“Co-publishing is a reminder of the extent to which solidarity is the main factor in the successful realisation of any project. It is a symbol of the strength that can be found when several publishers unite together. The book becomes much cheaper, accessible to the maximum number of readers and reaches several countries at the same time.” Lilian Thuram
For more than twenty years, independent publishing houses that are members of the International Alliance of Independent Publishers have collaborated, sharing resources and know-how and developing solidarity co-publishing.
To record and preserve this expertise, the Alliance is going back to the beginnings of solidarity co-publishing and presenting the history of a pioneering collection, “Terres solidaires”, as well as the story of the publication of one of its titles.
With this document, the Alliance also wishes to reaffirm the need for solidarity co-publishing in order to:
• disseminate texts (thereby helping expand the literary ecosystem);
• strengthen local book industries;
• make books more accessible to readers (adapted price).
Thank you very much to Armand Jamme for writing this document and to Mariette Robbes for its graphic design and illustration.
