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Ordering a book online in France is now more expensive - here is why

A new rule encouraging people to shop at local stores instead of receiving home delivery has been championed by independent retailers

Amazon appeals plans for €3 minimum delivery fee for books in France

It said France’s move, aimed at protecting independent bookshops, would be a ‘severe blow’ to people’s budgets

English-language bookshop in Paris looks to a bright future

The San Francisco Books Company is among the last in the capital to sell used books in English, but its owner insists business is very healthy

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A record number of French bookshops opened last year

The number of new bookshops in France continues to boom, so what is the country’s secret for success?

Minimum book delivery fee in France expected to be fixed at €3

Fee for purchases of more than €35 would drop down to one centime, the current status quo, often used by sellers such as Amazon

Financially tough but fulfilling: A life selling books by the Seine

Bouquinistes have been a constant presence in Paris for centuries but Covid and changing shopping habits are forcing many to diversify. We visit one to find out more

Good response to call for new ‘bouquiniste’ booksellers next to Seine

71 apply for 18 vacancies, the largest number of applications in the last ten years, says Paris mairie

Paris looks for new ‘bouquinistes’ to run book cabins next to Seine

‘Being a bouquiniste is more about loving people than loving books,’ one owner told The Connexion

French independent bookshops await details of new delivery fee law

The law is set to enter into force in 2022 and will impose a minimum cost of €2-5 per book to help independents compete with online giants

Why Amazon book deliveries will soon cost more in France

Sénat passes a bill to impose a fixed minimum delivery fee for books purchased online

France debates whether to impose minimum book cost delivery

If passed, the law would be intended to help independent bookshops compete against the low-to-free delivery prices offered by retail giants such as Amazon and Fnac

New critical version of Mein Kampf to be sold in France from June 2

Proceeds of the new edition – which is two-thirds criticism – will go to concentration camp memorial charity the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation. It will be available via direct bookshop order only

Bookshops in France now classed as essential businesses

It means they can stay open in case new lockdown measures are introduced, such as in the case of Alpes-Maritimes and Dunkirk

Shakespeare and Company in Paris supported by online sales

The recognised independent bookshop in the heart of the French capital has had to get creative with sales in the wake of Covid-19

Saint-Exupéry and ‘mystery American’ letters sold in Paris

Original letters between famous French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and a "mystery" American woman - with whom he is suspected to have had an affair - have gone on sale in Paris.

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Ordering a book online in France is now more expensive - here is why

Amazon appeals plans for €3 minimum delivery fee for books in France

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A record number of French bookshops opened last year

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