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I don't know how different France is to the US politically, but there definitely is a very different approach to culture in general and books in particular, be it in Paris or any of the big and small cities.
Bookshops are loved, but books are just too expensive. The fixed price did not help us, the consumers, it sure did help the editors, so basically a new book, any probably of the Rentrée Littéraire, will cost you around 18 to 19 € minimum, and you'll have to wait a longer time than in the US for it to turn up as a paperback. Editors are extremely strong here, a tight network with very, very strong ties to the political scene. Amazon has been a pain in the "foot" of the actual government for some time now, so I am not surprised, although at the same time this will harm the FNAC. But ... the FNAC has shops everywhere in France, and is doing little of its business over the web.
On a side note : the constant criticism some of you need to express about France and the French is tiring.
Last edited by aceflor; 10-03-2013 at 02:15 PM.
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