Question 2611 — press and books

Summary

Mr. David Guerin draws the attention of the Minister to the Prime Minister, responsible for the budget and public accounts, to the abolition of the “books and brochures” rate of La Poste. It was announced that from July 1, 2025, this special rate, which allows publishers to send their books at reduced cost abroad, will be eliminated. Created in 2002, this “Books and brochures” offer is linked to a policy of promoting culture French in the world. Reserved for the sending of documents of an educational, scientific or cultural nature not containing any advertising, it concerns books, brochures, collections, annals, memoirs, theses, bulletins, musical scores, geographical maps, manuscripts of works or newspapers, correspondence courses, student homework and their corrections and photocopies of documents aforementioned. These documents must be written exclusively in French or in a regional language. This particular rate helps promote the influence of French culture internationally, via cheaper prices. This decision risks having significant consequences for independent publishing in a context of fatal competition with giants such as Amazon who offer unbeatable prices or delivery systems. Also, he asks what are the reasons for the removal of this tariff and what alternative could be put in place to help and support these publishing sectors.

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