What Editions érès does

Éditions érès is a French academic and professional publishing house headquartered in Toulouse, operating under the legal entity ÉRÈS ÉDITIONS & FORMATION SA since 1981. The company publishes books and scholarly journals across eight specialized thematic collections — Enfance & parentalité, Gérontologie, Psychanalyse, Santé mentale, Société, Travail social & Handicap, Po&psy, and Savoirs et savoir-faire en santé — serving primarily mental health professionals, social workers, psychoanalysts, educators, gerontology practitioners, and parents seeking French-language resources in these fields. Flagship titles span niche academic works (e.g., 264-page studies at €26) down to 48-page illustrated formats at €16, with a long-tail catalog structure typical of independent academic publishing.

The business extends beyond publishing into two adjacent revenue lines: érès formations, a professional training division offering continuing education in social work and mental health, and the Annuaire LDVA, a subscription-based professional directory (€10/year) listing Lieux de Vie et d'Accueil residential care facilities, with 777 facilities indexed and 495 actively presented. The technology stack is a standard web-based publishing and e-commerce platform, with website development outsourced to Glukose and hosting to Sysnove. Distribution runs through CDE (diffusion) and SODIS (physical distribution) to French bookstores, alongside direct e-commerce, and international reach via a foreign rights licensing channel serving Belgium, Switzerland, and Canada.

The company employs 28 staff, is privately held with €48,480 in declared share capital, and shows no venture capital, private equity, or M&A activity in its history. The operating model is reinforced by institutional support from France's Centre National du Livre (CNL), GDPR-compliant data practices, and a multi-channel engagement program (Lundis d'érès virtual events, bookstore encounters, Spirale journal conferences, active social media presence). No app, public API, AI capabilities, or technology platform beyond standard publishing e-commerce are evidenced.

Name

Editions érès

Legal name

ÉRÈS ÉDITIONS & FORMATION SA

Website

https://editions-eres.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Éditions érès is a Toulouse-based French academic and professional publisher of books, journals, and training programs across mental health, social work, psychoanalysis, gerontology, and childhood studies, serving French-speaking professionals, researchers, and families.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic and Professional Book 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)

akta.pro primary industry

Literary & Classics Publishing (MPAJAAAC)

Keywords

• Academic book publishing
• Scholarly journals
• Professional training
• Mental health literature
• Social sciences publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Toulouse

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Book sales: Sale of books across specialized themes including childhood, psychoanalysis, mental health, social work, elderly care, and society. Books priced between €16-26, sold individually through e-commerce and bookstores.
2. Journal subscriptions: Publication and sale of academic/professional journals in mental health and social work fields.
3. LDVA Professional Directory: Subscription-based professional directory of Lieux de Vie et d'Accueil, priced at €10/year for one year access.
4. Professional training: Training courses offered through érés formations division for continuing professional development in social and health sectors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Éditions érès is a French academic and professional publishing house that publishes books and scholarly journals across eight thematic collections covering childhood, gerontology, psychoanalysis, mental health, society, social work and disability, poetry and psychology, and healthcare knowledge. The company complements its publishing activity with professional training (érès formations) and a subscription-based professional directory of Lieux de Vie et d'Accueil (LDVA).

Product overview

Éditions érès is a French academic and professional publishing house offering books and journals across eight thematic collections (Enfance & parentalité, Gérontologie, Psychanalyse, Santé mentale, Société, Travail social & Handicap, Po&psy, and Savoirs et savoir-faire en santé), along with professional training programs (érès formations) and a subscription-based professional directory (Annuaire LDVA). The core offering consists of scholarly publications in social sciences, mental health, and related fields, complemented by educational and reference services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• érès formations: Professional training services offered by the publisher on topics related to its publishing themes.
• érès annuaire LDVA

Products and services

• Livres (Books) Academic and professional books published by Éditions érès across eight thematic collections covering childhood, gerontology, psychoanalysis, mental health, society, social work and disability, poetry and psychology, and healthcare knowledge. Priced between €12 and €26 per title, sold through the company's e-commerce site and via bookstore distribution.
• Revues (Journals)

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and supportive.

• CDE (Centre de Diffusion de l'Édition)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCDE handles diffusion of éditions érès books to bookstores throughout France, serving as the primary channel partner for physical book distribution in the French market.
• SODIScoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSODIS handles physical distribution of éditions érès products to the book trade network in France.
• GlukoseminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGlukose (based in Toulouse) is credited as the developer of the éditions érès website, responsible for web design and technical implementation.
• Centre National du Livre (CNL)supportiveOthersThe CNL logo appears on the website footer, indicating institutional support from France's National Book Centre, which provides funding and promotion for French publishers and booksellers.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Armand Colin: French academic publisher with strong social sciences and humanities list, including sociology, education, and history. Comparable target audience of academics, students, and professionals in social science disciplines.
• Belin: French academic publisher (now part of Humensis) with a catalog spanning social sciences, humanities, and science. Comparable independent academic publisher targeting French professional and academic readers.
• La Découverte: Independent French social sciences publisher focused on sociology, economics, political science, and social work. Highly comparable as an independent, editorially driven publisher serving professional and academic readers.
• Dunod: French academic and professional publisher covering psychology, education, social sciences, and healthcare. Directly comparable in B2B/B2C professional publishing with similar customer segments in mental health and social work.
• Ithaque édition: French publisher specializing in psychoanalysis and clinical psychology. Highly comparable niche overlap in the Psychanalyse and Santé mentale collections.
• De Boeck Supérieur: French-language academic publisher (Belgium/France) covering psychology, education, social sciences, and health. Comparable in academic and professional publishing across the francophone market.
• ESF Éditeur: French professional and educational publisher in social work, healthcare, and training. Direct overlap with érès formations' training and continuing-education focus and similar B2B2C customer base.
• Presses Universitaires de France (PUF): Major French academic publisher with overlapping coverage in social sciences, philosophy, psychology, and psychoanalysis. Closest direct comparable in terms of catalog depth in professional and academic French-language publishing.

Broad incumbents

• Gallimard: One of France's largest trade and literary publishers. Operates broadly across many genres with limited but present overlap in social science and humanities, and serves as a benchmark for distribution scale rather than niche focus.

Regional players

• Payot (Librairie Payot): Swiss academic and trade publisher with French-language editions in social sciences and humanities. Comparable publishing program but primarily serves the Swiss francophone market rather than France directly.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/Editionseres
• Facebookfacebook.com/editions.eres
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/editions-eres
• Instagraminstagram.com/editionseres

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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