Congratulations to all bookseller winners at this year's British Book Awards! #Nibbies 🥳📚

📖 France's book ombudsman (le médiateur du livre) ruled that Amazon's practice of free book delivery to their automated lockers is a violation of the Darcos law. Read more here: bit.ly/3SA8jDq

EIBF has shared its views for the EU’s new Culture Compass, urging the European Commission to defend free expression, support literacy, protect cultural businesses, and invest in culture as a strategic pillar for Europe’s future. 📚🇪🇺 Read more: bit.ly/3HTx2QR

Last week, EIBF was proud to join the EURead General Assembly in Brussels, celebrating 25 years of work to #GetEuropeReading 📚 Important discussions on policy, reading skills & promoting literacy across Europe. Read more 👉bit.ly/3ZZ5qjR

On 23 June, EIBF attended the European Commission’s #DMA workshop with #Amazon. While Amazon presented key compliance steps, concerns remain—EIBF is monitoring the situation and welcomes input from members. Read more here: bit.ly/40aqu75

🗞️ Our quarterly EIBF Insights newsletter is out now! Featuring: 📌EIBF contributions to European Commission Culture Compass 📌 25th Anniversary of #EURead platform 📌 EUPL 2025 ceremony in Prague …and more! Read and subscribe here! 👇mailchi.mp/f4de3379d269/e…

🚨We're Hiring! 💼Join EIBF as a Communication & Events Intern (Oct 2025 – Apr 2026) Apply by 4 August 👉bit.ly/40KVMl1

🎉 2025 is a special year as it marks 25 years of reading promotion by EURead! To commemorate this anniversary, we asked Daan Beeke, one of the key figures behind EURead, to tell us EURead’s story in a guest blog. Read it here 👉 buff.ly/ifEWdi1

This autumn, why not embark on a new bookselling adventure? Get inspired by George from 🇷🇴 Carturesti who visited a Slovak indie bookshop via our RISE Bookselling exchange — coming back full of ideas. 🗓️Read George's story & apply now: bit.ly/3GYtIEi