A GOOD VISIBILITY ALL ALONG THE YEAR
ON SEVERALS FAIRS IN 2005, CARTOTHEQUE-EGG WILL EXHIBIT

Maison & objet fair
PARC DES EXPO DE VILLEPINTE
Hall 6 - booth N115
Du 28/01 au 01/02

CARTOTHEQUE'S CUSTOMERS :

Based in TOURS, at 200 km from PARIS
(55 minutes in high speed train TGV), CARTOTHEQUE EGG
is a distribution company of cartographics and touristics publishing.

Through more than 10 000 products and a large choice of publishers, she installs for the book shops
their Tourism department.

OUR HISTORY

1974
Beginning of the ditribution activity through the book shop, «Le Masque et la Plume» based in TOURS.

1985
Creation of CARTOTHEQUE, separating the both activities :

• Retail :
  Travel Book shop on the sign GEOTHEQUE,
• Wholesaler :
  CARTOTHEQUE company.

1997
CARTOTHEQUE is one of the key distribution player about cartographic and touristic publishing in FRANCE.

1998
CARTOTHEQUE takes on the business of EGG company (Editions Géographiques Générales), 18-20, rue des Lyonnais,
75005 PARIS and becomes the leadership in the distribution of IGN, FFRP, CHAMINA, ...

2003
Extension of the main warehouse changing the capacity from 1200m² to 1600m², for a logistic improvement and into optmize
the storage area.

2004
CARTOTHEQUE takes on the following web site : www.mabalade.com and creates his own web site for online sales, dedicated to the book shops : http://www.cartotheque.com

Three représentative catalogs available too on our web site : http://www.cartotheque.com
• FRANCE and DOM TOM
• INTERNATIONAL and French overseas departments and territories
• STATIONERY and GIFTS (posters, globes, hiking accessories ...)
Advice of qualified professionals
35 exclusives sales representatives on the whole territory

Competitives terms,
A regular and fast stock turnover,
Inventory economies, with a complete offer of the majors publishers of the tourism department.

A successful logistic
• 1.600 m2 of offices and wharehouse in the north of TOURS
• a branch in Paris in the 5th district
A free choice delivery system
A short time delivery date on the whole country