Taibo plans to give away books, but in Mexico... he doesn't sell them.
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Francisco Morales V.
Mexico City (October 24, 2025) - 10:30 p.m.
Paco Ignacio Taibo II during the 2019 inauguration of the FCE-Educal bookstore at the Futurama Cultural Center. Credit: Graphic Arturo Álvarez / REFORMA
The director of the FCE announced the gift of books from the "25 for 25" collection during President Sheinbaum's press conference last Thursday. Credit: REFORMA / Special
While the Fondo de Cultura Económica (FCE) is preparing to give away 2.5 million books in various Latin American countries, its associated bookstore chain, Educal, has not achieved its sales goals in Mexico for three years.
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