In the field of books and reading, the Ministry of Culture plays a role in evaluating and regulating the book chain, particularly in the fields of bookshops and publishing, public reading, digital and heritage policies. He supervises the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF), the Bibliothèque publique d'information and the Centre national du livre and follows the careers and staff of the libraries assigned to the ministry. For the implementation of State policy, it relies on the Regional Cultural Affairs Directorates and their advisers for books and reading.
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12 800 auteurs
writers and dialoguists declared this profession in 2015 as their main activity
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18300
printed books were deposited as legal deposit at the Bibliothèque nationale de France in 2017
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8100 bibliothèques
make it the first local cultural equipment in France
Evénements nationaux
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Public reading observatory
National Survey of Public Libraries.
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Support policies for the book economy
Copyright, single price of the book, support to the bookstore, ...