Mutiny brews in French bookshops over Hachette owner’s media grip
Booksellers take stand against influence of conservative billionaire by limiting orders of his company’s books and placing them on lower shelves
A conservative Catholic billionaire and media owner is facing an independent bookshop rebellion in France over his influence in the publishing world.
Dozens of independent booksellers are trying to counter the growing influence of Vincent Bolloré, whose vast cultural empire includes television, radio, the Sunday paper Le Journal du Dimanche, and also, since 2023, the biggest book publishing and distribution conglomerate in France, Hachette Livre.
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