Selling into the European Union brings a couple of regulations worth knowing. This is a plain-English overview, not legal advice.
GPSR (General Product Safety Regulation)
The GPSR asks that products sold in the EU carry certain responsible-contact information so buyers know who stands behind the product. For books, this generally means an identifiable publisher/contact is associated with the title. Keep your author/publisher details accurate in your metadata so your listings stay compliant.
EAA (European Accessibility Act)
The EAA pushes for accessible ebooks — files that work with screen readers and assistive tech. The good news: a clean, well-structured EPUB (proper headings, a real navigation table of contents, and logical reading order) is largely what accessibility requires. Chiify's free conversion produces structured EPUB 3, which helps you meet the bar.
What to do
- Keep metadata and contact details complete and accurate.
- Build clean, structured files — upload a tidy DOCX and let conversion handle structure.
If a specific EU requirement affects your book, consult a professional — but for most authors, accurate metadata and a clean EPUB cover the essentials.
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