Overview

• The discount applies only to new books collected at more than 3,000 eligible pickup points located in stores that sell books.
• The 5% reduction matches the maximum discount permitted under the 1981 Loi Lang for new titles.
• Amazon says over 70% of the eligible pickup locations are in rural areas or small towns.
• The offer extends a policy launched in November 2024 that provided free delivery for pickup, which drew complaints from independent booksellers and large retailers.
• A 2023 provision set a €3 minimum shipping fee for mailed deliveries unless collected in a retail bookstore, and in May the Médiateur du livre found Amazon’s setup circumvented the rule; the company frames the new step as expanding access as reading fell 6% versus 2023, according to the CNL.