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Publishers in the Baltics: Differing Expectations for a Pandemic Recovery

In News by Eugene GerdenOctober 6, 2020

While a Latvian publisher seems encouraged, a counterpart in Estonia is less upbeat. And Russia’s LitRes is eyeing the region’s digital sales.

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Russian Publishers Consider a New Winter Effort in Fighting Piracy

In Feature Articles by Eugene GerdenJanuary 16, 2019

Russian book publishers are considering signing on to a new anti-piracy memorandum of cooperation with major tech platforms.

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It’s Springtime for Print, Say Some Russian Publishers: Others Eye Piracy, Discoverability Challenges

In Feature Articles by Eugene GerdenMarch 22, 2018

Some Russian publishers say that if piracy can be controlled, print can double its market share within years. Others caution that taxes and over-reliance on outdated authors is hampering growth.

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Marvel’s Spider-Man Widens His Web in Russia: Eksmo-AST Buys Into Comics

In Feature Articles by Eugene GerdenFebruary 9, 2018

Some 10 publishers in Russia have licenses to produce Marvel-branded content, but the comics publisher Kofilmo is counting on the size of Eksmo-AST to help it vanquish all foes.

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One Analyst’s 2018 Look-Ahead: Ebook Market in Russia Set to Grow

In News by Eugene GerdenJanuary 4, 2018

In the estimation of LitRes chief Sergey Anuriev, ebooks could double as a factor in Russia’s market within two years and audiobooks are showing new strength as well. The prime challenge: piracy.

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Russia’s Readers Raise the Digital Stakes Amid Falling Print Sales

In Feature Articles by Eugene GerdenMay 22, 2017

Reports in Russia describe a 60-percent growth in ebook sales last year, and analysts say digital formats may grow at 30 to 50 percent for years to come.

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LitRes Chief Has Goal of Leading Russian Audiobook Market

In News by Eugene GerdenOctober 13, 2016

Russia’s Eksmo-owned LitRes announces its goal to boost its current 7,000 audiobooks on offer to 50,000 of them—in five years.

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Russia to Launch Digital Libraries, Add Ebooks to Schools

In Discussion by Eugene GerdenJune 17, 2014

The Russian government plans to fund 50 all-digital libraries, establish a national ebook library and transition schools to ebooks over the next several years.

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Russian Ebook Market Matures, Shows More Potential for Growth

In Growth Markets by Eugene GerdenJanuary 9, 2014

Consultancy IDC is claiming Russia is now among the world’s top ebook markets, joining the US and China, with more potential for growth.

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Russia’s Ebook Market Nearly Doubles in 2012, But Still Plagued by Piracy

In Europe, Feature Articles by Eugene GerdenJuly 1, 2013

The Russian ebook market more than doubled in 2012, to 250 million rubles (USD $8 million), but remains just 1% of market. Some 95% of ebooks downloaded are pirate editions.

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