Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes livre et lecture

Name

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes livre et lecture

Legal name

Association loi 1901 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes livre et lecture

Website

https://auvergnerhonealpes-livre-lecture.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cultural Agency Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), All Other Schools and Instruction (61169), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (541720)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Research Monographs & University Press Publishing (MPAJABAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Academic & Scientific Conferences (MPAGAGAD), Social Sciences (Psychology, Sociology, Political Science) (EDAGABAD)

Keywords

• Book industry support
• Reading promotion services
• Cultural agency services
• Regional book funding
• Library professional resources

Headquarters

HQ city

Lyon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Public funding and subsidies: Association loi 1901 financed by the Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and the Ministry of Culture (DRAC Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes). Primary funding source for operations.

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes livre et lecture is a regional cultural agency (association loi 1901) that supports book industry professionals — authors, publishers, booksellers, librarians, and educators — across the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in France. It provides advice, professional directories, events, training, economic monitoring of the book sector, and administers regional subsidies and aid programs funded by public authorities.

Product overview

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes livre et lecture is a regional cultural agency (association loi 1901) funded by the Ministry of Culture and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region. The organization operates a web-based service providing information, coordination, and professional support for the regional book and reading sector. The platform combines an event calendar (Agenda), professional directories (Annuaires), support services (Accompagnements), and a resource library (Ressources) into a unified portal serving authors, publishers, independent bookstores, librarians, festival organizers, and cultural mediators. Key programs include 'Jeunes en librairie' youth bookstore outreach, the annual literary prize for students, economic barometer research, and the regional book industry funding program (Contrat de filière Livre). Monthly newsletters and a comprehensive graphic charter kit complement the service offering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Professional advice and support for book industry stakeholders
• Regional book sector economic observatory (observatoire économique)
• Professional training (formation professionnelle)
• Professional directories and resource catalogs
• Regional book events and trade shows (salons et rencontres)
• Regional subsidies and grant administration (aides et subventions)
• Newsletter and editorial publications (lettres d'information)

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 10,000 young people reached through 'Jeunes en librairie' program
• +1 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered major and minor.

• Centre National du Livre (CNL)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on national reading promotion initiatives including the 'Réveillez votre cerveau, lisez' campaign with Fleurus.
• FILL (Fédération Internationale des Logos et syllabaires)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on professional development including webinars on 'Facile à lire' reading accessibility program.
• InterSTICESminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizes professional meetings on 'Lecture et Santé' (Reading and Health) cooperation between health and book sectors.
• actiminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDigital agency responsible for UX/UI design, development, and maintenance of the website. Located at 289 rue Garibaldi, 69007 Lyon.
• Perluette & BeaufixeminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGraphic design agency that created the organization's graphic charter. Located at 6 place Colbert, 69001 Lyon.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF): France's national library, which provides heritage preservation, deposit library functions, and coordinates with regional libraries and book-sector agencies. BnF's heritage initiatives and Gallica digital platform overlap with parts of ARALL's patrimoine support mission.
• Centre National du Livre (CNL): France's national book industry support body, providing grants, reading promotion campaigns, and policy coordination. ARALL partners with CNL on the 'Réveillez votre cerveau, lisez' campaign. CNL operates one level above regional agencies and shares the mission of supporting the French book ecosystem.

Direct peers

• Agence régionale du livre Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur: Another French regional book agency serving publishers, booksellers, librarians, and authors in PACA. Operates with a similar mandate of directories, resources, professional support, and reading promotion, making it the closest functional peer to ARALL.
• Fill (Fédération interrégionale du livre et de la lecture): Inter-regional federation that coordinates French regional book agencies, including ARALL as a member. Fill runs joint professional development programs (e.g., webinars on 'Facile à lire' accessibility) and represents regional agencies at national level — making it a structural peer and partner.
• Maison du livre et de la lecture en Bretagne: Breton's regional resource center for the book sector, offering directories, training, event coordination, and professional support to publishers, booksellers, librarians, and authors — directly comparable in mission and operating model.
• Agence Livre & Lecture Bourgogne-Franche-Comté: Regional book agency for Bourgogne-Franche-Comté providing equivalent professional support, resource platforms, and reading promotion programs. Comparable structure, scope, and funding model (regional + DRAC).

Others

• DRAC Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (Direction régionale des affaires culturelles): Regional directorate of the Ministry of Culture that co-funds ARALL and implements national cultural policy at regional level. Functions as both a principal funder and an ecosystem participant, with overlapping mandates in book sector support.
• InterSTICES: Inter-regional network fostering cooperation between the health and book/reading sectors in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. ARALL co-organizes professional meetings on 'Lecture et Santé' with InterSTICES, positioning it as a strategic partner rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@auvergnerhonealpeslivrelecture
• Facebookfacebook.com/AuvergneRhoneAlpesLivreLecture
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/auvergnerhonealpes-livre-lecture
• Instagraminstagram.com/aura_livre_lecture

Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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