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Then there is this:
http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2013/0...is-oui084.html

Pieces are starting to fall into place for e-books to be widely promoted and adopted in France. Here are some of the undercurrents of what may just be an upcoming revolution:

Neutrality of media: The French government decided in January 2013, alongside Luxembourg, to fight the European Commission by reducing the value-added tax on e-books. And, at the same time, it is changing the definition of what a book is in order to include e-books. The courts will have to decide and we'll see if the judges accept the notion of neutrality of media, meaning that a book is a book whichever way it's distributed. It's little bit the French David fighting the European Goliath, but the French have always fought hard for their culture.

Publishers' attitude: It is thankfully changing fast as they are now embracing e-books without restriction -- except for the DRM (digital rights management) they still want to protect their books with, but that's another story. Some publishers now have 75 percent of their catalog in digital format, although the total offer still only represents 90,000 titles versus 2,700,000 available in English. (See French newspaper Libération.) That said, the all-important Syndicat National de l'Édition even says so:

Publishers in France are now fully aware of the importance of having a digital offer that is as attractive and as broad as possible. (National Publishing Association)