Facta

Facta (also presented as Librairie Facta) is a Parisian bookshop that operates both a physical retail presence and an online storefront at librairie-facta.com. Its identity is that of a general-interest bookseller: the site is organised around books and papeterie (stationery), and it publishes editorial articles on literary and cultural subjects under the byline 'librairie-facta'. The shop's tagline, 'Lire pour voyager' ('Read to travel'), frames reading as a form of journey, positioning the store as a destination for readers rather than a pure commodity retailer. The commercial offer visible on the official site spans several categories. Books are the core: the site carries literary titles and content about collecting and valuing rare and antiquarian books, indicating an interest in bibliophilie (book collecting) alongside new-book retail. A second pillar is papeterie and school supplies, with seasonal guidance such as how to prepare for la rentrée (the French back-to-school period) with essential school supplies. This combination of books and stationery is typical of the French librairie-papeterie model, in which a neighbourhood bookshop also serves local families and students with notebooks, pens and other supplies. Beyond retail, Facta functions as a small publisher of editorial content. Its homepage and article pages carry pieces on literary topics — for example an essay on the evolution of the French 'eul' rhyme in poetic history, and a theatre review of a London production of Romeo and Juliet — each attributed to 'librairie-facta' and carrying reading-time estimates. This content strategy supports search visibility and positions the shop as a literary authority, not merely a point of sale. Facta is identified in structured data as a Parisian bookshop, and its market is France, with French-language operations. Ownership, founding date and corporate structure are not established by the available evidence, so they are left unspecified here. The brand is best understood as an independent, locally rooted Parisian bookseller with an online extension, competing in the French book and stationery retail sector against both other independent librairies and larger chains and online book platforms.

Facta is documented as a Parisian bookshop. The available evidence does not record a founding date, founder or corporate lineage, so its history is best reconstructed from what the brand currently does rather than from dated events. The shop presents itself under the name Librairie Facta and operates the domain librairie-facta.com, whose tagline is 'Lire pour voyager' — 'Read to travel'. This framing places the store within the French tradition of the librairie indépendante, the independent neighbourhood bookshop that serves as a cultural as well as commercial institution. In France, such shops frequently combine book sales with papeterie (stationery) and school supplies, and Facta follows this model: its site carries both a books category and a papeterie category, including seasonal advice on preparing for la rentrée with essential school supplies. Facta's editorial output is a notable part of its identity. The site publishes articles attributed to 'librairie-facta' with reading-time estimates, covering literary history and criticism — for example an essay on the evolution and transformation of the 'eul' rhyme in French poetic history, which discusses classical distinctions between masculine and feminine rhymes and the influence of nineteenth-century poets such as Baudelaire and Mallarmé. It also publishes cultural reviews, such as a critique of a London production of Romeo and Juliet. It additionally addresses the market for collectible books, with content on how experts evaluate books of collection, noting that values range from a few tens of euros to millions for exceptional pieces. Taken together, these strands describe a bookseller that positions itself at the intersection of retail, bibliophily and literary commentary. Because the evidence is limited to the brand's own website and a structured-data description, the dossier deliberately leaves founding year, ownership and corporate structure unspecified rather than guessing. The brand's market is France and its language of operation is French.

Independent Parisian bookshop combining books, stationery and literary editorial content under the tagline 'Lire pour voyager'.

• Books

  Literary and general-interest titles sold through the shop and its online store.

• Stationery and school supplies (papeterie)

  Notebooks, pens and back-to-school essentials, with seasonal guidance for la rentrée.

• Collectible and rare books

  Content and offer relating to bibliophilie, including how experts value books of collection.

• Literary editorial content

  Articles and reviews published under the byline 'librairie-facta', such as essays on French versification and theatre criticism.

• 2020.04.02

  Reported2020.04.03

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1. 1Librairie facta — Lire pour voyager (official homepage)librairie-facta.com
2. 2Evolution et Transformation de la Rime en Eul : Une Histoire Poetiquelibrairie-facta.com
3. 3Facta — Wikidatawikidata.org
4. 4Facebook在意大利推出WhatsApp事实核查服务tribune.com.pk
5. 5Facebook launches fact-checking service on WhatsApp in Italy to fight coronavirus hoaxes | Dunya Newsdunyanews.tv