The European Accessibility Act and Your Ebooks
Since June 28, 2025, ebooks sold into the EU fall under the European Accessibility Act, and stores can delist titles that don't meet accessibility requirements. Existing backlist titles get a transition period to June 2030. Upload an EPUB below for an instant automated report on the machine-checkable requirements — metadata, language, alt-text and navigation — and get back a corrected file.
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Fixing a whole catalogue?
Publishers with a backlist can remediate in bulk via the batch API — corrected files plus a per-title report for your records. See the accessibility service page.
Frequently asked questions
What does the EAA actually require of an ebook?
In practice: schema.org accessibility metadata in the EPUB package, a declared document language, text alternatives for images, a proper navigation document, and content that assistive technology can read — the requirements trace to EN 301 549 and WCAG 2.1 AA. Reflowable, well-structured EPUB 3 files are the baseline the industry has settled on.
Which deadlines matter?
June 28, 2025: the EAA applies to ebooks newly sold in the EU. June 28, 2030: the end of the widely used transition window for titles that were already on sale. Individual member states transposed the law with some national variations, so exact enforcement details differ by country.
Is the EAA actually being enforced in 2026?
Yes. National market-surveillance authorities spent late 2025 staffing up and began acting in 2026: the first publicly reported fines appeared in mid-2026, Sweden's PTS has been inspecting devices and e-commerce since October 2025 and published a list of 200 platforms it will audit by Q3 2026, and penalties across member states range from about EUR 5,000 up to EUR 900,000 (Germany allows up to EUR 100,000 per violation), with delisting from the market as a further sanction. Early enforcement leans on complaints, injunctions and corrective-action deadlines before fines — which is exactly the window in which fixing files is cheap.
Does a passing report mean my book is legally compliant?
No. This tool fixes and verifies what a machine can check — metadata, language, alt-text presence, navigation, structure. Whether an alt-text truly describes an image, or reading order makes sense, still needs a human eye. It's a tool and a report, not a certificate or legal advice; responsibility for a published title stays with its publisher.
Can I fix a whole catalogue at once?
Yes — there's a batch API for publishers: send a zip of EPUBs and get back corrected files plus a per-title report you can keep for your records. See the accessibility service page for details.