Le Livre de Poche
Hachette | |
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Founded | 1953 |
Country of origin | France |
Publication types | Books |
Official website | www |
Le Livre de Poche (literally "The Pocket Book") is the name of a
History
Admittedly, books of a similar format, fitting in a pocket, already existed. Since 1905, Editions Jules Tallandier marketed themselves under the name Livre de poche, popular novels at low cost. But the successful reception of Le Livre de Poche was due to the combination of the new idea of consumerism with the era and the popular demand for a cheap book, presented in covers recalling cinema posters, but containing quality writing.
Henri Filipacchi supposedly had the idea after seeing an American soldier tearing up a book in order to fit it into the pockets of his uniform.
Thus
Some facts
The capital of La Librairie générale française, a limited company, is owned 80% by Hachette-Livre and, up to 20%, by les Éditions Albin Michel.
- 3,500 titles in its catalogue as of 31.12.2002
- 14,000 titles published since 1953
- 1 billion volumes distributed since its inception
- 360 new titles a year
- 1,000 reprinted titles a year
- more than 18 million copies sold in 2002
References
- ^ Denis Lefebvre (17 January 2013). "Le 9 février 1953 : lancement du Livre de Poche". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
External links
- http://livredepoche.com is the imprint's official website. (in French)