Editions Youth

What Editions Youth does

Éditions Jouvence is a Swiss Société Anonyme (CHE-101.527.121) incorporated in Geneva in 1989 and operating as a subsidiary of the French publishing conglomerate Albin Michel. The firm is a niche Francophone publisher specializing in well-being literature across personal development, spirituality, alternative medicine, naturopathy, nutrition, ecology, and family topics. It maintains a catalog of over 1,000 titles and publishes approximately 100 new works per year, distributed across France, Switzerland, Belgium, and Canada through a mix of specialized esoteric/wellness bookstores (including the ALEF-affiliated network), organic retailers such as Biocoop, health professionals (naturopaths, therapists), and a direct WooCommerce storefront, supplemented by active participation at book fairs and wellness salons. The firm is led by co-directors Charlène Guinoiseau-Ferré (Editorial) and Guillaume Pinay (Administration and Finance) and employs approximately twelve people.

The company's product portfolio spans three core lines: printed books (pocket, standard, and illustrated formats priced €4.95–€24.95 under France's Loi Lang single-price regulation), e-books (sold under the PULN digital single-price law with per-customer watermarking and 48-hour download links), and themed gift sets (coffrets), supported by an in-house manuscript submission platform that pipelines new author content. Underlying technology is conventional and non-proprietary: a WordPress + WooCommerce e-commerce site, Paybox payment processing, and digital rights watermarking for e-book distribution. No mobile app, API, SDK, or AI/ML capabilities are disclosed. Foreign rights are monetized through three external literary agencies covering Spain/Portugal, Russia/Ukraine/Belarus, and Greece.

Revenue mechanics are unit-pricing based across physical books, e-books, and gift sets, supplemented by author royalties (annual, computed at the publisher's expense) and foreign-rights licensing income. The firm is privately held, structured as a Geneva SA with CHF 180,000 share capital, and is fully owned within the Albin Michel group; no venture capital, private equity, or public-market exposure has been disclosed. GDPR/RGPD compliance is maintained, with EU data processing governed by French 'Loi Informatique et Libertés' standards.

Name

Editions Youth

Legal name

Éditions Jouvence SA

Website

https://editions-jouvence.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Éditions Jouvence is a Geneva-based, Albin Michel-owned publisher of French-language wellness, personal development, spirituality, and natural health books, distributing 1,000+ titles across France, Switzerland, Belgium, and Canada via bookstores, organic retailers, and health professionals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wellness Book Publishing

NAICS

Book Publishers (513130)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731)

akta.pro primary industry

Health, Wellness & Fitness Trade Publishing (MPAJAAAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Lifestyle, Travel & Leisure Books Publishing (MPAJAAAH)

Keywords

• Book publishing
• Wellness literature
• Personal development books
• Natural health publishing
• Spiritual books

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-julien-en-genevois

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Physical Book Sales: Sale of printed books through their e-commerce website, bookstores, organic stores, and health professionals. Books are priced under the French 'Loi Lang' (single book price law) and include pocket editions, exercise books, and full-length works.
2. E-book Sales: Digital downloads of books (e-books) sold through their website. E-books are subject to the French 'Loi sur le prix unique du livre numérique' (PULN). No shipping fees apply for digital-only orders.
3. Author Rights/Licensing: Publishing at publisher's expense (compte d'éditeur) with author royalties paid annually based on sales, and foreign rights licensing to international publishers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Éditions Jouvence is a Swiss publishing house that publishes and sells wellness and personal development books in print and digital formats. Its catalog of over 1,000 titles covers personal development, spirituality, natural health, nutrition, alternative medicine, family, and ecology, distributed across French-speaking markets through its own website, specialized bookstores, organic stores, health practitioners, and book fairs. The company also licenses foreign rights to international publishers and operates an online manuscript submission platform for prospective authors.

Product overview

Éditions Jouvence is a Swiss publishing house specializing in wellness and well-being literature, founded in 1989 and now a subsidiary of the Albin Michel group. The company publishes over 1,000 titles annually across three main product lines: printed books (livres imprimés), e-books (livres numériques/e-books), and themed gift sets (coffrets). Their catalog spans personal development, spirituality, health, nutrition, alternative medicine, family/parentality, and ecology/nature categories. The company distributes primarily in French-speaking regions (Switzerland, France, Belgium, Canada) through bookstores, organic stores, health professionals, and direct sales via their WooCommerce-powered online store. They operate a manuscript submission platform for aspiring authors and publish approximately 100 new titles annually with several hundred authors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Printed Books (Livres imprimés) Physical printed books published by Éditions Jouvence covering personal development, spirituality, health, nutrition, alternative medicine, family, ecology, and nature. Available in pocket, standard, and larger illustrated formats. Sold through the publisher's e-commerce site, specialized bookstores, organic retailers, health professionals, and at book fairs. Prices range from €4.95 to €24.95 and are governed by the French Loi Lang single book price law.
• E-books / Digital Books (Livres numériques) Digital e-book downloads of the publisher's catalog sold through the e-commerce website. Each e-book is dynamically personalized with the customer's name and email via digital watermarking on every page to protect author rights. No shipping fees apply for digital-only orders. Pricing is governed by the French 'Loi sur le prix unique du livre numérique' (PULN). Download links are delivered by email with 48-hour validity.
• Coffrets (Gift Sets) Curated gift box collections that combine multiple Éditions Jouvence books and related wellness content into themed sets, such as the Coffret: Les Accords toltèques. Marketed as premium wellness gift packages through the e-commerce site and retail partners.
• Petits Cahiers d'exercices (Exercise Workbooks) Series of practical exercise workbooks for self-development, covering topics like letting go, Non-Violent Communication, and other personal growth practices. Each workbook provides guided exercises readers can apply independently. Priced around €7.90–€8.95 and sold through the publisher's website and bookstore partners.

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Association des Librairies Esotériques de France (ALEF)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorALEF is a network of specialized bookstores focused on spirituality, esotericism, health, and wellness, promoting ideas for human fulfillment. Éditions Jouvence products are distributed through this network.
• Librairie Les Cent CielsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSpecialized bookstore in Paris focused on wellness and spiritual books.
• Librairie PégaseminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOnline specialist bookstore for wellness, spirituality, personal development, and alternative medicine.
• MeditationfranceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPortal of spirituality for modern women and men, helping people connect with their inner self through meditation.
• BiocoopcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFrance's leading network of organic supermarkets. Éditions Jouvence wellness books are distributed through Biocoop stores.
• Sonothèque médiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner providing growth-oriented resources including stages, CDs, books, and cassettes for personal development.
• International Editors' Co. Literary AgencycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLiterary agency representing Éditions Jouvence foreign rights for Spanish World Rights and Portugal.
• Laura Karayotov (Literary Agent)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLiterary agent for Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus representing Éditions Jouvence foreign rights.
• Agence Littéraire Iris (Greece)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLiterary agency representing Éditions Jouvence foreign rights in Greece.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Hachette Livre: One of the world's largest publishing groups and parent of direct peer Marabout. Operates broad trade, education, and illustrated divisions that overlap with Éditions Jouvence's wellness/lifestyle titles as part of a much larger portfolio.
• Albin Michel: Major French publishing group and Éditions Jouvence's parent company. Operates broad general-interest and literary publishing with some lifestyle/wellness titles; relevant primarily as the parent benchmark for scale and distribution reach.
• Workman Publishing: US-based independent publisher known for wellness, lifestyle, parenting, cooking, and self-help titles (e.g., What to Expect series). Comparable thematic focus but English-language and broader in scope than Éditions Jouvence.
• Quarto Group: Global illustrated book publisher with strong wellness, lifestyle, mind-body-spirit, and DIY categories. Comparable subject-matter focus across illustrated and practical book formats but operates at significantly larger scale and geographic breadth.

Direct peers

• Éditions First: French publisher of practical guides, well-being, parenting, and lifestyle books. Comparable mass-market wellness positioning with similar price points and retail distribution through French bookstores.
• Guy Trédaniel Éditeur: French publisher focused on alternative medicine, naturopathy, energy healing, and esoteric subjects. Highly comparable niche positioning to Éditions Jouvence, with overlapping author and reader communities in Francophone wellness.
• Mango Éditions: French publisher of practical, lifestyle, wellness, and decorative books. Comparable to Éditions Jouvence for accessible wellness/self-help content aimed at mainstream French readers, with similar format diversity (paperbacks, workbooks, gift books).
• Marabout: French publisher specializing in wellness, lifestyle, parenting, and practical books, owned by Hachette Livre. Directly comparable to Éditions Jouvence in topic coverage (well-being, personal development) and target Francophone readership.
• Le Courrier du Livre: French publisher (part of Guy Trédaniel group) focused on esoteric, spiritual, and self-development literature. Directly comparable to Éditions Jouvence's Jouvence éso and spirituality collections.

Regional players

• Macro Editions: Italian publisher of wellness, natural health, alternative medicine, and personal development books. Highly comparable catalog focus but operates primarily in the Italian-language market rather than Francophone.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Xx.com/jouvenceedition
• Facebookfacebook.com/JouvenceEditions
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/editions-jouvence

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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