Christmas books threatened by paper shortage

2021-11-03T19:50:17.121Z

DECRYPTION - In a tight global market, bookstores do not receive all of their orders. "Since the start of 2021, the Book industry has been going through an unprecedented supply crisis", insists Vincent Tixier, production director of Glénat, publisher of comics, manga and comics ( One Piece , Titeuf , etc.) . After the French press, the shortage of paper now affects the publishing industry. A few weeks before Christmas, some French people may not find their favorite books and those

"Since the start of 2021, the Book industry has been going through an unprecedented supply crisis",

insists Vincent Tixier, production director of Glénat, publisher of comics, manga and comics (

One Piece

Titeuf

, etc.) . After the French press, the shortage of paper now affects the publishing industry. A few weeks before Christmas, some French people may not find their favorite books and those of their relatives (beautiful books, children's books, novels, or even graphic novels) in bookstores.

“Publishers cannot print books on the basis of the planned print runs. Bookstores thus do not receive all of their orders. There are concerns for the end of year celebrations ”

, explains Guillaume Husson, general delegate of the Syndicat de la librairie française (SFL), which represents 600 bookstores of all sizes in the country.

Faced with possible stockouts, some small booksellers are even starting to build up

"exceptional reserves".

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Source: lefigaro

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