Essays

English essays and adaptations by Martín Álvarez.

• A book can have a fixed price. The market cannot

  Published: July 24, 2026

  14 min read

  Before turning a privately set retail price into a public obligation, Uruguay needs to know how that price is formed, who captures the difference and where the purchase goes when the discount disappears.

• Who sets the price the law makes mandatory?

  Published: July 11, 2026

  15 min read

  The Uruguayan Book Chamber says the publisher sets the price, but its own document also names distributors, importers and representatives. A question of power, margin and risk.

• The Stick in the Wheel

  Published: July 9, 2026

  7 min read

  On Daniel Caggiani, Uruguay's budget accountability bill and the governing temptation to turn disagreement, negotiation and democratic control into moral sabotage.

• The bill protects the counter

  Published: July 8, 2026

  5 min read

  A reading of Uruguay's fixed book price draft: once read closely, the proposal does not guarantee bibliodiversity; it protects price, margin and the physical sales channel.