EMS (Editions Management & Société)

What EMS (Editions Management & Société) does

EMS (Editions Management & Société) is a French academic and professional publishing house operating through its legal entity In Quarto SARL, headquartered in Caen, France, with a managing director (gérant) Gaël Letranchant. Founded in 1997 and employing 22 people, the company specializes in French-language management, business administration, HR, organizational behavior, and social science publications, serving universities, business schools, researchers, students, and management professionals primarily in French-speaking markets. Its catalog spans university textbooks, research monographs, professional development titles, and four peer-reviewed academic journals (Décisions marketing, Question(s) de management, Recherche et cas en sciences de gestion, Revue internationale PME), along with pedagogical cases distributed via the Cas Store platform.

The company operates a traditional publishing model built around author-driven content acquisition from an extensive network of academic contributors at institutions including ESSEC and HEC Paris. Publications frequently receive FNEGE (Fondation Nationale pour l'Enseignement de la Gestion des Entreprises) labelling, a recognized quality benchmark in French management education, and the company has won multiple industry awards including Prix Syntec Conseil (2023, 2024) and the FNEGE Prix du meilleur ouvrage de management (2024). Distribution is multi-channel: direct website e-commerce, GEODIF/Groupe Eyrolles for French diffusion, SODIS for logistics fulfillment, regional partners for Belgium/Luxembourg (PATRIMOINE Sprl), Switzerland (Albert le Grand Diffusion), and Quebec, with e-books delivered through the 7switch digital platform enabling both full-title and individual chapter sales.

Commercially, EMS monetizes through one-time book and e-book purchases priced between €14 and €49 for print editions and €3.99 per chapter or €12.99–€39.99 for digital full books. There is no disclosed subscription or recurring revenue model, no external funding or institutional investors, and the entity remains privately held as an SARL with €130,000 share capital. Recent 2026 publishing activity shows thematic diversification into AI in academia, healthcare systems, circular industrialization, and HR legacy topics, alongside sustained FNEGE recognition (26 labeled publications in 2026).

Name

EMS (Editions Management & Société)

Legal name

In Quarto SARL

Website

https://editions-ems.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Éditions EMS is a French academic and professional publisher specializing in management, HR, and business administration books, journals, and pedagogical cases for universities, business schools, and management professionals in French-speaking markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Publishing

NAICS

Book Publishers (513130), Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731), Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAGAFAF

Business, Economics & Management Scholarly Publishing

Education/Educational Publishing & Learning Content/Academic & Scholarly Publishing (Journals, Monographs)

SECONDARYEDAGAFAH

Education Research & Pedagogy Scholarly Publishing

Education/Educational Publishing & Learning Content/Academic & Scholarly Publishing (Journals, Monographs)

Keywords

• Academic book publishing
• Management literature
• Professional journals
• Pedagogical teaching cases
• French academic press

Headquarters

HQ city

Caen

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Book Sales: Sale of academic and professional books in management, business administration, HR, and organizational studies. Revenue generated through one-time book purchases via website and distributor networks. E-books available through 7switch platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

EMS is a French academic and professional publishing house that publishes books, peer-reviewed journals, and pedagogical cases focused on management, business administration, HR, finance, marketing, strategy, and organizational studies. It sells its titles directly through its own e-commerce website and via regional distribution partners (GEODIF/Eyrolles for France, PATRIMOINE Sprl for Belgium/Luxembourg, Albert le Grand Diffusion for Switzerland), with e-books delivered through the 7switch platform and teaching cases via the Cas Store platform.

Product overview

Éditions EMS is a French academic publishing house specializing in university and professional management books. The company operates a multi-format publishing model comprising: (1) Academic and professional books organized by thematic categories (Management, Finance, Marketing, HR, Entrepreneurship, Ethics, etc.) and structured into named collections (Doctrines, Économie et société, Essais et leçons, Manuels, Patrimoine, Vie professionnelle); (2) Four peer-reviewed journals (Décisions marketing, Question(s) de management, Recherche et cas en sciences de gestion, Revue internationale PME); (3) Pedagogical teaching cases distributed via the Cas Store platform; (4) E-book versions of selected titles available through the 7switch digital platform. Publications frequently receive FNEGE (Fondation Nationale pour l'Enseignement de la Gestion des Entreprises) labeling for academic quality.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Academic and Professional Books (Ouvrages universitaires et professionnels) University textbooks, scholarly monographs, and professional reference works in management, entrepreneurship, finance, marketing, HR, ethics, organizational strategy, and related fields. Sold as print and digital editions to universities, business schools, researchers, students, and management professionals in French-speaking markets.
• Academic Journals (Revues) Four peer-reviewed academic journals covering management research and business studies: Décisions marketing, Question(s) de management, Recherche et cas en sciences de gestion, and Revue internationale PME. Published on an ongoing basis for academic researchers, faculty, and graduate students.
• Themed Book Collections (Collections) Organized book series including Doctrines (great authors and currents of thought), Économie et société (digital transformation, EDI, societal questions), Essais et leçons, Manuels (including Nouvelles pédagogies for innovative pedagogical practices), Patrimoine (In Quarto), and Vie professionnelle (including EMScoach and Banque-Finance). Provides thematic coherence across the EMS catalog for academic and professional readers.
• Pedagogical Cases (Cas pédagogiques) Teaching cases for business and management education distributed through the Cas Store platform (cas-store.fr), sold to faculty, business schools, and students for classroom use.
• E-books (E-books) Digital versions of selected EMS publications available through the 7switch platform, including individual chapter purchases (from €3.99) and full e-book titles (€12.99–€39.99) for individual readers and institutional customers.

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and regional.

• GEODIF (Groupe Eyrolles)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMain diffusion partner for EMS publications in France. Located at 61 bd Saint-Germain, 75240 Paris Cedex 05. Handles distribution to bookstores and academic institutions throughout France.
• SODIScoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPrimary logistics and distribution partner handling order fulfillment and shipping of physical books. Located at 128 bd du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, 77403 Lagny Cedex.
• PATRIMOINE SprlregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional distribution partner for Belgium and Luxembourg. Located at Avenue Milcamps 119, 1030 Bruxelles.
• Albert le Grand DiffusionregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSwiss distribution partner. Located at 20 route de Beaumont, Case postale 928, 701 Fribourg, Switzerland.
• 7switchcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorE-book distribution platform partner providing digital access to EMS publications. Allows sale of individual chapters and full e-books.
• FNEGE (Fondation Nationale pour l'Enseignement de la Gestion des Entreprises)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrestigious foundation supporting management education in France. EMS publications regularly receive FNEGE labelling, providing academic credibility and recognition for authors.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Editions Eyrolles: French publisher specialized in management, business, and entrepreneurship. Directly comparable on subject matter and French-language academic market; notably also the parent of GEODIF, EMS's primary French diffusion partner.
• Ellipses Edition: French publisher of academic and educational titles across management, economics, and social sciences. Comparable mid-sized French academic publisher with similar university-course and exam-prep positioning.
• Dunod: French academic and professional publisher with a strong management/business catalog and a presence in higher-ed textbooks. Closely comparable to EMS in subject focus (French management academia) and target customer (French business schools and university courses).
• Gualino / Lextenso: French publisher focused on management, law, and economics textbooks used in universities and grandes écoles. Directly comparable to EMS in French-language university management course materials and professional reference publishing.
• Armand Colin: French academic publisher within the Dunod group with strong offerings in management, social sciences, and pedagogy. Comparable to EMS in French-language scholarly monograph focus, particularly via its 'Nouvelles pédagogies' equivalent collections.
• De Boeck Supérieur: Belgian-French academic publisher covering management and business studies across French-speaking Europe. Comparable to EMS on both product mix (academic management books and cases) and geographic scope (Belgium/France/Switzerland francophone markets).
• Vuibert: French academic publisher focused on management, economics, and university-level textbooks. Directly comparable to EMS in product type (French-language academic/management books), author base (French business school professors), and distribution channels.
• Presses Universitaires de France (PUF): Iconic French university press with deep management, sociology, and humanities catalog. Comparable to EMS on French academic monograph publishing, university course adoption, and scholarly author network.

Broad incumbents

• Pearson Education: Global education publisher with management and business textbook offerings. A broader incumbent with overlapping subject area (management/business academia) but operating at global scale and primarily English-language, making it an adjacent rather than direct competitor.
• Routledge (Taylor & Francis): Major international academic publisher with substantial management and business studies portfolios. Overlaps with EMS in scholarly management publishing but operates at much larger scale and primarily in English.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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