A publisher is a Entreprise or an association whose principal activity is the production and the marketing of the books. For the other types of editions consult Éditeur.

France

In France, the principal publishers are, by decreasing order of importance of their annual turnover: Hachette Livre (2 billion euros), which belongs to the Groupe Lagardere, Editis (776 million euros), which belongs to the group Wendel Investissement, Media-Participations (309 million euros), Martinière Groupe (260 million euros), Flammarion (238 million euros), subsidiary of the group Italy N RCS MediaGroup, Gallimard (221 million euros), and Albin Michel (212 million euros). More recent companies know a strong growth, like the editions Actes Sud or Sun Productions.

In addition, the sector of the small independent and critical edition develops quickly in France, with in particular by publishers like To the Devil Vauvert, Éditions Agonic line, Editions Amsterdam, Bragelonne, Atalante, the Argument, Éditions of the Sextant, the Factory, editions Métailié, Éditions of Crunching, the Meadows ordinary, editions Coda, the Editions Reasons to act, Editions Timée, Dragonne, the Workshop of the Cockchafer, Of a So Blue Black, Bartavelle Editeur, PLOWSHARE & JIB, Jerome C. Bentzinger Editor, Jigal Editions…

The France has a dynamic leading sector represented by a trade union, the National union of the edition (SNE).

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