Seems like a better system might involve placing large taxes on books (or ideally, all forms of media. Don't want to drive people away from books..), the proceeds of which would go towards a patronage system that would support French artists.
Trying to drive up profits of publishing corporations to enact the change you want to see seems oddly... American.
Trying to drive up profits of publishing corporations to enact the change you want to see seems oddly... American.