With bookstores closed much of 2020, more publishers inconsiderately report record sales and a “best ever year”
Bricks & mortar bookstores face an uphill struggle this year to demonstrate to publishers that...
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Tag: France book market coronavirus
In France a “Pyrrhic victory” as supermarkets barred from selling books – to be fair to bookstores
“We wanted equal treatment, not a race to the bottom. It sounds like a Pyrrhic victory for the...
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Mapping the new normal: As bookstores in France re-open, early euphoria gives way to plummeting book sales in week two
After a long and painful lockdown it was hardly surprising that many booklovers made a beeline for...
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“Severe and lasting damage” as 2/3 of publishers miss out on the 30% digital surge during lockdown in France
French publishing has for the past decade or more proudly stood firm against the trend to embrace...
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