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Similar Fixed Book Price Laws exist in other countries, namely [[Austria]], [[Denmark]], [[Germany]], [[Greece]], [[Hungary]], [[Italy]], [[The Netherlands]], [[Portugal]], and [[Spain]]. |
Similar Fixed Book Price Laws exist in other countries, namely [[Austria]], [[Denmark]], [[Germany]], [[Greece]], [[Hungary]], [[Italy]], [[The Netherlands]], [[Portugal]], and [[Spain]]. |
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In other cases, the book price is kept fixed by an [[Fixed Book Price Agreement|agreement]] between the publishers and the booksellers. This was the case of the [[Net Book Agreement]] in the [[United Kingdom]]. |
In other cases, the book price is kept fixed by an [[Fixed Book Price Agreement|agreement]] between the publishers and the booksellers. This was the case of the [[Net Book Agreement]] in the [[United Kingdom]]. |
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Revision as of 10:57, 5 October 2010
Lang Law is the informal name given to French law number 81-766, from August 10, 1981, relating to book prices. The law establishes a fixed price for books sold in France, limiting price discounts on them. The law is named after Jack Lang, the French Minister of Culture at the time.
The Lang Law works as follows:
- The publisher decides on a price for its book and prints it on the back
- Booksellers are not allowed to sell a book for a discount of more than 5% below the publisher's price.
The Lang Law was passed under pressure from small booksellers, who feared competition from big stores.
Similar Fixed Book Price Laws exist in other countries, namely Austria, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, The Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain.
In other cases, the book price is kept fixed by an agreement between the publishers and the booksellers. This was the case of the Net Book Agreement in the United Kingdom.
References
- Fixed Book Price Laws in Europe
- "Amazon.com is challenging French competition law", By Victoria Shannon. International Herald Tribune, January 14, 2008
- Loi n°81-766 du 10 août 1981 relative au prix du livre
Bibliography
- Canoy, Marcel; van Ours, Jan C.; van der Ploeg, Frederick (2006). "Chapter 21: The Economics of Books". Handbook of the Economics of Art and Culture. Vol. 1. Elsevier. pp. 720–761. doi:10.1016/S1574-0676(06)01021-0. ISBN 978-0444508706.
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