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Coronavirus Worklife: Russian Publishers See Bookstore Sales Plummet

In News by Eugene GerdenMay 8, 2020

As much as 75 percent of the Russian book industry’s usual domestic profits may be lost during the closures of physical bookstores in the pandemic.

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Russian Publishers Say Social Media Users May Read Audiobooks on VKontakte

In Feature Articles by Eugene GerdenAugust 19, 2019

VKontakte, the most popular social network in Russia with 100 million active users, is working with book publishers to offer audiobooks to its network as early as next month.

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Russian Ebook and Audiobook Player LitRes Opens Sales in Poland

In News by Jaroslaw AdamowskiJuly 23, 2019

Seeing its audiobook unit sales double year-over-year, Russia’s digital retailer now has a new presence in the Polish market. 

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Nonfiction Sales Growth in the Russian Book Market Expected to Continue This Year

In News by Eugene GerdenMay 1, 2019

Credited by some to a growing post-Soviet interest in authoritative information, the Russian book business reportedly sees substantial gains for nonfiction.

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Russia’s Growing Ebook and Audiobook Sales in First Half of 2018

In Feature Articles by Eugene GerdenJuly 18, 2018

The Russian ebook distributor LitRes reports 45-percent growth year-over-year in ebook sales for the first half of this year. And Storytel, which ended its first year in May in the market, cites digital access over vast distances as a driver.

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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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Russian Retailer LitRes Announces New .fb3 Ebook Format

In News by Eugene GerdenApril 5, 2017

Amid debate about whether EPUB may not be more suitable, the key ebook retailer in Russia announces a move to a new version of the FictionBook format, .fb3.

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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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