France's Culture Ministry Calls For Fixed eBook Prices

First Posted: 07/05/10 06:12 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 05:20 PM ET

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Print book prices are already fixed in France under the Lang Law, and now Serge Eyrolles for the Syndicat National de l'Edition (SNE), Benoît Bougerol for the Syndicat de la Librairie Française (SLF) and Laurent Fiscal for the Syndicat des Distributeurs de Loisirs Culturels (SDLC) have asked that a new law should cover ebooks when their content is identical to the print edition.

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