Eugene Gerden, Author at Publishing Perspectives https://publishingperspectives.com/author/eugenegerden/ International publishing news and opinion Mon, 10 Jun 2024 03:59:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://publishingperspectives.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/cropped-P19-favicon-32x32.png Eugene Gerden, Author at Publishing Perspectives https://publishingperspectives.com/author/eugenegerden/ 32 32 Kazakhstan’s Foliant Books: Expanding With Stores, Fairs https://publishingperspectives.com/2024/06/kazakhstans-foliant-books-expanding-with-stores-and-exhibitions/ Thu, 06 Jun 2024 17:30:04 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=195540 Foliant Books is launching its own bookstores, book fairs, and exhibitions to connect directly with its customers across Kazakhstan.

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]]> In Tbilisi: Bookseller Tamara Megrelishvili on Sales Trends https://publishingperspectives.com/2024/01/in-tbilisi-bookseller-tamara-megrelishvili-on-georgian-trends/ Wed, 10 Jan 2024 17:45:34 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=192475 Tamara Megrelishvili, founder of Georgian bookstore Prospero's talks about the impact of diminished tourism, war, and political unease.

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]]> Notes From Armenia and Romania: Book Markets Under Pressure https://publishingperspectives.com/2023/08/notes-from-armenia-and-romania-book-markets-under-pressure/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2023/08/notes-from-armenia-and-romania-book-markets-under-pressure/#comments Thu, 10 Aug 2023 20:28:09 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=186668 Publishers in two of Europe's smaller book markets, Armenia and Romania, talk about signs of progress and stubborn barriers to success.

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2023/08/notes-from-armenia-and-romania-book-markets-under-pressure/feed/ 2 Year-End Russian Book Publishing Industry Assessment: ‘Seriously Difficult’ https://publishingperspectives.com/2022/01/year-end-russian-book-publishing-industry-assessment-seriously-difficult/ Tue, 04 Jan 2022 14:35:09 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=163923 The downturn in print book sales in Russia may have been as deep as between 50 and 70 percent, according to editor Svetlana Zorin.

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]]> Audiobooks in Russia: Storytel and LitRes Cite Rising Interest https://publishingperspectives.com/2021/09/audiobooks-in-russia-storytel-and-litres-cite-rising-interest/ Tue, 14 Sep 2021 11:42:09 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=159945 Storytel reports seeing a rise in audiobook downloads in Russia by 45 percent in the last year. LitRes leads market.

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]]> Russian Publishers See Strong Sales in Imported Crime Fiction https://publishingperspectives.com/2021/08/russian-publishers-see-strong-sales-in-imported-crime-fiction-covid19/ Wed, 11 Aug 2021 20:51:19 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=158853 The strength of crime fiction in the Russian market, publishers say, has to do with contemporary genre voices in international markets.

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]]> Russian Book Market: Paper Shortages and Prices Challenge Recovery https://publishingperspectives.com/2021/06/russian-book-publishers-paper-shortage-and-price-challenges-recovery-covid19/ Tue, 29 Jun 2021 15:08:58 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=157448 Despite having more than 20 percent of the world's forests, Russia is market with a paper shortage that means higher book prices.

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]]> Report: Russian Book Market Down 20 Percent in 2020 https://publishingperspectives.com/2021/04/russia-took-a-19-percent-drop-in-its-2020-book-business-covid19/ Tue, 13 Apr 2021 16:54:20 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=154074 Publishers in Russia talk of little hope of a turnaround in 2021, describing a book market that was sliding before the pandemic.

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]]> Russian Market Looks to Children’s Books for 2021 Growth https://publishingperspectives.com/2021/03/russian-market-looks-to-childrens-books-for-2021-growth-covid19/ Thu, 04 Mar 2021 17:10:20 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=152525 Some children's book publishers in Russia forecast growth in 2021, but another publisher cautions that 'oversupply' and 'low-quality books' are problematic.

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]]> Ukrainian Publishers Review Industry Numbers From 2020 https://publishingperspectives.com/2021/01/ukrainian-publishers-say-they-fear-disastrous-numbers-from-2020-covid19/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2021/01/ukrainian-publishers-say-they-fear-disastrous-numbers-from-2020-covid19/#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2021 22:09:41 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=151084 In the case of Ukraine's Old Lion Publishing House, adapting to online retail in 2020 made the difference between succeeding and going under.

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