Hey, here's a french source:
http://www.actualitte.com/economie/l...azon-50368.htm
My high school french is too rusty to trust on this, so Google translate to the rescue!
https://translate.google.com/transla...htm&edit-text=
Hhm, maybe it's google filtering out vitriol, but I see no end of civilization histeria in France.
They do note, though:
Quote:
But for the first quarter of 2014, the situation is very different: with a turnover of € 393 million , Lagardère Publishing -6.2% unadjusted and - 5.2% on a comparable basis. "This variation is explained by the high level of turnover in 2013 (spectacular success of the Fifty Shades trilogy in France). Note that the turnover of the first quarter of 2014 was stable compared to the same period in 2012, "stated the group. And if the entire first quarter was more suffered the ravages of a dealer decided to put sticks in sales?
More preorders: the editor blinded?
Outside sales bestseller, Amazon could have a particularly detrimental effect. The Digital Reader goes further in this direction in this price war, sales and contract negotiations, what would be the unexpected impact of the removal of the pre-order button? Blind editor on sales forecasts and prospects expect the results of these books ...
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The pesky midlist and backlist is of some concern, apparently. And apparently the pre-order button, too.
All, in all, it looks like the Amazon is evil hysteria hasn't crossed the atlantic.
Anybody got a better translation handy?