Containment: Anne Hidalgo encourages not to buy books on Amazon

The mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo on Monday called on readers to support their bookseller.

"I really say it to Parisians: do not buy on Amazon. Amazon is the death of our bookstores and our neighborhood life," said the mayor.

Anne Hidalgo came to support, with the writer Sylvain Tesson, an initiative of booksellers called "Rekindle the fires of our bookstores" to call for the reopening of this business which must remain closed due to restrictions on the sale of "non-essential" goods. .

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"Parisians consider their bookstore to be an essential business"

"Paris is a city where the book has of course its place as an essential good", retorted the mayor.

"Buy from your local bookseller. You can order and pick up your book."

"Parisians (...) really consider their bookstore as a local, essential business. I am here to support this idea, of course calling for bookstores to reopen as soon as possible," she added. .

Sylvain Tesson, author of

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, also said he hoped for this soon reopening.

"I do not want to believe that a man who was a pupil of Paul Ricoeur will let this situation continue," he said to President Emmanuel Macron, who was the philosopher's assistant.

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Closed book shelves in supermarkets

Since the announcement of the re-containment and closure of businesses considered "non-essential", booksellers, supported by writers and mayors, have made their voices heard.

But Jean Castex said Sunday evening that it was "much too early" to consider the reopening of these businesses.

For the sake of "justice", the Prime Minister announced that non-essential products, including books, would no longer be allowed for sale in supermarkets from Tuesday.