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No happy end in sight for French authors

France

The yearly Paris book fair opens its doors to the public on Thursday afternoon, a popular event that was last year marked by an unprecedented demonstration by hundreds of authors protesting at their generally poor and diminishing incomes. Nicolas Chevassus-au-Louis reports on a profession which, with the multiplication of titles published and the advent of digital publishing, sees anything but a happy end ahead, and reveals data which shows that, women authors earn on average significantly less than their male counterparts.
by Nicolas Chevassus-au-Louis

French academics rally in support of open access to journals

France — Link

Senior scholars publish a statement in support of move to ‘take knowledge out of silos’ through open access to French science journals.
by La rédaction de Mediapart