In summary, to proceed with the compulsory delivery of your book, you must proceed in the following order: In addition to the mandatory delivery, the publisher of a publication intended for young people is required to deposit 2 copies as soon as it is published with the Commission for the Supervision and Control of Youth Publications of the Ministry of Justice in accordance with the law of 16 July 1949. To date, the mandatory delivery of digital books is not ensured by publishers, because the BnF manages the digital collection by robots that surf the net and discover the latest publications. So if you`re only publishing yourself as an e-book for an adult audience, you still don`t have to make a mandatory delivery. For young people, this is another topic that will be discussed below. If you only publish privately© and distribute your book only to your family, you don`t have to go through© the©©process. Mandatory delivery is «an obligation for any publisher, printer, manufacturer, importer, document that he publishes, prints, produces or imports». This information is available on the website of the French National Library (BnF). Why is it a duty to make a duty a duty? We do this for French heritage. Mandatory delivery makes it possible to refer to all published works and to preserve the memory of cultural heritage. The National Library of France collects books. This tradition has existed since 1537 and was founded by Francis I. No, this is not new.

On the other hand, things could change in the coming months. The Department of Justice is on the cutting edge of technology! You don`t need to send 2 hard copies to save your youth deposit copy, you can do it digitally. Law No. 49-956 of 16 July 1949 on Publications for Youth Do you transmit your book to your friends free of charge? You must proceed© with the dã©́t lã©gal! The fact that it is distributed free of charge or for a fee does not count (article R132-1). Get your favorite books from puberty or childhood. You know, those whose collection contains the words «junior,» «youth, or «pink,» «green.» Open them on the legal notice page (be careful, sometimes it`s at the end of the book). So read the little letters carefully, you see? In addition to the deposit with the BnF, an additional deposit must be filed with the Ministry of Justice: The information can be found on the page: «What should be filed?» Copies must also explicitly mention publications intended for young people. This note can be found on the page: «Mandatory information on documents submitted for filing» If you send several books at once to make up for legal deposits that you would have missed a long time ago, the address is not the same. The above address is suitable for small items (envelope size such as mail, magazines, small cardboard packaging with a maximum of 2-4 books).

If your shipment is larger (a box), the following address must be used: Then print your teledeclaration, which you attach to your book when sending. Be aware that shipping to bnf is free, you do not have to pay the shipping costs, shipping is subject to a postal franchise. To benefit from it, simply write on the shipping label, at the top right, above the address: «Postal franchise – mandatory delivery – inheritance code L132-1». requires legal deposit at the BnF and, if necessary, for young people. As an author or publisher, we must make our own mandatory delivery of a book no later than the day of distribution of the document. Of course, with print-on-demand and the advent of platforms like KDP, it`s not always possible to send your copy before the book`s release date. Don`t panic, it doesn`t matter! You can fill out the online form, then order your hard copy from your supplier and send it when you receive it, even if the publication date has already expired. There is a difference between the digital book and the paper book, as well as a peculiarity in the compulsory care of young people. You must send 1 copy of your paper book to the BNF, regardless of the initial print run you make (the threshold of 300 printed copies no longer exists©©after a formal meeting on March 19, 2015). As for the digital book© (e-book), it is subject to the dã ́t lã©©gal, but you do not©have to do an operation, the computer robots of the BNF take care of everything.

They collect data directly©from the web. I will not enter into the case of a magazine, but only in that of a book.