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Thank you for your interest in our authors. As they are not all reachable via e-mail, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to forward your messages electronically. We therefore kindly request that you also contact them by post at the following address:

Éditions Odile Jacob
Attention author
3, rue Auguste-Comte 75006 Paris

It will then be up to each author to decide how and whether to reply. Please understand that some writers are in great demand and may fail to reply.

Thank you for your interest in our publications. To receive a review copy you must be a journalist. If you have not previously been in contact with our press office, please send us proof of your journalistic status. Only recent publications are sent out for review. The task of the press office is to provide publicity for our books, and review copies are not sent out systematically. We reserve the right not to comply with all requests.

Éditions Odile Jacob
3, rue Auguste-Comte 75006 Paris
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We are pleased with the success of our authors. Because of the growing number of contact requests, and our concern to follow-up on all of them, we have decided to impose a single procedure. Please send all your requests to the following address:

Éditions Odile Jacob
author
3, rue Auguste-Comte 75006 Paris

All letters will be systematically forwarded.

Thank you for your interest in our publications.

You can buy our books in printed version or digital format from this website.

Simply add the item(s) to your basket in the chosen format(s) and follow the instructions to finalise your order. For more information, go to the two dedicated sections: "Ordering a book" or "Ordering an ebook".

Please note that you can also buy one of our books, as a digital version only, on one of the many e-book online sales sites.

Please note that we do not accept manuscripts sent via e-mail, CD or any other electronic media. Only typescripts and printouts will be considered for publication and must be sent to the following address

Éditions Odile Jacob
Service des manuscrits
3, rue Auguste-Comte 75006 Paris

Your submission must be accompanied by your CV and a covering letter. Please don’t omit your postal address. A reply will be sent to you within a minimum of three months following reception of your manuscript. In case of rejection, and if you want us to return your manuscript, please include a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Do not send original documents. The publisher declines all responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts.

If you wish to reproduce an excerpt from one of our books, please send a written request to the attention of our Rights Department below, including the following elements:

  • The excerpts you wish you to use with relevant page numbers, including author name(s) and year of publication
  • Presentation of your project: project type, subject, number of pages…
  • Details of publisher which will publish your book
  • Proposed print run
  • Proposed retail price
  • Your contract details

Éditions Odile Jacob/ Rights Department
Editions Odile Jacob, 3, rue Auguste-Comte 75006 Paris
Fax : + 33 (0)1 43 29 88 77

You can consult our online catalogue on this site. For each book the following information is provided: the name(s) of the author(s); book title; ISBN; publication date; format; number of pages; price; back-cover copy.