Five book vending machines, offering 25 contemporary and classic titles, have been installed in Paris recently. “We have customers who know exactly what they want and come at all hours to get it,” said Chambon, a book storekeeper. “It's as if our stores were open 24 hours a day. Our biggest vending machine sellers are 'The Wok Cookbook' and a 'French-English dictionary'.” He added that Baudelaire's “The Flowers of Evil” also is “very popular.” All books cost a modest €2.

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近来法国巴黎街头出现了5台自动售书机，提供25种当代和古典文学读物。一家书店老板尚邦说：“顾客很清楚自己到底想要什么书，并随时会来购买。我们书店似乎变成了一家24小时营业店。”“我们自动售书机最畅销的是《中式菜谱》和一本《法英词典》。”他说，波德莱尔的《恶之花》也很好销。书籍单价均为2欧元。