"We're not at risk of closing down any time soon, but Amazon is a constant battle".Īmazon said the legislation, adopted by parliament but not yet enacted, would punish those in rural areas who cannot easily visit a bookstore and rely on delivery. "It's a just return towards a level playing field," Fornairon, who employs four workers, said. PARIS, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Sophie Fornairon's independent bookshop has survived the rise of Amazon thanks to a French law that prohibits price discounting on new books, but she says the e-commerce giant's ability to undercut on shipping still skews the market against stores like hers.įornairon, who owns the Canal Bookstore in central Paris, now hopes that new legislation that would set a minimum price for book deliveries will even the contest further in the battle of neighbourhood stores against Amazon.
* Paris says law needed to regulate 'distorted competition'
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