The General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) is a new EU regulation that applies from December 13, 2024, ensuring that only safe products—including digital content like books, e-books, and audiobooks—are available to consumers in the European Union.
👥 Who Does It Affect?
The GPSR assigns responsibilities to all parties in the supply chain:
•Authors and Publishers → considered manufacturers
•Retail stores/platforms (e.g., Amazon, Apple) → may be importers or distributors
✍️ Your Responsibilities as an Author or Publisher
If you distribute your books, e-books, or audiobooks to EU readers, you are required to:
•✅ Conduct a basic internal risk assessment (e.g., content safety, metadata accuracy)
•✅ Maintain technical documentation (e.g., product format, ISBN, author info)
•✅ Include a product identifier (such as an ISBN)
•✅ Clearly display your name, postal address, and email in the product metadata or file
•✅ If outside the EU, provide the name and contact info of an EU-based responsible person
•✅ Retain product documentation for 10 years
🧾 What You Don’t Need to Do
You do not need to:
•Handle consumer-level safety incidents (that’s the importer’s job)
•File reports unless requested by EU authorities
•Submit documentation unless requested
🛒 What About PublishDrive?
PublishDrive does not sell content directly to EU consumers, so we are not considered an importer or distributor under GPSR.
However, we support you by:
•Ensuring that metadata fields (like ISBN, author name) are available
•Informing you of regulatory obligations
✅ What Should You Do Now?
•Make sure your products are labeled and traceable
•Keep a record of your publication’s basic information (ISBN, author, format)
•Be ready to confirm GPSR compliance if requested
📩 If you have any questions or need assistance, please don't hesitate to contact our support team.