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Complaints about exclusive French deal on Sony e-reader
The Sony e-reader is about to be released in France, in an excusive deal with Hachette Livre and retail chain Fnac. But other retailers, led by Virgin Megastore, have condemned the exclusivity of the ...
French booksellers lose first round of free shipping court case
The French Booksellers Association (Syndicat de la Librairie Française) has lost part of a round in its legal battle to stop online retailers including Amazon from offering free book deliveries...
St Aubyn takes French prize
Edward St Aubyn's Mother's Milk (Picador) has won the Prix Femina Etranger 2007--the most important prize for foreign fiction in France.
Planeta and Editis merge
One of Spain's largest publishers, Planeta, and one of France's largest, Editis, have announced a multi-billion Euro merger.
More gold for Tan
Illustrator Shaun Tan can add yet another award to his bulging CV, after taking out the Album of the Year prize at Angouleme, France's prestigious comic book festival, for The Arrival (Lothi...
Rahimi wins Prix Goncourt
Afghan author Atiq Rahimi has won the the 2008 Prix Goncourt – the French equivalent of the Man Booker prize – with his first novel in French, 'a stark essay on the oppression of women in Afghanistan....
Hachette acquires French e-book distributor
Hachette Livre has acquired French digital book distributor Numilog. The move comes ahead of the expected released of the Sony E-reader in France later this year.
Amazon defies French fine
Online retailer Amazon is reportedly set to defy the ruling of a French court that its free shipping deals break tough French laws on discounting
French booksellers win court case against Amazon
The french Booksellers Association has won a court case forcing Amazon.fr to cease offering free shipping.
French booksellers win first court case in 'war on free shipping'
The French booksellers' association SLF has won a court case against online retailer Alapage, which it accused of circumventing France's 5% discount limits by offering free shipping, gift vouchers and...
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