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“French law prohibits free book deliveries but Amazon has circumvented this by charging a single centime (cent). Local book stores typically charge about 5-7 euros ($5.82-8.15) for shipping a book.”

Interesting how Amazon charge a “centime”, which hasn’t been legal tender in France since 2002…



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