A little popularization precis : analysis of the sciences and techniques edition in France

Analysis of science and technique popularization in edition. The popularization book is destined to non-specialists and answers different needs : to be informed and to understand, together with an application : leisure activities (collection, club) or useful activities. The popularization rates change according to the branches (from 10 to 60 %). The low rate for the exact sciences (mathematics, physics and chemistry) seems to be caused by the theoretical aspect of the concepts, and also by the difficulty to find a public; these reasons anyhow cannot explain the back of publishing in other branches such as transports. The foreign edition is more or less represented : books in their language (transports), translations or co-production (paleontology, astronomy, data processing). The popularization book is now following the same shape as the general books (guides, comics, poket-books, paperbacks) and seems to become gradually an entity.
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