Ariège Author Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Over the last six years this forum has been a lifeline. Running an auberge/restaurant with gites with my husband, this was where we turned to for advice on anything from fixing toilets to publicity to where to get decent sheets.But the book section in particular has been my solace. After a late night in the restaurant I would come into the office and wind down by reading the latest posts. I bought my first French book as a result of a recommendation on here (Fred Vargas!). I have a list of books in my purse for the rare trips to bookshops, all the titles learned on here.And to come in the other month to a thread 44 pages long on kindle, was just brilliant.So a huge thanks to all of you who contribute - and hopefully from now on out I won't be just a lurker! I'm now writing full time so I no longer need an excuse to spend time on here. I can just call it research!Julia Stagg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 For anyone interested, Amazon.fr seems to be selling books with a small percentage off and no postage at the moment.Could be they do it all the time: I don't remember as I haven't bought from them for many months.But I ordered a Jean Giono that came within 3 days so I am looking forward to reading it, well ploughing through it, with dictionary in one hand and book in the other! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ariège Author Posted May 15, 2011 Author Share Posted May 15, 2011 Another name to add to my list...Know what you mean about the dictionary in hand too - feel naked when I'm reading English fiction now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Julia, your book looks great, and I'll probably download it, but why on earth is the kindle version more than the paperback ? I know its not your decision, but as an author maybe your publisher would let you know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ariège Author Posted May 15, 2011 Author Share Posted May 15, 2011 Thanks Russethouse.As for the kindle price - you quite rightly say that it is out of my hands but I do know that Hachette (the parent company of my publisher Hodder) are one of the big 4 publishers who have decided to fix the price of e-books under what is known as the Agency Model.Basically, this means Amazon is simply a supplier of ebooks for these publishers, not a retailer. It cannot change the prices. Then there is VAT charged on top... See the link below for a better explanation. http://www.mcgrellis.net/2011/01/e-books-agency-pricing-and-vat/The system is widespread across Europe and in the States but there is an EU investigation into it - Office of Fair Trading type of thing. They have already raided the offices of the top publishers in France - notably not in a dawn raid but in a mid-morning, get-it-over-before-lunch, raid! I think all authors are waiting to see what will happen next.Anyway - hope you enjoy L'Auberge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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