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 Montreal,
August 17, 2007 – Transcontinental, the largest book
printer in Canada, has been chosen by French publisher Éditions
Gallimard to print Harry Potter et les reliques de la
mort (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows),
the seventh and final book in the Harry Potter series. This
volume has more than 800 pages. Transcontinental is the designed
printer for the Canadian market’s French edition, which
will be in bookstores on October 26th, the same day as in
all other French-speaking countries.
“To have Éditions Gallimard’s
select Transcontinental to print the seventh volume of the
Harry Potter series is a special honour for us,” said
Francois Olivier, President of Transcontinental’s Printing
Products and Services sector. “After printing Harry
Potter et l’ordre du Phénix in 2003 and
Harry Potter et le Prince de Sang-Mêlé
in 2005, this is the third volume the Harry Potter series
in French that we’re doing, clearly demonstrating Transcontinental’s
world-class status.”
More than 250,000 copies will be printed at
Transcontinental Gagné in Louiseville, Quebec. This
ultramodern printing plant, which required an investment of
more than $20 million, opened in June 2006.
“The team at Transcontinental Gagné
is enthusiastic to begin production on yet another edition
of Harry Potter,” said Jacques Gregoire, Senior Vice
President, Book Group, Transcontinental. “Thanks to
the new plant's state-of-the-art technology, the team will
deliver an outstanding product for the greater enjoyment of
the young wizard's admirers.”
Transcontinental Gagné, Louiseville, Quebec
100% Recycled Paper
As with the last edition of Harry Potter printed by Transcontinental,
the seventh volume will be printed on unbleached, 100% post-consumer
recycled paper.
About Transcontinental
The largest printer in Canada and sixth-largest in North America,
Transcontinental also ranks as the country’s leading
publisher of consumer magazines and French-language educational
resources, and its second-largest community newspaper publisher.
Transcontinental distinguishes itself by creating strategic
partnerships that integrate the company into its customers’
value chain, notably through its unique newspaper printing
outsourcing model and its value-added services. From mass
to highly personalized marketing, the company offers its clients
integrated solutions which include a continent-leading direct
marketing offering, a diverse digital platform and a door-to-door
advertising material distribution network. Transcontinental
is a company whose values, including respect, innovation and
integrity, are central to its operation.
Transcontinental (TSX: TCL.A, TCL.B) has more
than 14,500 employees in Canada, the United States and Mexico,
and reported revenues of C$2.3 billion in 2006.
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For information:
Media
Maxim Labrie
Coordinator, Corporate Communications
Transcontinental Inc.
Telephone: (514) 954-4176
maxim.labrie@transcontinental.ca
Financial Community
Jennifer McCaughey
Director, Investor Relations
Transcontinental Inc.
Telephone: (514) 954-2821
jennifer.mccaughey@transcontinental.ca
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