech News on ZDNet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Hachette new media, meanwhile, was profitable, thanks to advertising and significant revenue from content licensing deals with America Online Inc. (NYSE:AOL) and other sites.
A Hachette spokesman declined to comment, saying only that Hachette expects to name a successor to Docherty within a week, and that the new media division will be left intact.
A source close to Hachette said that Docherty's resignation indicates the uneasy relationship that exists between new media groups and traditional magazines at the major media companies.
news.zdnet.com /2100-9595_22-515522.html?legacy=zdnn   (561 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Le Guide Hachette des Vins 2000/Hachette Wine Guide (FRENCH): Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Hachette adopts the philosophy that wines are very much like people.
If Hachette decides not to publish a review on a wine, it is safe to assume that the wine has obvious wine making faults or the fruit was of such a low standard as to no longer be a pleasant experience.
While the stars usually guarantee a certainty of pleasure, they usually only indicate that all the panel of judges were unanimous in their praise.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/2012364268?v=glance   (636 words)

  
 HFM_US - Company Overview
Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S., Inc. (HFM U.S.) is the New York-headquartered subsidiary of Hachette Filipacchi Médias, the world's largest magazine publisher.
Hachette Filipacchi Médias S.A. (HFM), based in France and a subsidiary of Lagardère SCA, (www.lagardere.com) is the world's largest magazine publisher present in 39 countries.
Groupe Hachette Filipacchi Photos (GHFP) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hachette Filipacchi Medias and houses the Group's acquisitions in the field of photography, a core business for magazine publishers.
www.hfmus.com /HachetteUSA/Page.asp?Site=HFM_US   (428 words)

  
 Business Unlimited | Business latest | Hachette adds Hodder to its library
Hachette Livre is a division of Lagardère, the French conglomerate.
The new UK division of Hachette will be run by Tim Hely Hutchinson, current chief executive of Hodder Headline and founder of its forerunner, Headline.
Hachette is paying £210m in cash and taking on some pen sion liabilities.
www.guardian.co.uk /business/story/0,3604,1274629,00.html   (591 words)

  
 Hachette, Lagardere, Wendel: Overview
Hachette dates from a bookshop opened in Paris by Louis Hachette in the 1820s.
Hachette has a 42% stake in publisher Marie Claire, controlled by the heirs of industrialist Jean Prouvost (1885-1978) and Nicholas Berry.
Pathé was acquired by Vivendi in 1999 and subsequently dismantled, with most components being resold to Seydoux.
www.ketupa.net /hachette.htm   (1186 words)

  
 Nancy Drew - French Paperbacks
These were the earliest paperbacks produced by Hachette and were issued contemporaneously with the "Bibliothèque Verte" picture covers.
These 7 titles were the earliest of the "modern" paperbacks and were issued while the Hachette picture covers were still available.
The Format K paperbacks came out right after the decline of the Format F hardbacks and can be viewed as the natural continuation of this Bibliothèque Verte series.
www.nancydrewworld.com /frenchpbs.html   (1142 words)

  
 Hachette sees rise
Hachette Filipacchi, which has Elle among its portfolio, has reported a 10%-15% rise in magazine advertising revenues in the US in the first quarter.
Gérald de Roquemarel, chairman and ceo of Hachette Filipacchi Media and chairman of FIPP, said: "For the last six months we have been pulling out of a crisis which lasted 18 months.
Roquemarel suggested that the uncertainty about a war in Iraq was smothering a possible advertising recovery, the first signs of which began towards the end of last year as US television networks reported improved business.
www.fipp.com /Printer_Friendly/244   (302 words)

  
 Hachette starts mobile phone venture for US titles
Hachette Filipacchi has announced plans for a new US division to create editorial content, ranging from horoscopes to movie reviews, that can be accessed through mobile (cell) phones.
Hachette Filipacchi‘s parent company, France‘s multimedia Lagardere Groupe, has been active in Europe developing content for mobile phones as new technology makes downloading images easier, said Philippe Guelton, chief operating officer of Hachette Filipacchi Media US, in a Reuters interview.
Hachette Filipacchi UK, publisher of Sugar and ElleGirl, has teamed up with teen website mykindaplace.com to offer advertisers the chance to target teenagers and run cross-promotional activity, as announced in Brand Republic.
www.fipp.com /1221   (423 words)

  
 RGJ.com - Lagardere’s Hachette Unit to Close Money-Losing George Magazine
Hachette Chief Executive Jack Kliger blamed sluggish advertising sales for the decision.
Hachette decided to close the political and celebrity magazine because it didn’t want to support another year of losses, according to Inside.com, a Web site for media and entertainment news.
George magazine’s loss was $8 million to $10 million in 2000, Inside.com said in reporting news of the closure earlier today.
www.rgj.com /news/stories/business/978759436.php   (241 words)

  
 Hachette Filipacchi To Merge CD:UK And TVhits!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Hachette Filipacchi is to merge CD:UK with TVhits!
According to Hachette, eight editorial positions will be affected by the merger, but all staff will be offered alternative positions.
Hachette recently acquired women's glossy Red, and has confirmed plans to launch the title internationally (see NewsLine).
www.mediatel.co.uk /newsline/2002/10oct/25/tvhits.cfm   (270 words)

  
 Hachette Filipacchi Medias Takes Stake in Phase2Media
Hachette Filipacchi said the move is part of a plan to create global advertising and marketing platforms for its numerous publications.
"Hachette Filipacchi Medias' significant investment in Phase2Media represents a major step forward in establishing our publications as the ultimate resources on the Internet," said Jack Kliger, president and chief executive officer of Hachette Filipacchi Magazines, the American subsidiary of Hachette Filipacchi Medias.
Hachette Filipacchi Medias' investment further solidifies a partnership that was formed when the Phase2 was retained to serve as the exclusive advertising sales representative for the company's ELLE.com, an online fashion, beauty and lifestyle network.
www.clickz.com /news/article.php/230001   (469 words)

  
 Hachette to Promote New Magazine Launch Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Magazine publisher Hachette Filipacci is preparing to launch a new title later this year, and it's tapping Alley-based teen site Alloy Online to build buzz around it in an audacious online-only launch.
Financial terms were not disclosed of the arrangement between Hachette and Alloy, but ELLEgirl.com will be run by Alloy and Lagardere's new media unit, Lagardere Active North America, with both parties contributing content.
Users of the site will be able to vote for their favorite columnist, choose covers for upcoming issues, and so on -- an element that Hachette believes will not only build buzz for the publication, but earn it street cred with marketing-savvy teens, as well.
www.clickz.com /news/article.php/12_768311   (870 words)

  
 Hachette Group: Holdings
Hachette Filipacchi Global Advertising operates outside France, specialising in promotion of and sales for the group's magazines.
Hachette has a small stake in ailing PCF newspaper L'Humanité
These include Hachette UCS (Canada's largest news-stand chain), Curtis Circulation (retail sales of US$1.9 billion in 2001, around 43% of the US newsstand industry), 40% of NewsLink (Australian-based airport and other travel retail operator) and Bookpoint (Hodder Headline's distributor).
www.ketupa.net /hachette1.htm   (227 words)

  
 At Home With Chris Madden Is Chosen as the Title of the New Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. Magazine
The At Home With Chris Madden name was selected in part by a Hachette reader panel that consists of nearly 150,000 members nationwide.
In addition to the magazines, Hachette includes book and custom publishing, integrated marketing, database and market research, as well as Hachette Enterprises.
Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S., Inc., is the New York-headquartered subsidiary of Hachette Filipacchi Medias S.A., a wholly owned subsidiary of Lagardere SCA.
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/03-14-2005/0003194237&EDATE=   (720 words)

  
 Hachette Group - SourceWatch
Hachette Group is a French publishing group with 47 magazines and regional dailies.
The group is owned by Arnaud Legardère, an arms manufacturer.
Both Hachette and Socpresse are owned by arms manufacturers in France.
www.sourcewatch.org /wiki.phtml?title=Hachette_Group   (175 words)

  
 IdealBB.NET - View Post   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Hachette as well as other customers who host multiple boards will see an increase in cost effectiveness with Ideal BB.NET due to its ability to support multiple boards from a single installation.
The upgrade to Ideal BB.Net also gives Hachette the ability to skin each board individually so that the look and feel coincides with the specific magazine branding while maintaining simplified integration and maintenance.
With less time spent on board maintenance, Hachette will be able to focus more energy on their community’s users and content.
www.idealbb.net /ibb/posts.aspx?postID=23494   (346 words)

  
 Variety.com - Hachette drives mag into TV   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
NEW YORK -- Hachette Filipacchi Magazines has doubled its commitment to extend magazines into television with the announcement that Car and Driver will fuel a full season of half-hour Car and Driver Television shows.
Hachette's first foray into TV was with Woman's Day, which originated its show, hosted by Phyllis George, on the recently launched Pax TV.
Berman, a co-founder of Hachette's George magazine before he took his current position, acknowledged that Hachette was in discussions for taking additional titles to TV.
www.variety.com /article/VR1117480758?categoryid=18&cs=1   (338 words)

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