(FILES) This photograph shows a view of a Gibert Joseph bookstore in the Latin Quarter of Paris on February 1, 2025. The Gibert group, which claims to be France's leading independent bookseller, announced on April 27, 2026, that it will seek court-ordered receivership due to economic difficulties linked in particular to the "decline of the new book market". (Photo by Sébastien DUPUY / AFP via Getty Images)