About us...
While studying for the Baccalauret exam, three friends came up with the idea for a game. In 1986,
Gaëtan Burrus, François Dufour and Jérôme Saltet founded a company, that bears the name of their first creation - Play Bac.
Today the company has four main areas of activity :

  Editions Play Bac the publishing house for children's and family books, games and stationery.
  Play Bac Presse the newspaper group that publishes four daily news-
papers for children aged 5-14 years.
  Editions Spéciales the custom publishing department that offers tailor-made publishing services.
  Play Bac Publishing USA the US based publishing house specialised in learning. visit website
  The ideas behind our collections originate from the collaboration between our in-house creative, editorial, production and marketing teams. Equally important to our creative process is the input from both children and parents who are involved at the development stage of each project. To ensure not only the quality of the content, but also the appropriate level for each age, we also work closely with teachers and educational specialists. Hence all of our books, daily newspapers and games stimulate, entertain and ultimately empower children to learn.
  We welcome all foreign rights enquiries from publishing companies or agencies from around the world. Present at the major bookfairs Frankfurt, London and Bologna, we can be found on the France collective stand. Our aim is to establish long standing relationships with our foreign publishers for each collection and market. We value their feedback and try to incorporate their comments in future creations.
  Once a publisher decides to purchase rights to a title, we establish the size of the print run, the proposed retail price, and negotiate terms. We can work either on a licensing basis or offer the possibility of joining an international co-print. The schedules for which are available upon request.
  Please feel free to download our courrent catalogue and corporate magazine PLAY BAC Spring 2010 Catalogue in a pdf format. If you require any further information please do no hesitate to contact us.
 
1998
  Two more newspapers for children are launched, L'Actu (14 to 18 years old) and Le Petit Quotidien (6 to 9 years old).
 
Editions Play Bac
33 rue du Petit Musc
75004 Paris - France
Tel. +33 1 53 01 24 00
Fax +33 1 53 01 24 31