Amazon pulls sponsorship from Paris book festival after booksellers’ association boycott

<p>Syndicat de la Librairie Française accused online retailer of trying to ‘flood the market with fake AI-generated books’</p><p>Amazon has withdrawn from the Paris book festival after a boycott by France’s booksellers’ association prompted a row over the company’s sponsorship of the event.</p><p>The festival, due to take place from 17 to 19 April, will now go ahead without the backing of the US retail company, after a mutual decision by organisers and Amazon to end their partnership.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/mar/06/amazon-pulls-sponsorship-from-paris-book-festival-after-booksellers-association-boycott">Continue reading...</a>