Éditions Robert Laffont (French pronunciation:[edisjɔ̃ʁɔbɛʁlafɔ̃]) is a book publishing company in France founded in 1941 by Robert Laffont [fr] (1916–2010). Its publications are distributed in almost all francophone countries, but mainly in France, Canada and in Belgium.
Éditions Robert Laffont published the Quid encyclopedia from 1975 to 2007 but announced that the 2008 edition of the encyclopedia would not be published after annual sales had fallen from a high of 400,000 to less than 100,000, apparently because of competition from online information sources such as Wikipedia.[1]
Selected publications
Diapason (Éditions Robert Laffont) (1991). Dictionary of discs and compact: Guide criticizes enregistrée classical music / Dictionnaire des disques et des compacts: Guide critique de la musique classique enregistrée. Paris: R. Laffont. pp. 4e édition. ISBN2-221-06682-0. OCLC28100158.
Éditions Robert Laffont; Bompiani (Firm) (1999). Encyclopedic dictionary of French literature / Dictionnaire encyclopédique de la littérature française. Paris: R. Laffont. pp. Bouquins. ISBN2-221-08953-7. OCLC41482549.
Éditions Robert Laffont; Bompiani (Firm) (1994). The new dictionary of the authors: all time and all countries / Le nouveau dictionnaire des auteurs: de tous les temps et de tous les pays. Paris: R. Laffont. pp. Nouv. éd. actualisée. ISBN2-221-06888-2. OCLC32859170.
Éditions Robert Laffont; Bompiani (Firm) (1994). The new dictionary of writings: all time and all countries / Le nouveau dictionnaire des œuvres: de tous les temps et de tous les pays. Paris: R. Laffont. pp. Nouv. éd. actualisée. ISBN2-221-06887-4. OCLC32468859.
Frémy, Michèle (1979). Big Quid illustrates: everything for all in eighteen very coloured volumes / Grand Quid illustre : tout pour tous en dix-huit volumes tout en couleurs. Paris: R. Laffont. OCLC62984148.
Mayére, Pierre; V. Bedin (1982). Grand Quid illustrates: the history of the world / Le Grand Quid illustré: l'histoire du monde. Paris: R. Laffont. ISBN2-221-50361-9. OCLC10303872.