Another one from The Bookseller this morning:
French e-book distributors have launched the first phase of their scheme to create a single online book catalogue and electronic interface.
Inititally, the websites of nine bricks and mortar booksellers: www.appeldulivre.fr; www.arbrealettres.com; www.cultura.fr; www.librairie-ledivan.fr; www.furet.com; www.gibertjeune.fr; www.lamartine.fr; www.ombres-blanches.fr; www.virginmega.fr, and two electronic counterparts, ePagine and Numilog are involved. The last two are handling the sales.
Are there any more details? I wish there was more info here, http://ebookdistribution.org might have the full story, but I think the basic idea makes so much more sense for the readers at the end of the day instead of a bunch of separate bookstores to sift through.