Minimum number
6,000
Published in Published in
Québec elsewhere
Categories 2,000 4,000
1. Fiction
Novels, tales, short stories, drama, poetry, 500 800
humour, literary criticism and essays
2. Fine Arts
Art books, art history, architecture and town 50 75
planning, folk art, music and performing arts,
dance, cinema
3. Humanities and Social Sciences
Philosophy, psychology, esoterica, religion, 200 300
sociology, politics, anthropology, ethnology,
economics, finance, law, education, geography,
documentaries, history, biographies, memoirs,
linguistics
4. Encyclopedias and dictionaries
General encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases 15 50
5. Scientific and technical books
Any dictionary, encyclopedia, law and medicine 100 125
book and any book providing an introduction
to a science or technology, including the
humanities, and whose format and presentation
are such that the book constitutes instructional
material appropriate for use in occupational
training, in: mathematics, physics,
chemistry, astronomy, earth sciences,
paleontology, life sciences, botany, zoology,
medicine, engineering, applied sciences,
agriculture, home economics, management, etc.
6. Popular scientific works 100 200
7. Children’s literature
Literature, illustrated books, narrative, 300 450
comics ______________________________
1,265 2,000