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"Amazon Is Not a Friend": After the Sling, the American Giant Withdraws From the Paris Book Festival
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"Amazon Is Not a Friend": After the Sling, the American Giant Withdraws From the Paris Book Festival
The rapprochement between the e-commerce giant and one of the biggest events dedicated to reading in France ignited the debate. After the controversy, Amazon decided to withdraw
The e-commerce giant was in the eye of the cyclone since a vitriolal statement by the main representative of independent bookstores announcing his boycott of the event.
After the announcement of the withdrawal of the booksellers from the largest literary event in France, a dramatic blow with the turnaround of Amazon who leaves the Paris Book Festival Since Monday, March 2, and
The Syndicat de la livre française announced that it would not participate in the 2026 edition of the Salon du livre de Paris, from 17 to 19 April, denouncing the partnership between the festival and Amazon.
The e-commerce giant withdrew from the Paris Book Festival 2026 after a sling of independent booksellers. A review of a polemic that tells a lot about the fractures of the book world in France.
Behind the scenes, several weeks of tension for the Book Festival and the boycott launched by several booksellers and formalized by the Syndicat de la Libraire française before the Book Festival gave up its partnership with Amazon.
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