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The second regional distribution centre 100 THOUSANDS BOOKS opened in Zaporizhia

The second regional distribution centre "100 thousands books" was opened in Zaporizhia (out of 16 planned withing 3 years). The centre was created for the clients in Zaporizhia region: bookshops, schools, libraries, Universities, private entrepreneurs, etc.

Effective Promotion of the Book: Enlarging the reading public & book sale

The Fund for Central and East European Book Projects (CEEBP), Amsterdam, the Publishers Forum, and the International Renaissance Foundation, organized a presentation and debate with Mr Henk Kraima, the director of the Dutch Foundation for Collective Promotion of the Book (CPNB): "Effective Promotion of the Book: Enlarging the reading public & book sale".

Lviv poets recite works from city hall tower

In Lviv this weekend poets shared their works with compatriots through loudspeakers from the top of city hall.

Ukrainian book market research

Project "Ukrainian book market research" is implemented in the frames of Ukrainian Book Trade Project (in 2006-2008) by International Renaissance Foundation and Fund for Central and East European Book Projects, Amsterdam and supported by the Matra Programme of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

EM&F is looking close at Ukraine

Empik Media & Fashion Group (EM&F) plans to enter the Ukrainian market.

Competition results "Translating German literature into Ukrainian-2006"

Translation Project goes on in Ukraine in close cooperation with Goethe-Institute in Ukraine.

Ivan Franko exhibition opened in Kyiv

An exhibit of the personal library of famous Ukrainian writer Ivan Franko is being held in Kyiv in honour of his one hundred fiftieth birthday.

Book contest winners announced

Winners of the All-Ukrainian Book Contest announced earlier this month have been revealed.

The State develops vocational education standard

Ministry of Education and Science recently talked about the current state of development and introduction of the State educational standards for preparation of qualified workers on its collegium’s meeting.

All-Ukrainian Book Contest

A national book contest was announced on Friday.

Ukraine’s government didn’t steal anything from Microsoft

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine states that it uses only licensed software from the Microsoft Company.

Round table meeting on the topic of “Creation of promotion fund for Ukrainian literature abroad in Ukraine” has been carried out.

A Round table meeting on the topic of “Creation of promotion fund for Ukrainian literature abroad in Ukraine” has been carried out in the conference-hall of the International “Vidrodzhenya” (“Revival”) Fund on July 11, 2006. Organizers of the meeting: State committee of television and radio broadcasting of Ukraine and the International “Vidrodzhenya” (“Revival”) Fund.

Promotion seminar

22 participants from 10 organizations (15 people from 10 publishing houses, 4 people from 2 companies which combine publishing and book selling activities, and 3 people from Ukrainian Printing Academy teaching courses for publishers and booksellers) participated in Promotion seminar held at the Institute of political technologies, Lviv, on July 13-14, 2006. The seminar was conducted by Jolanta and Jacek Wlodarczyk.

The Fund of the State Property of Ukraine does not allow mass-media privatization yet

The Fund of the State Property of Ukraine refuses to visa documents regarding privatization of state-owned mass-media since it is "the question of the informational security of the state".

Promotion seminars for Ukrainain publishers

Finally thirty-five participants from 25 publishing houses from Dnipropetrovsk, Vinnytsia, Kharkiv and Kyiv participated in Promotion seminar conducted by Book Marketing Research (BMR, Poland) and held at International Renaissance Foundation, Kyiv, on June 15-16, 2006.

Ukrainian book industry Web portal UABOOKS.INFO

The second version of Ukrainian book industry Web portal UABooks.info opened on June, 26. New information resource will become an important tool for Ukrainian publishers and book distributors, source of information and knowledge for all participants of Ukrainian book market.

First Lady attends book presentation

On November 20, Kateryna Yushchenko attended a presentation of a Ukrainian translation of the book by Mary Mycio Wormwood Forest: A Natural History of Chornobyl.

Kateryna Yushchenko participates in book presentation

Ukrainian President’s wife Kateryna Yushchenko participated in the presentation of the schoolbook The Fundamentals of Gender Theory.

Distribution seminar

Twenty participants from 20 organizations (13 persons from 13 publishing houses and 6 persons from 6 book selling companies and 1 person from ISBN office of Ukrainian Book Chamber) participated in Distribution seminar held at International Renaissance Foundation, Kyiv, on May 10-14, 2006.

Kyiv: Ababahalamaha art show

And for those people who enjoy reading in Ukraine, the art from the illustrated children’s books published by Aba-ba-ha-la-ma-ha went on display in Kyiv on Wednesday.

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The president of the Ukrainian Publishers and Booksellers Association, the head chairman of the expert committee of Ukrainian National Council of culture and spirituality at the President’s Office

Oleksandr Afonin

Highly respected Viktor Andriyovich! Ukrainian Association of book publishers and distributors addresses you with a question that needs your immediate personal intervention, because, as the experience shows, this problem can totally overcome your Decree “About some measures for development of book publishing business in Ukraine” (March 21, 2006) and lead to a serious crisis in one of the branches of publishing business – book trade, which is in very critical condition already.


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