Cubicles emerging in unlikely world of publishing

New York

MICHAEL Pietsch was given his first private office when he became an editor at Charles Scribner's Sons 30 years ago. He got his first corner office when he was named publisher of Little, Brown and Co in 2001.

He moved into an even bigger corner office - with a large living room area - 11 years later, after being promoted to chief executive of Little, Brown's parent company, the Hachette Book Group.

Mr Pietsch still runs Hachette. But last month, he started working in a 6-by-7-…