France Publishing Market Profile 2003

France Jeff Andrew
Publication date: 7 April 2003
Number of Pages: 151
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  France Publishing Market Profile 2003

List of Contents

Foreword

1    Executive Summary

2    Background
2.1    France: The Country
2.2    Population
2.3    Language, Culture and Religion
2.4    Politics
2.5    Economy
2.6    Trade and Investment
2.7    Expenditure on Education

3    The Book Market: An Overview
3.1    Market Characteristics
3.2    Leading French Publishers
3.3    Leading Foreign Publishers in France
3.4    Value of the Book Market
3.5    Publications Analysis
3.6    Translations
3.7    Rights Protection
3.8    Booksellers
3.9    Internet Bookshops
3.10    Distribution
3.11    Pricing and Discounting
3.12    Libraries
3.13    Book Exports to France
3.14    Accessing the French Market
3.15    Book Fairs

4    The Schoolbook Market
4.1    The Structure of Education
4.2    Infant Education
4.3    Primary Education
4.4    Secondary Education
4.5    Vocational Education
4.6    The School Year
4.7    Curricula
4.8    Enrolments
4.9    The Schoolbook Market
4.10    Value of the Schoolbook Market
4.11    Publications Analysis
4.12    Leading Publishers
4.13    Textbook Selection, Adoption and Purchase
4.14    Pricing and Discounting
4.15    Distribution
4.16    Information Technology
4.17    Opportunities for UK Publishers
4.18    International Schools

5    The ELT Market
5.1    The Role and Status of English
5.2    Primary Education
5.3    Secondary Education
5.4    Adult Education (Formation Continue)
5.5    English in Universities
5.6    Consumer Market
5.7    Enrolments
5.8    The ELT Book Market
5.9    Value of the Market
5.10    Textbook Selection, Adoption and Purchase
5.11    Average Prices
5.12    Distribution
5.13    Opportunities for UK Publishers

6    The Academic and Professional Market
6.1    The Structure of Higher Education
6.2    Courses and Qualifications
6.3    Distance Education
6.4    Continuing Education
6.5    Enrolments
6.6    The Academic and Professional Book Market
6.7    Publications Analysis
6.8    Scientific, Technical and Medical (STM) Publishing
6.9    Humanities and Social Sciences Publishing
6.10    Legal and Financial Publishing
6.11    Business and Computer Book Publishing
6.12    Selection, Adoption and Purchase
6.13    Pricing and Discounting
6.14    Distribution
6.15    University Libraries
6.16    Opportunities for UK Publishers

7    The Trade Market
7.1    Market Characteristics
7.2    Fiction
7.3    Non-Fiction
7.4    Children’s Books
7.5    Bandes Dessinées
7.6    Pricing and Discounting
7.7    Distribution
7.8    Opportunities for UK Publishers

8    Appendix: Useful Addresses
8.1    Ministry of Education
8.2    Associations of Authors
8.3    Associations of Publishers
8.4    Booksellers and Distributors Associations
8.5    Selected Literary Agents
8.6    Translators
8.7    Other Book-Related Organisations
8.8    Bookfairs and Exhibitions
8.9    International Schools
8.10    ELT Teacher Associations
8.11    Bookshops in France Stocking English Books
8.12    Academic and Professional Booksellers
8.13    ELT Specialist Booksellers

Tables
Table 2.1    France: Demographic Data, 2002
Table 2.2    French Population by Region, 2002
Table 2.3    France: Economic Indicators, 2001
Table 2.4    France: Exports and Imports, 2002
Table 2.5    Annual Educational Expenditure in France, 1975–2001
Table 3.1    Top Ten French Publishers in 2001
Table 3.2    Top Ten Foreign Publishers in France, 2001
Table 3.3    Book Sales In France, 1999–2001, by Category
Table 3.4    French Book Exports by Region, 1998–2001
Table 3.5    Book Production in France in 2001, by Category
Table 3.6    Top Four Booksellers in France, 2001
Table 3.7    Book Distribution in France, 1998–2001 (percentage by market channel)
Table 3.8    Statistics on Libraries in France, 2002
Table 3.9    UK and US Book Exports to France, 1998–2002
Table 4.1    Structure of French Education
Table 4.2    Primary School Core Curriculum
Table 4.3    Lower Secondary School Core Curriculum
Table 4.4    Upper Secondary Curriculum
Table 4.5    Number of Pupils in France by Educational Level, 2001/2
Table 4.6    Baccalauréat Examination Candidates in France, 2001/2
Table 4.7    Schoolbook Sales in France, 1998–2001 (Euro m.)
Table 4.8    Schoolbook Production in France, 1998–2001
Table 4.9    Leading Schoolbook Publishers in France, 2001
Table 4.10    Statistics on Information Technology in French Schools, 2002
Table 5.1    Students of English in French Educational Institutions, 2002
Table 6.1    Enrolments in Higher Education, 2001/2
Table 6.2    Choice of Academic Discipline, 2001/2
Table 6.3    Sales of Academic and Professional Books, 1998–2001
Table 6.4    Production of Academic and Professional Books in France, 2001
Table 6.5    Sales and Production of Scientific, Technical and Professional Books in France, 1998–2001   
Table 6.6    Sales and Production of Human and Social Sciences Books in France, 1998–2001
Table 6.7    Sales and Production of Law and Economic Sciences Books, 1998–2001   
Table 6.8    Statistics for University Libraries in France, 2002
Table 7.1    Trade Book Sales in France, 1999–2001
Table 7.2    Fiction Sales in France, 1998–2001
Table 7.3    Production of  Fiction in France, 1998–2001
Table 7.4    New Fiction in France, 1998–2002
Table 7.5    Sales and Production of Livres de Poche in France, 1998–2001
Table 7.6    Non-Fiction Sales in France, 1998–2001   
Table 7.7    Non-Fiction Production in France, 1998–2001   
Table 7.8    Sales and Production of Children’s Books in France, 1998–2001   

(c) The Publishers Association 2003.  This profile was made possible by a generous grant from UK Trade & Investment's  Export Marketing Research Scheme.  The views and opinions expressed in this survey are personal to its author and do not necessarily represent those of the PA.