Hachette Book Group Launches Partnerships with Batch for Books
NEW YORK (July 1, 2025) — Hachette Book Group (HBG) is proud to announce its innovative industry partnership with Batch for Books, to provide booksellers with a simpler, more efficient way to manage invoices and payments. After beginning our collaboration with Batch in 2025, HBG will officially go-live with Batch on July 7, 2026.
“At HBG US Distribution, one of our top priorities is empowering independent bookstores to thrive. We’re excited to partner with Batch for Books and their intuitive, paperless platform, which streamlines invoice management and payments so booksellers can spend less time on paperwork and more time serving their communities and connecting readers with great books. I look forward to this collaboration and the real difference it will make for our bookstore partners,” said Mike Shoults, CEO of HBG US Distribution.
Batch for Books is currently trusted by over 650 bookstores across the United States and continues to grow.
“Hachette Books Group going live is an exciting milestone for Batch for Books and all Batch users,” said Fraser Tanner, Batch for Books Inc. CEO. “The partnerships that we’ve established with Hachette, and all our publisher partners, show their continued commitment to the independent bookselling community. They know improved workflows and greater efficiency through Batch support a healthier and more sustainable bookselling ecosystem and creates value for both booksellers and publishers. We’re positive our indie bookstore partners will be ecstatic to see HBG on their Batch portals starting next month.”
HBG joins Penguin Random House, Macmillan, HarperCollins, W.W. Norton & Company, Independent Publishers Group, Microcosm Publishing, Arcadia Publishing, Blackstone Publishing, and Gardner’s US as part of Batch for Books’ network of publishing partners.
“We’re thrilled that Hachette is going live with Batch this July,” said Allison K. Hill, CEO of the American Booksellers Association (ABA). “We know the Hachette team has worked hard to move this project forward over the last year, and indie booksellers will be thrilled that the time has finally come. ABA is grateful to Hachette for their commitment, leadership, and follow through with Batch, and we’re grateful, as always, to the Batch team for all they do to help independent bookstores thrive.”
Bookstores interested in signing up for Batch should email support@batchforbooks.com for more information.
About Hachette Book Group:
Hachette Book Group (HBG) is a leading U.S. general-interest book publisher made up of dozens of esteemed imprints within the publishing groups Basic Books Group, Grand Central Publishing Group, Hachette Audio, Little, Brown and Company, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, Orbit; Workman Publishing; and Running Press Group. We also provide custom distribution, fulfillment, and sales services to several publishing companies.
Our books and authors have received the Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award, Caldecott Medal, Newbery Medal, Booker Prize, Nobel Peace Prize, James Beard Award, and other major honors.
We are committed to diversity in our company and our publishing programs, and to fostering a culture of inclusion for all our employees and authors. We are proud to be part of Hachette Livre, the world’s third-largest trade and educational publisher.
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Batch was founded in 2000 by the Booksellers Association to serve the book trade and build better relationships between booksellers and publishers. Booksellers in over 80 countries use Batch to streamline invoice management and publisher payment processes, freeing up time to concentrate on their core mission of helping the public discover great books. Whether you manage a single store or run a global publishing company, Batch for Books will help your business to trade more efficiently.
Press Contacts:
Hachette Book Group, Gabrielle Gambrell, Chief Communications Officer, Gabrielle.Gambrell@hbgusa.com
Batch for Books:
Nathan Halter, US Operations Manager, nathan.halter@batchforbooks.com
617-843-2490