France forces Amazon to charge shipping on books

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The socialists and the conservatives are speaking the same language in France as they unite to tell Amazon to stop undercutting their local stores.

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Accused of unfair competition in France, Amazon.com and other online book retailers were on Thursday the target of both left- and right-wing lawmakers.

In an extremely rare show of unity, MPs from both the ruling Socialist Party and the main opposition UMP party approved a law barring e-shops from shipping bargain books for free.

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