E-book pricing in France

[Laval Hunsucker <amoinsde@yahoo.com>]

Significant news today, the 16th, concerning new legislation in 
France.

And concerning the immediate (rather concerned) professional 
reactions.

As reported by _Le monde_:

http://www.lemonde.fr/technologies/article/2011/02/16/livre-numerique-adoption-a-l-assemblee-du-texte-sur-le-prix-unique_1480788_651865.html


or, late last evening, by _France Soir_:

http://www.francesoir.fr/actu/livre-numerique-adoption-du-texte-sur-prix-unique-inquietude-dans-profession-73663.html

And for anyone who wants to go more deeply into the substance, he 
or she can look to the Assemblee nationale itself, at:

http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/13/cri/2010-2011/20110121.asp

There'll be a good bit of commentary appearing in the next few 
days, I imagine.

- Laval Hunsucker
Antwerpen


[Moderator's note:  The legislation allows publishers to forbid 
discounting of the price of e-books in France.]