Scrineo

Name

Scrineo

Legal name

Scrineo SAS

Website

https://scrineo.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Book Publishing

NAICS

Book Publishers (513130), Book Publishers (51313), Periodical Publishers (51312), Periodical Publishers (513120)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731), Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAJAFAC

Middle Grade Publishing

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Publishing (Books, News, Magazines)/Children’s Publishing (Picture Books, Middle Grade, YA)

SECONDARYMPAJAFAB

Early Readers & Chapter Books Publishing

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Publishing (Books, News, Magazines)/Children’s Publishing (Picture Books, Middle Grade, YA)

SECONDARYMPAJAFAE

Children’s Nonfiction Publishing

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Publishing (Books, News, Magazines)/Children’s Publishing (Picture Books, Middle Grade, YA)

SECONDARYEDAGAIAC

Children’s Nonfiction Educational (Science, History, Nature)

Education/Educational Publishing & Learning Content/Children’s & Young Adult Educational Trade Publishing

SECONDARYEDAGAIAH

Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) & Life Skills Trade

Education/Educational Publishing & Learning Content/Children’s & Young Adult Educational Trade Publishing

Keywords

• Book publishing
• French literature
• Youth fiction
• Cultural magazines
• Educational publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Book Sales: One-time sales of physical books across youth, young adult, and adult categories. Prices range from €10.90 to €21.00 depending on format and title.
2. Magazine Subscriptions (L'éléphant): Quarterly magazine subscriptions with paper and/or digital access. Annual subscriptions from €49.90 (student) to €69 (standard), with institutional pricing at €59/year. Includes access to l'éléphant online content.
3. Magazine Subscriptions (L'éléphant Junior): Quarterly magazine for 8-13 year olds. Annual subscription from €45, monthly installments at €3.75, institutional rate €42/year. Reading+ bundle includes 3-8 books annually.
4. Special Issues / Hors-Séries: Single-issue special editions covering themes like games, current affairs, environment, Renaissance, gastronomy. Prices €6.90-16.00 per issue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Scrineo is a French publishing house (SAS) that publishes French-language fiction across youth (6-12), adolescent (12+), young adult, and adult categories across genres including contemporary, historical, fantasy, mythology, horror, romance, and detective fiction. The company also publishes two quarterly general-culture magazines — L'éléphant (adults) and L'éléphant Junior (ages 8-13) — available in paper and digital formats on annual subscriptions, with special themed hors-série issues covering topics from gastronomy to current affairs.

Product overview

Scrineo operates as a multi-brand publishing house with three core product lines: Les éditions Scrineo (book publishing), l'éléphant magazine (general culture for adults), and l'éléphant junior (culture for ages 8-13). The book division publishes across multiple age segments (youth, adolescent, young adult, adult) with themed collections including Romance, Mythology, Destinées (historical figures), Enquête (detective), and various fiction series. Both magazines publish quarterly with extensive special editions covering topics from sciences and history to gastronomy and current events. The company also operates an e-commerce platform for direct sales and institutional subscriptions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• L'éléphant: General culture magazine covering topics in economics, literature, science, history, and current affairs. Published quarterly with special issues.
• L'éléphant Junior

Products and services

• Les éditions Scrineo (book publishing) French-language fiction publishing across youth (6-12), adolescent (12+), young adult, and adult categories spanning genres including contemporary, historical, fantasy, mythology, horror, romance, and detective. Features named series such as Les Haut Conteurs, Via Temporis, Le Manoir de Castlecatz, L'Éveil des sorcières, Le Puits des Mémoires, and Aeternia.
• L'éléphant (adult magazine) Quarterly general-culture magazine for adults covering economics, literature, science, history, and arts, available in paper and digital formats. Annual subscriptions from €49.90 (student rate) to €69 (standard), with institutional pricing €59/year. Published by Scrineo since January 2013 with 54+ numbered issues.
• L'éléphant Junior (children's magazine) Quarterly general-culture magazine for readers aged 8-13 covering educational and entertaining topics with annual subscription from €45, monthly installments at €3.75, and institutional rate €42/year. Optional Reading+ bundle (€76.70/year) adds 3-8 books annually.
• L'éléphant hors-séries (special editions) Special themed single-issue editions of L'éléphant magazine covering diverse topics including environment, gastronomy, history, science, current events, mythology, politics, language, and geography. Priced €6.90-16.00 per issue depending on format and page count.
• L'éléphant hors-série jeux (games special edition) Annual puzzle and game special edition featuring crosswords, logic puzzles, memory games, and general knowledge quizzes in a vacation-style format for family use.
• Scrineo Rallye Lecture (educational reading program) Dedicated reading-rally program for teachers and educational settings, featuring curated themed book collections and reading competitions designed for classroom and school library use.
• Scrineo Online Boutique (e-commerce) Direct online retail platform (scrineo.fr) for individual purchases, pre-orders, subscriptions, and institutional billing to schools and libraries, with secure payment via PayPal.

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Catonabook (Foreign Rights)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational rights agency handling foreign publisher relationships and translation rights sales. Contact: Pauline Clément.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bayard Jeunesse: Bayard Jeunesse is the most direct comparable peer: a major French publisher combining children's book publishing (Trotteur, Belles histoires) with longstanding children's magazines (J'aime lire, Astrapi, Images Doc), addressing the same age segments and institutional market as Scrineo's l'éléphant Junior.
• L'École des Loisirs: L'École des Loisirs is a leading French independent publisher of youth literature (Mouche, Médium, Neuf collections) covering ages 6 to young adult. Comparable to Scrineo's independent French youth/YA fiction focus and similar cultural positioning.
• Rageot Éditeur: Rageot is a French independent publisher specializing in youth and YA fiction across fantasy, mystery, romance, and historical genres with strong institutional sales. Directly comparable in size, genre mix, and educational system integration to Scrineo.
• Éditions du Rouergue: Rouergue is a similar-sized independent French publisher of youth, YA, and adult fiction, also operating in niche literary genres with strong editorial identity. Comparable in scale, independence, and genre-driven catalog approach.
• Père Castor (Flammarion Jeunesse): Père Castor is a heritage French youth literature publisher now under Flammarion, producing picture books, middle grade, and YA fiction. Comparable in its youth literature focus though backed by a larger incumbent parent.
• Milan Presse (Bayard): Milan Presse, part of Bayard Group, publishes children's magazines (Toboggan, Wapiti) and youth books targeting the same 6-13 age segment as l'éléphant Junior. Directly comparable in combining quarterly culture magazines with book publishing for the same demographic.

Broad incumbents

• Gallimard Jeunesse: Gallimard Jeunesse is the dominant French youth/YA publisher (Folio Junior, Bibliothèque Gallimard, Scripto), offering far broader catalog and reach. Competes with Scrineo for shelf space, author acquisitions, and institutional sales, but operates at materially larger scale.
• Hachette Jeunesse: Hachette Jeunesse is one of France's largest children's publishers (Le Petit Prince, Asterix derivatives, Bibliothèque Rose), competing with Scrineo in youth and YA across retail and institutional channels. Operates as part of the Hachette Livre incumbent portfolio.
• Albin Michel Jeunesse: Albin Michel Jeunesse publishes across all youth age segments including picture books, middle grade, and YA, with strong thematic collections. Comparable in product range to Scrineo but operates as part of the larger Albin Michel group with broader distribution.
• Nathan (Éditions Nathan): Nathan is a major French educational publisher with deep curriculum integration (rallye lecture competitor, classroom materials) and youth fiction. Highly comparable in serving schools and educational institutions, though at much larger scale within the Editis group.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/scrineo

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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