EDITIONS NUIT ET JOUR

What EDITIONS NUIT ET JOUR does

Éditions Jour et Nuit is a small French-language book publisher headquartered in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, Canada, operating since 1984 as a division of Martel Communication. Rather than functioning as a conventional publishing house, the company operates as an "accompanying publisher" (maison d'édition d'accompagnement) that produces works primarily at small print runs, both on a subsidized (à compte d'auteur) basis and through partnerships with organizations. The publisher's catalog spans biographies, novels, poetry, memoirs, essays, and regional interest works, and accepts manuscripts from both established and aspiring authors with a stated review cycle of 3-6 months. Notable titles include the 2011 biography 'Jacqueline Laforce, la comédienne flamboyante' (the company's largest print run to date), Ronald Martel's 2008 novels and poetry, and a planned memorial book on the 2013 Lac-Mégantic railway disaster.

Revenue is generated through two primary streams: direct book sales to individual customers via telephone, email, and mail order (with the publisher absorbing shipping and GST costs for individual internet orders), and wholesale distribution to independent bookstores across Quebec at a 40% discount. The company also derives revenue from assisted-publishing services in which authors cover publication costs for small print runs. Books are unit-priced between $15 and $29.99, and the publisher maintains a referral network of Quebec independent bookstores as its principal third-party distribution channel.

Operationally, the company is run by publisher and editor Ronald Martel with a very small team of approximately 8 employees, and has no proprietary technology, no digital commerce infrastructure beyond a basic informational website, and no external institutional investment. Distribution is concentrated within Quebec through direct channels and independent bookstore partnerships, with no social media presence, no paid advertising, and no disclosed patents, certifications, regulatory actions, M&A activity, or funding rounds. The business operates as a closely-held, family-affiliated publishing enterprise with no disclosed revenue and an effectively single-product-line revenue model predicated on small-batch French-language book production.

Name

EDITIONS NUIT ET JOUR

Legal name

Éditions Jour et Nuit, Division de Martel Communication

Website

https://editionsjouretnuit.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Éditions Jour et Nuit is a small French-language book publisher based in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, operating since 1984 as a division of Martel Communication. It produces small-print-run books via assisted publishing, selling directly to individual readers and through independent bookstores across Quebec.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Book Publishing

NAICS

Book Publishers (513130), Book Publishers (51313)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAJAAAD

Mass Market & Paperback Publishing

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Publishing (Books, News, Magazines)/Book Publishing (Trade & Consumer)

SECONDARYMPAJAKAD

Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) Sales & Merchandising (Publisher Stores, Bundles)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Publishing (Books, News, Magazines)/Print & Digital Distribution (Wholesalers, Subscription/Newsstand)

SECONDARYMPAJAJAG

Editorial & Production Services (Copyediting, Proofreading, Formatting, Typesetting)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Publishing (Books, News, Magazines)/Self-Publishing Platforms & Author Services

Keywords

• French language publishing
• Small press books
• Assisted author publishing
• Quebec literary publishing
• Accompagnement publishing house

Headquarters

HQ city

Lac-Mégantic

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Book Sales: Direct sales of published books to individual customers via telephone, email, and mail order, as well as through bookstore distribution network. Revenue from individual book purchases at various price points.
2. Publishing Services (à compte d'auteur): Self-publishing/assisted publishing services where authors pay for publication. Projects have been factual, sometimes in association with organizations or to meet ad hoc client needs. Small print runs primarily.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Éditions Jour et Nuit is a small French-language independent publisher operating as a maison d'édition d'accompagnement, producing books at small print runs (with selective larger releases) and offering assisted-publishing (à compte d'auteur) services to aspiring and established authors. The publisher sells French-language titles directly to individual readers via phone, email, and mail order, and distributes through independent bookstores across Quebec.

Product overview

Éditions Jour et Nuit is a small traditional publishing house based in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, operating as a division of Martel Communication. Rather than a conventional publisher, it functions as an 'accompanying publisher' that produces books on a small print-run basis, including both subsidized (à compte d'auteur) and traditionally published works. The company publishes books across various genres including biographies, novels, poetry, memoirs, and regional interest works. Notable publications include 'Jacqueline Laforce, la comédienne flamboyante' (2011), 'Le dernier impie' and 'Silences Majuscules' by Ronald Martel (2008), and regional works. The publisher accepts manuscripts from both established and emerging authors, with a manuscript review process taking 3-6 months.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Éditions Jour et Nuit Publishing Services (accompagnement / à compte d'auteur) Assisted publishing (à compte d'auteur) service for French-language authors, encompassing manuscript review, editing, design, printing, and distribution, accepting serious projects with potential from aspiring and established writers and occasionally partnering with organizations for ad hoc commemorative works.
• Jacqueline Laforce, la comédienne flamboyante 333-page hardcover biography of television and film personality Jacqueline Laforce, sold to French-language readers at $29.99 per copy.
• Le dernier impie 146-page novel by Ronald Martel published in 2008, sold to French-language readers at $20.00 per copy.
• Silences Majuscules, suivi de La Souffrance de vivre et d'aimer 140-page poetry collection by Ronald Martel published in 2008.
• Vestiges de vertiges Book by Ronald Martel originally published in 1977 by Éditions de la Basoche and currently sold through Éditions Jour et Nuit at $15.00 per copy.
• Coeur Rouge 460-page novel by Catherine Vachon published in 2008.
• Survivre aux saisons de l'amour (La part de Dieu) 249-page book by Jean Beaudoin published in 2010.
• Sous la poussière du grenier... mes souvenirs d'autrefois 61-page memoir by Bernard Martel published in 2003.

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Fonds Avenir MéganticminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 August 2013All profits from the Lac-Mégantic railway disaster commemorative book project will be donated to the Fonds Avenir Mégantic, managed by local residents for local residents, with no administrative fees.
• CSSS du GranitminorOthersRonald Martel, the publisher, works as a communications agent at CSSS du Granit. This is an employment relationship rather than a formal business partnership.
• Martel CommunicationcoreOthersÉditions Jour et Nuit is a division of Martel Communication. This is the parent company structure.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• VLB Éditeur: Quebec trade publisher of essays, novels, and poetry. Comparable as a small-to-mid Quebec French-language publisher with a similar genre mix and bookstore distribution approach.
• Les Éditions David: Small Ottawa-based French-language literary publisher of poetry, novels, and essays. Comparable as a small-scale Franco-Canadian publisher with a similarly diverse but modest catalog and independent bookstore distribution model.
• Éditions Perce-Neige: Small New Brunswick-based French-language literary publisher with a focus on poetry and short fiction. Directly comparable as a small regional French Canadian publisher operating at small print runs with a curated editorial approach.
• Marcel Didier: Quebec-based French-language publisher of literary, scholarly, and reference titles. Comparable as a small-to-mid Quebec French trade publisher serving similar regional bookstore channels.
• Les Éditions Prise de parole: Ontario-based French-language literary publisher focused on poetry, novels, and essays from Franco-Ontarian and Acadian authors. Comparable as a regional French-language publisher serving a defined linguistic community with a similarly modest catalog and bookstore-led distribution.
• Les Éditions du Boréal: Major Montreal-based French-language trade publisher of literary, historical, and essay titles. Directly comparable as a Quebec-based French trade publisher serving readers across the same province and language market, though operating at substantially larger scale than Éditions Jour et Nuit.
• Leméac Éditeur: Long-standing Montreal French-language trade publisher covering novels, essays, and plays. Comparable as a Quebec French trade house distributing through independent bookstores with a similar general-literature remit, though again at a much larger scale.
• Éditions de la Basoche: Quebec-based small French-language publisher. Highly comparable — Éditions de la Basoche previously published author Ronald Martel, and operates at a similar small, regional, French Canadian trade scale.

Broad incumbents

• Éditions de l'Homme (Groupe Homme): Large Quebec-based French-language trade publisher with a broad catalog of biographies, essays, and general interest titles. Comparable as a major Quebec French-language publisher covering similar genres (e.g., biographies of Quebec personalities like Jacqueline Laforce), but operates at significantly larger scale and brand recognition.
• Hurtubise: Established Montreal-based French-language publisher of general trade, reference, and educational works. Comparable as a broader Quebec publisher with similar general-interest and biography titles, but at much greater scale and with institutional distribution.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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