Bayard Presse is a French press and publishing companies, being founded in 1870. The company has various media outlets both in its native France and abroad. As of 2019, it reports approximately two thousand employees, two hundred magazines with five million subscribers, and eight million annual book sales.

History and profile

Bayard Press was founded in

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in 1870 and has since expanded into a global publishing network. Its core publications market comes from the children's sector. The main markets are France, Spain and China, but Bayard also has a substantial presence in Canada, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The company focuses on publications about youth, religion, seniors and nature. The company has close connections with the

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, and is owned by the

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. It edits educational and

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publications such as '' La Croix'' and '' Catholic Digest''. The latter was closed in summer 2020. It also publishes '' Notre Temps'', a

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for seniors and '' The World of the Bible'', a review of the Bible. As well as being a French press company, Bayard Presse has publications in English such as the "I Love English" series for teenagers to read and practice their English. Since 1995, Bayard also produces children's magazines for English-speaking children, such as ''StoryBox'' (including the television/comic character "'' SamSam''", for ages 3–6), '' AdventureBox'' (ages 6–9), and '' DiscoveryBox'' (ages 9–12). In addition to these its major English periodicals included ''Living with Christ'', ''Catechist'', and ''Today's Catholic Teacher''. These titles were all shut down in 2020.

References

External links

UK Site

About Bayard Presse Asia
(Hong Kong-based subsidiary)
Bayard Inc. (US Site)

Bayard Canada
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