Éditions Robert Laffont
Éditions Robert Laffont (edisjɔ̃ ʁɔbɛʁ lafɔ̃) is a book publishing company in France founded in 1941 by Robert Laffont (1916–2010). Its publications are distributed in almost all francophone countries, but mainly in France, Canada and in Belgium. Imprints belonging to Éditions Robert Laffont include éditions Julliard, les Seghers, Foreign Rights and NiL Éditions.
Also recorded as Editions Robert Laffont · Laffont
Éditions Robert Laffont
- Name
- Éditions Robert Laffont
- Founded
- 1941
- Founder
- Robert Laffont
- Headquarters
- Paris
- Activity
- book publishing
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In 1990, Éditions Robert Laffont was acquired by the French publishing group Groupe de La Cité. It is now part of Editis. Éditions Robert Laffont published the Quid encyclopedia from 1975 to 2007 but its 2008 edition was not published after annual sales had fallen from a high of 400,000 to less than 100,000, apparently because of competition from online information sources such as Wikipedia.
Recorded constituent parts are Bouquins, Arion and Ailleurs et Demain. It is associated with France. The record gives 1941 as its date of establishment or first appearance. Its recorded founders are Robert Laffont. Its recorded seat is Paris. The recorded field of activity is book publishing.
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Éditions Robert Laffont (established 1941) is an organisation documented in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. The founding of Éditions Robert Laffont is dated 1941. The seat is recorded as Paris.
Key facts
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• Name — Éditions Robert Laffont • Parent — Editis • Founded — 1941 • Founder — Robert Laffont • Country — France • Publications — Books • Website — http: www.laffont.fr
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• Ailleurs et Demain • Arizona • Best Sellers • Bouquins • Libertés • Libertés 2000 • Pavillons • Pavillons Poche • Plein Vent • Vécu
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- 1.Le planisphère 2013 de l'édition française par Livres Hebdo
- 2.https://www.societe.com/societe/editions-robert-laffont-492647870.html
- 3.Editions Robert Laffont à Paris 13 (75013). www.societe.com.
- 4.Flashes, in Les Lettres françaises du 10 au 16 février 1966,
- 5.Alain Beuve-Méry, « Le PDG des éditions Robert Laffont remercié », Le Monde, 10 avril 2013
- 6.« Cécile Boyer-Runge, PDG de Robert Laffont », Le Figaro avec AFP, 9 janvier 2014.
- 7.Élodie Carreira. Frédéric Martin prend la direction de Robert Laffont. livreshebdo.fr. 19 décembre 2024.
- 8.Anatole Lanneau. Juliette Ponce, nommée directrice du domaine étranger de Robert Laffont. Livres Hebdo. 2026-07-09.
- 9.Brève fiche sur la collection Plein vent ; aperçus des couvertures.
- 10.René Lagrange titre. Éditions de la Bibliothèque publique d’information. 2005.
- 11.Alfred. Sarg. Jean-Gaston Bardet : Le trésor secret et Israël. Collection « Les énigmes de l'univers », 1970. Revue d'Histoire et de Philosophie religieuses. 51. 382–383. 1971. 2025-05-26.
- 12.Stéphane. François. Le conspirationnisme à une heure de grande écoute : Alien Theory. Raison présente. 211. 89–97. 2019-10-11. 0033-9075. 10.3917/rpre.211.0089. 2025-05-26.
- 13.« Francis Mazière s'est éteint. L'explorateur aura franchi la dernière porte de l'étrange ». Le Soir. 20/09/1994.
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