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We devote our lives to an idea, books, but the idea overtakes us
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Non-Fiction

We devote our lives to an idea, books,but the idea overtakes us

We devote our lives to an idea, books,
but the idea overtakes us

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We devote our lives to an idea, books, but the idea overtakes us.
Duration
5 seconds
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31
Timestamp in Movie
00:36:31
Uploaded
Jun 24, 2025
Genres
comedy, drama, romance
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Set in the Parisian publishing world, an editor and an author find themselves in over their heads, as they cope with a middle-age crisis, the changing industry and their wives.
Not necessarily. On the contrary, we question it. - Non-Fiction 00:04
Not necessarily. On the contrary, we question it.
Digital technology takes us out of our comfort zone. - Non-Fiction 00:05
Digital technology takes us out of our comfort zone.
I'm not talking about what changes, - Non-Fiction 00:06
I'm not talking about what changes,
We're also custodians of an idea that travels through time. - Non-Fiction 00:05
We're also custodians of an idea that travels through t...
Believing in an idea despite evidence to the contrary. - Non-Fiction 00:04
Believing in an idea despite evidence to the contrary.
I'll talk about what interests them. - Non-Fiction 00:05
I'll talk about what interests them.
How digital publishing is now a major part of our jobs. - Non-Fiction 00:04
How digital publishing is now a major part of our jobs.
You challenge many preconceived ideas in the publishing world. - Non-Fiction 00:05
You challenge many preconceived ideas in the publishing worl...
We're talking about the future, so it's speculation. - Non-Fiction 00:05
We're talking about the future, so it's speculatio...
But they're questions we can't avoid. - Non-Fiction 00:04
But they're questions we can't avoid.
They must also raise questions in our audience. - Non-Fiction 00:05
They must also raise questions in our audience.
Isn't it about money? Books are too expensive. - Non-Fiction 00:04
Isn't it about money? Books are too expensive.
It's true that virtual books cost nothing to make, but... - Non-Fiction 00:06
It's true that virtual books cost nothing to make, but....
Our society respects only money and power. - Non-Fiction 00:05
Our society respects only money and power.
The more books cost, the more respect they'll get. - Non-Fiction 00:04
The more books cost, the more respect they'll get.
That's paradoxical. You can't both democratise books - Non-Fiction 00:07
That's paradoxical. You can't both democratise boo...
But glamorising books more wouldn't be bad. - Non-Fiction 00:04
But glamorising books more wouldn't be bad.
You choose a book on a screen, press a button, - Non-Fiction 00:07
You choose a book on a screen, press a button,
In the United States, well-crafted hardbacks sell well. - Non-Fiction 00:06
In the United States, well-crafted hardbacks sell well.
I hinted, very discreetly, - Non-Fiction 00:07
I hinted, very discreetly,