Marquis Book Printing

What Marquis Book Printing does

Marquis Book Printing is a Canadian commercial printing company headquartered in Montmagny, Quebec, founded in 1937. The company develops and provides printing products for the publishing and communications industry, producing books and related printed materials for publishers across North America. Marquis operates at meaningful scale, employing between 501 and 1,000 staff, and serves both French-language and English-language publishing markets.

The company's core operations revolve around book manufacturing, including printing, binding, and finishing of trade, educational, and specialty publications. It extended its North American footprint through the October 2018 acquisition of Webcom, broadening its production capacity and customer reach. Its operational base in Quebec, combined with the Webcom platform, positions it as a transcontinental book printer serving publisher and communications-industry customers across Canada and the United States.

Marquis Book Printing is a privately held for-profit company. Its business model centers on contract printing services, where publishers and communications-industry clients procure print capacity, binding, and finishing on a per-job or volume basis. The company received investment from Capital régional et cooperatif Desjardins in April 2015. No public pricing model, named customer list, or revenue figure is disclosed in the available data, limiting detailed segmentation analysis.

Name

Marquis Book Printing

Website

https://marquisbook.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1937

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Marquis Book Printing, founded in 1937 and headquartered in Montmagny, Quebec, is a Canadian book manufacturer that develops and provides printing products for the publishing and communications industry across North America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Book Printing

NAICS

Books Printing (323117), Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) (323111)

SIC

Book Printing (2732), Commercial Printing (2750)

akta.pro primary industry

Book & Magazine Binding Services (Perfect, Case, Saddle Stitch) (MPAJALAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Digital Printing (Short-Run, Variable Data) (MPAJALAC), Finishing & Post-Press Services (Cutting, Folding, Collating, Laminating, Foil, Emboss) (MPAJALAF)

Keywords

• Book printing
• Commercial printing
• Publishing services
• Print manufacturing
• Book binding

Headquarters

HQ city

Montmagny

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Core offering

Marquis Book Printing develops and provides printed book products for the publishing and communications industry. The company manufactures books and related printed materials, operating as a traditional commercial book printer with binding and finishing capabilities. Its offering targets publishers and communications organizations needing book production at scale.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial book printing and binding
• Webcom printing services

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• TC Transcontinental: Large Canadian printing and packaging company with a book printing segment. Comparable to Marquis as a fellow Canadian printer serving publishers, though TC operates at significantly greater scale across multiple print verticals.
• Cengage Group: U.S. educational publisher and content provider that operates in-house print and digital production. Comparable to Marquis as a buyer and producer of printed educational books, representing the customer-side of the same value chain.
• LSC Communications: U.S. book and magazine printer serving major trade and educational publishers. Directly comparable product set to Marquis in book manufacturing, with a much larger multi-plant U.S. footprint.
• R.R. Donnelley: Large diversified U.S. printing services provider with a book manufacturing segment. Comparable to Marquis as a book production services provider, though RRD operates across labels, packaging, marketing, and communications print as well.
• Quad/Graphics: Major U.S. commercial and book printer offering high-volume book manufacturing alongside catalogs, magazines, and direct mail. Comparable to Marquis as a book production services provider to publishers, though much larger and more diversified.

Direct peers

• Friesens Corporation: Canadian book manufacturer headquartered in Manitoba, producing hardcover, paperback, and casebound books for trade and educational publishers. Directly comparable to Marquis as a mid-sized, North American book specialist serving similar publishing customers.
• Maple Press: U.S. book manufacturing company producing hardcover, paperback, and casebound books. Directly comparable to Marquis in book-only manufacturing focus and trade/educational publisher customer base.
• Versa Press: U.S. book printer focused on short-to-medium run book manufacturing for publishers. Comparable to Marquis in target customer (publishers), core product (bound books), and mid-tier scale.
• Sheridan Books: U.S. book manufacturer specializing in short-run, on-demand, and traditional book production for publishers. Comparable to Marquis in product offering and publisher-centric service model.
• Malloy Incorporated: U.S. book manufacturer offering hard- and soft-cover book production for publishers and associations. Comparable to Marquis as a dedicated book printer serving trade, educational, and specialty publishers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/marquisbook

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A1 record

Investments

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