Effective in March 2020, Hachette Book Group will handle warehousing, distribution, sales and customer service for Lonely Planet, including imprints Lonely Planet Kids and Lonely Planet Food, in the U.S. and Latin America. Hachette said that with the change, it will distribute nearly half of all U.S. travel guides.
Lonely Planet's Oakland, Calif., warehouse operations will be moved to Hachette's facility in Lebanon, Ind., which is 350 miles north of Lonely Planet's headquarters in Nashville, Tenn.