At the end of October 2020, the bookstore reported that its sales had dropped 80% since March due to the outbreak of COVID-19. During the first lockdown in France, the bookstore was closed for two months and didn't sell online, following the advice from the trade body of the Syndicat de la Librairie française. The owner of the bookstore informed the media that they receive offers of support and orders for subscriptions to the store's Year of Reading offer, and they now also maintain a website.[11]