At Pavillons, a handwritten sticker is attached to indicate their recommendation. The industry has been helped in other ways as well. All parties congratulate themselves on the benefits of French specificity. The only real publishers are the independents. The multimedia also lean on this fragile ground like a threat.
Nobody really believes so, but many wonder about the status of the book in the coming years.
Publishers are attempting to adapt to the multimedia incursions. For instance, the Library of France and the national publishing union signed a milestone agreement in March 1997 on the question of rights to be paid on texts reproduced on the Internet, which represent enough material to fill several libraries. Let's say he is shivering. But the tomorrows remain blurred. We are like foresters that clear the land but don't replant.