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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel
yes, that's what my desire to read it is based on so far, i'm glad the translation looks like it was well done too.
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The bit I read was the concierge describing herself. I have no idea how true it is to the original, but it doesn't read in a laboured way like some translations can do.
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excellent, let us know if you get a reply. who is the UK publisher ? do they do ebooks so far ?
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I will do - it's published by a company called Gallic Books, whose aim is to bring French books to the UK. I can't see any ebooks on their site, so I'm not holding my breath. But I did mention the original was available as an ebook
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although i was less pleased when i saw the original price of course. gallimard is the publisher making the smallest reduction for their digital editions that i know of, only 5%, which makes it effectively the same price as the paper book since the fnac (large bookstore chain) sells their paperbooks regularly with a 5% discount. 
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It is staggering the amount some publishers charge for ebooks. Hopefully as the market picks up that will change. I can be optimistic at times if I want to be