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pilonnage

English translation: pulping

15:31 Jan 8, 2006
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Law: Patents, Trademarks, Copyright / copyright
French term or phrase: pilonnage
THE PUBLISHER est autorisé, après en avoir informé the AUTHOR, à supprimer par pilonnage, solde ou tous autres moyens, une partie des formats en stock si l'exploitation ne justifie plus les réimpressions ou stockages

I can't find a meaning that fits for this. Thanks in advance for your help,
Linebyline
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:58
English translation:pulping
Explanation:
This is the usual term used in English. The French expression is "mettre au pillon", meaning (acc. to Larousse) to destroy the unslod copies ("en détruire les exemplaires invendus"). "Solde" is, of course, remaindering.
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Richard Benham
France
Local time: 08:58
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Thanks very much,
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2pulping
Richard Benham
4 -1destroy
swisstell


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
destroy


Explanation:
pilonnage literally means "to make pulp out of excessive stocks"
in this connection, i.e. withdraw and/or destroy books.

In German it is "einstampfen"


    Reference: http://dict.leo.org
swisstell
Italy
Local time: 08:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Richard Benham: I have only ever heard it called "pulping" in English.
3 mins
disagree  Kim Metzger: Einstampfen (pulping) is just one of the methods used to destroy books.
50 mins
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
pulping


Explanation:
This is the usual term used in English. The French expression is "mettre au pillon", meaning (acc. to Larousse) to destroy the unslod copies ("en détruire les exemplaires invendus"). "Solde" is, of course, remaindering.

Richard Benham
France
Local time: 08:58
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks very much,

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Abdellatif Bouhid: Also done for tax purposes and to sustain the price of remaining copies.
2 hrs
  -> Thanks.
agree  Adam Warren
23 hrs
  -> Thanks.
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