Book sales in the Czech Republic grew by 6% in value since the government eliminated the value-added tax (VAT) on book sales, according to the 2024-2025 Czech Book Market Report.
Czech Publishing Group Invests in Second-Hand Book Sales
Czech Publishing Group Albatros Media invests in second-hand book sales to capture a growing part of the market.
Denmark Drops Its 25-Percent VAT on Books
In a belief ‘that we must put everything at stake’ to raise its flagging reading levels, Copenhagen drops its VAT on books to zero.
Mixed Sales on the Czech Book Market, Despite Zero-VAT Rates
Even as the publishing business in the Czech Republic has welcomed a zero-percent VAT, book sales continue dropping.
Richard Klíčník on the Czech Republic and Rights
Publishers in the Czech Republic, Frankfurt’s 2026 guest of honor, see the war on Ukraine as one of the challenges for its book publishers.
Frankfurt Rights Meeting Opens: Newly Added Speakers
The 2024 hybrid Frankfurt Rights Meeting opens September 3, with a session on ‘English Language Exports Through Social Media.’
Rights Roundup: Chile Begins Preparing for Frankfurt 2027
Titles in this edition of our Rights Roundup originate from Italy, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Finland, France, and the United States.
Rights Roundup: In Italy, Bologna Hosts Book Fair Directors
Our Rights Roundup features work from both English- and French-language Canada, Sweden, Finland, and the Czech Republic.
In Prague, a Second Year for a Central European Rights Trading
More than 100 rights pros attended this year’s Central and East European Book Market, a networking and rights hub at Book World Prague.
Rights Roundup: A Finlandia Winner Sells Quickly
The deals submitted to us for this Rights Roundup are for books originally from Czechia, Switzerland, Finland, Norway, and France.