2 New eBookstores Open in France

Digital Reader: "Actualitte are reporting that Darty and Carrefour have each opened an eBookstore this week. Each site will be selling eBooks encumbered with Adobe DE DRM in Epub and PDF formats. They also sell e-readers. There are a couple rather interesting details here. First, these companies are retail chains, not tech companies. Darty’s closest US analog would be Best Buy, and Carrefour are an international conglomerate of chains (similar to Kroger in the US). They’re also both using Numilog to supply and run their eBookstore. ..."