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This site presents translated summaries of information obtained from each funding body’s website. While we strive to ensure that all program information is as accurate and up-to-date as possible, we encourage users to consult each funder’s program documentation in full or to contact a program officer directly with any questions prior to submitting an application.

Support for Booksellers and Publishers – Section 1: Support for Publishers

Aide aux entreprises du livre et de l’édition – Volet 1: Aide aux éditeurs

DESCRIPTION

The purpose of the program is to ensure the production, marketing, distribution and mediation of Québec books throughout the province. The focus is to maintain publishers’ ability to publish a variety of books by Quebec authors (editorial continuity), to stimulate investment in promotion and marketing of Quebec authored books, including the levers of discoverability. Likewise, to increase the presence of Quebec publishers and authors in promotional activities in all regions of Quebec, particularly at book fairs.

*Please note this program is under SODEC revision.

CRITERIA

Open to: Publishers

 

To be eligible, accredited publishers must meet the following conditions:

  • Be a legally constituted Quebec company (corporation, non-profit organization, cooperative, general partnership) active in the book industry for at least two years; sole proprietorships are not eligible
  • Have achieved minimum sales of $50,000, including subsidies (of which 30,000 comes from book sales (public price excluding taxes – PPHT) in print and digital formats during the applicant’s last fiscal year):
    • for specialized publishers or publishers located in remote areas, have achieved minimum sales of $30,000, including subsidies (of which 18,000 comes from book sales (PPHT) in print and digital formats during the applicant’s applicant’s last fiscal year)
  • Be a professional publisher, or:
    • be a company whose main activity in Quebec is book publishing: editorial selection of texts, production (editing, revision, proofreading, layout and printing), distribution and commercial exploitation (including good discoverability practices)
    • assume all financial and commercial risks associated with publishing its books
    • have a distribution agreement
    • respect contractual commitments and clearly demonstrate royalty payments to authors through financial statements

EXPENSES

The support is calculated in three parts*:

  • Promotional assistance
    • Costs for marketing, promotion, press, advertising and discoverability and digital platforms, including internal salaries, honorariums and external costs, production costs for promotional tools
    • Fees for promotional or mediation activities in Quebec, including general costs as well as remuneration for authors, illustrators and translators
  • Additional assistance (for specialized publishers and publishers in remote areas)
  • Assistance for participation in book fairs

 

*this is a summary of eligible expenses, please check SODEC official document for further details

DOCUMENTS

Get In Touch With Your Agent

SODEC – Books and publishing

livre@sodec.gouv.qc.ca

SODEC – Books and publishing

livre@sodec.gouv.qc.ca

Click the funder’s logo to see the program’s official documentation. Please note that official documentation for some programs is only available in French.