Marabout

Consumer Book Publishingmarabout.com

Editions Marabout is a French general-interest consumer publishing imprint of Hachette Livre that produces and sells cookbooks, lifestyle, family, wellness, and comic books to French-speaking readers through bookstore retail and the Liseuse Hachette digital platform.

Company typePrivate
Founded-
HeadquartersVanves, France
Headcount251–500
GTM typeB2C
OfferingHardware or Manufacturing

Marabout firmographics

Firmographics

Name: Marabout
Legal name: HACHETTE LIVRE – Editions Marabout
Website: https://marabout.com
Company type: Private
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 251–500 employees
Short description: Editions Marabout is a French general-interest consumer publishing imprint of Hachette Livre that produces and sells cookbooks, lifestyle, family, wellness, and comic books to French-speaking readers through bookstore retail and the Liseuse Hachette digital platform.
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Marabout industry classification

Industry

Product category: Consumer Book Publishing
NAICS: Book Publishers (513130), Book Publishers (51313)
SIC: Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731)
akta.pro primary industry: Lifestyle, Travel & Leisure Books Publishing (MPAJAAAH)
akta.pro secondary industries: Mass Market & Paperback Publishing (MPAJAAAD), Hardcover & Premium Editions Publishing (MPAJAAAE), Humor, Gift & Specialty Format Books (Journals, Coloring, etc.) (MPAJAAAN), Adult/Seinen/Josei Comics Publishing (MPAJAGAJ)

Keywords

Cookbook publishing
French lifestyle publishing
Mass-market paperback
Consumer book imprint
Illustrated reference books

Where Marabout is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Vanves
HQ country: France
HQ region: Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

Marabout business model

Business model

GTM type: B2C
Offering type: Hardware or Manufacturing
Cost components: Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

Physical Book Sales: Sale of printed books through retail bookstores and online channels, including collections such as Les Petits Marabout (priced under €6) and Beaux-Livres (priced €9.90-€19.90). Subject to French book pricing law (prix du livre).
Digital Book Sales: Sale of e-books and digital downloads through Liseuse Hachette platform, priced at €10.99-€14.99 for Beaux-Livres digital editions.

Pricing tiers

Model	Billing	Price
One time/ perpetual license	Pay-as-you-go	Les Petits Marabout collection - Affordable cookbook series
One time/ perpetual license	Pay-as-you-go	Beaux-Livres premium cookbooks
One time/ perpetual license	Pay-as-you-go	Mes recettes healthy - Fitness cookbook series
One time/ perpetual license	Pay-as-you-go	Chef de Famille series with celebrity chefs

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Marabout product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Editions Marabout publishes and sells a portfolio of French-language books across general-interest categories including cooking, health, well-being, family, humanities, lifestyle, nature, creative hobbies, coloring, sports, pop culture, games, stickers, and comics. Its two flagship product lines are Les Petits Marabouts (compact cookbooks priced under €6) and Beaux-Livres (larger illustrated books priced €10-20), with digital editions distributed through the Liseuse Hachette platform.

Product overview

Editions Marabout is a French publishing house under the Hachette Livre group, offering a diverse portfolio of books across multiple categories including cooking (Cuisine), health (Santé), well-being (Bien-être), family (Famille), humanities (Sciences Humaines), lifestyle, nature, creative hobbies, sports, pop culture, games, stickers, and comics. The publishing house operates through two main product lines: Les Petits Marabouts (affordable compact cookbooks typically under 6 euros) and Beaux-Livres (larger-format illustrated books priced 10-20 euros). Products are available in physical format, as e-books, and some offer digital reader access through the Liseuse Hachette platform. Marabout also publishes comic books under the MARABULLES sub-brand.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

Marabulles: Comic book/graphic novel collection published by Marabout.
Les Petits Marabout
Le Grand Livre Marabout

Products and services

Les Petits Marabouts A pocket-sized cookbook sub-brand from Marabout featuring concise, tested recipe collections across diverse culinary themes, with each title priced under €6 (leader collection under 6 euros). Targeted at home cooks seeking affordable, reliable, ready-to-use recipes.
Beaux-Livres Large-format illustrated cookbook line offering comprehensive recipe collections and lifestyle content, priced €12.90-€19.90 physical and €8.99-€14.99 digital. Targeted at gift buyers, collectors, and consumers seeking premium illustrated cookbooks.
MARABULLES Comic book and graphic novel collection (bande dessinée) published under the Marabout sub-brand MARABULLES, offered to readers of French-language comics.
E-books et Téléchargements (Digital Editions) Digital versions of Marabout books available for electronic download via the Liseuse Hachette platform, including e-book editions of cookbooks and other titles, providing consumers with portable digital access.
Chef de Famille series (with celebrity chefs) Celebrity-chef-branded cookbook series under Chef de Famille, co-developed with named chefs like Norbert Tarayre to deliver accessible home cooking content for family meal preparation.
Mes recettes healthy series Fitness-focused cookbook series with trainer Thibault Geoffray, offering 80 recipes with training tips emphasizing balanced, high-protein meals that avoid bad sugar and bad fat, targeted at fitness and sports enthusiasts.

Companies that use Marabout

Customer profile

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Marabout technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API: No
API docs
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Marabout partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

Hachette LivrecoreOthersEditions Marabout is a publishing house under the Hachette Livre group, France's major publishing conglomerate. All operations including legal publishing, data protection (DPO), and corporate governance fall under Hachette Livre's umbrella.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Marabout competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Marabout financial estimates

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Marabout leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Marabout funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

Marabout M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

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

Frequently asked questions about Marabout

What does Marabout do?

Is Marabout a public or private company?

Marabout is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.

When was Marabout founded?

Marabout was founded in -1. It employs 251 to 500 people.

Where is Marabout based?

Marabout is headquartered in Vanves, France, in the Europe region.

How does Marabout make money?

Two revenue lines are on record. Physical Book Sales are the primary driver. The others are digital Book Sales.

Does Marabout have an API?

No public API is recorded for Marabout.

What industry is Marabout in?

Marabout's product category is Consumer Book Publishing. Its primary akta.pro industry code is MPAJAAAH, Lifestyle, Travel & Leisure Books Publishing, with a secondary code of MPAJAAAD, Mass Market & Paperback Publishing. Its NAICS code is 513130 and its SIC code is 2731.