Hachette Book Group and Stable Distribution Announces Inaugural Slate of Publishing Partners Ahead of January 2026 Launch
PETALUMA, CA, NEW YORK, NY, & BROOKLYN, NY (September 10, 2025) — Hachette Book Group (HBG) and Stable Distribution, the newly formed distribution division of The Stable Book Group, today unveiled its inaugural slate of publishing partners—a term the company uses by design to reflect a more imprint‑like, long‑term collaboration model. The first wave includes Bushel & Peck Books, Empress Editions, Fayetteville Mafia Press, Galpón Press, Islandport Press, Notable Kids, PUG (Pan‑Universal Galactic Worldwide), Whitefox, and Worldwide Buddies in addition to The Stable Book Group’s imprints and partners: Montague Books, Mountain Gazette, Skybox Press, Trafalgar Square Books, Ulysses Press, and VeloPress Books.
Launching in January 2026 and powered by a fulfillment partnership with Hachette Book Group—including HBG’s state‑of‑the‑art Indiana facility for North America—Stable Distribution pairs big‑house logistics with a nimble, indie‑first sales and technology stack.
“This first group of fifteen publishers reflects what The Stable is all about—distinct editorial visions, entrepreneurial teams, and books with defined audiences,” said Chris Gruener, CEO of The Stable Book Group. “By combining Hachette’s world‑class operations with a purpose‑built sales organization and our Perfect Bound technology, we’re creating an advantage for independents at every stage of a book’s life.”
Stable Distribution’s sales organization is led by Jodi Weiss, EVP, Head of Sales, a veteran sales executive formerly on Hachette’s sales leadership team and Chief Sales Officer at Workman Publishing. National Book Travelers, consisting of Imprint Group (West), Fujii Associates (Midwest), and Como Sales (East), has been appointed to represent the U.S. independent and educational wholesale markets. Manda Group will represent all sales channels in the Canadian market.
All partners will be onboarded to Perfect Bound, the end‑to‑end publishing platform for title management, real‑time sales and inventory, automated royalties, and access to a global print marketplace—standardizing data flows and accelerating speed‑to‑market across the list.
“Stable’s model gives us the logistics muscle of a major while preserving the identity and agility that define independents,” said Weiss. “Our rep‑led strategy—spanning across all channels—aims to help independent publishers reach more readers than ever before.”
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About The Stable Book Group
The Stable Book Group (stablebookgroup.com) is a pioneering publishing company dedicated to revitalizing and expanding the independent publishing sector. By integrating advanced digital marketing, technology, print-on-demand solutions, and global distribution, The Stable offers unparalleled opportunities for backlist growth and frontlist innovation.
About Perfect Bound
Perfect Bound Technologies (perfectbound.io) is a cloud-native SaaS platform that lets publishers of any size run their entire business from one secure dashboard. With over 200 independent and mid-sized publishers on the platform, Perfect Bound offers end-to-end title management, ONIX and metadata distribution, real-time sales reporting, automated royalty accounting, and a two-sided printing marketplace spanning 60+ printers on six continents. Perfect Bound eliminates manual workflows, reduces overhead, and accelerates speed-to-market—serving as the technology backbone for Stable Distribution and the broader Stable Book Group ecosystem.
About Hachette Book Group US Distribution
Hachette Book Group US (HBGUS) Distribution draws together all order management, fulfilment, and cash collection activities in the US for Hachette Book Group and its third-party client publishers, which represent roughly half of the business. Services for client publishers are performed by the warehouse operations based in Indiana, the Fulfilment team based in both Indiana and Boston and supported by the Credit Control and Client Accounting teams based in Boston.
About Hachette Book Group
Hachette Book Group (HBG) is a leading US 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; and Workman Running Press Group. We also provide custom distribution, fulfillment, and sales services to other publishing companies. Our books and authors have received the Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award, Caldecott Medal, Newbery Medal, Booker Prize, Nobel Peace Prize 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. Visit hachettebookgroup.com to learn more about HBG imprints. For updated news follow HBG on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Threads, TikTok, X.com, Pinterest, and YouTube.
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