Bookseller Philippe Seyrat, wearing a protective face mask, arranges books at La Sorbonne bookstore in Nice as France softens its strict lockdown rules during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease. Photo: Reuters
Book sales in France have soared since the country began to ease its lockdown, rocketing more than 230% in a week, a survey showed recently.
A study for the trade weekly Livres Hebdo found that from May 11 to 17 bookshops did a roaring trade, with readers desperate to stock up while public libraries remained shut.
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