Hachette Ebook Group has laid off seven staff at its Little, Brown imprint in the present day, the corporate introduced.
The layoffs have been described as a part of a company restructuring, however is considered by some as one more signal of a struggling guide publishing business.
Among the many seven individuals being laid off embody the editors Tracy Sherrod, Pronoy Sarkar, Jean Garnett and Ben George, in response to the New York Instances, quoting a supply.
A Hachette spokeswoman informed the Instances that the restructuring was not a cost-cutting measure. As a part of the restructuring, the corporate stated, it should rent in new roles.
The information was reported first by Publishers Weekly.