"Tendo como pressuposto inicial a afirmação de que o ato de compra de um livro indica uma demanda cultural por parte do comprador ou do potencial leitor, e assumindo a correlata afirmação de que os títulos mais difundidos em determinada sociedade em dada época podem indicar suas dominantes cul
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turais, o livro Mercado Editorial Brasileiro analisa os livros de autores nacionais mais vendidos no Brasil nas décadas de 1960, 1970 e 1980. Para traçar as linhas gerais do perfil temático das escolhas voluntárias de aquisição de livros de 1960 a 1990 o trabalho utiliza três instrumentos: 1) dados quantitativos gerais sobre o mercado editorial brasileiro; 2) listagens anuais de livros mais vendidos publicadas em jornais e revistas- utilizados como vagos indicadores das temáticas e preocupações dominantes no setor da população que tem acesso a livro; 3) dados históricos e conjunturais que ajudam a esclarecer os dados de vendagem. O resultado é uma abordagem analítica das preferências dos leitores e suas correlações com os contextos social, político e cultural do pais entre 1960 e 1990." (Resumo)
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"India’s book market is overall the sixth largest in the world and the second largest among English language book markets, and it is expected to reach INR739 billion by the year 2020. More than 70 per cent publishers in India have digitised their content to produce e-book versions. E-readers as we
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ll as smartphones allow consumers access to digital content. Further, books have emerged as an instrumental category for e-commerce business, accounting for 15 per cent of the overall e-commerce trade, closely following electronics (34 per cent), and apparel and accessories (30 per cent)." (Page 2)
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"Undécimo número de El libro en cifras, que apareció por primera vez en junio de 2012, con un objetivo: retratar en cifras la situación del libro, la lectura, las bibliotecas y el derecho de autor en Iberoamérica. Desde entonces, dos veces al año, este boletín ha venido ofreciendo informes so
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bre el registro de títulos con isbn en la región, bien concentrándose en un área geográfica específica, o bien brindando actualizaciones a partir de los datos disponibles más recientes. A esta mirada al registro de títulos, se han sumado reseñas de estudios que en el Cerlalc encontramos de interés, cuyos resultados y conclusiones glosamos y contextualizamos para los lectores iberoamericanos. Así se ha configurado el perfil de esta publicación, que tomada en conjunto permitiría constatar en qué ámbitos específicos del ecosistema del libro ha crecido, durante este cinco años, el interés por realizar mediciones, censos, encuestas, etc., y en cuáles persisten todavía enormes vacíos. Esta entrega ofrece un primer vistazo al registro de títulos con ISBN en América Latina en 2016. El hecho más sobresaliente es la disminución, por segundo año consecutivo, en el total de títulos que se dieron de alta en las agencias nacionales: pasó de 196.450 títulos en 2015 a 189.857 en 2016. Tras más de una década de constante crecimiento, que alcanzó su cota más alta en 2014, se produce una reversión de la tendencia. Conviene, sin embargo, ser cautos antes de apresurar conclusiones, pues, a pesar de la caída, el de 2016 es el tercer registro más alto de los últimos diez años." (Editorial)
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"The persistence of print publishing means that librarians must continue to collect and pay attention to publishing developments in this type of material. The fractured environment and lack of unified distribution mechanisms, a situation that is only exacerbated by ongoing turmoil in the region will
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require libraries to maintain a presence in several markets to capture relevant output. Relationships with local vendors and publication houses will continue to be necessary for the foreseeable future. On the other hand, improvements to infrastructure in parts of the Arab world, and interest among Arab publishing houses in developing their e-publication divisions suggest that there may be significant changes to the publishing industry in the years to come." (Conclusion, page 24)
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"The Business of Books 2015" looks at the developments and driving forces shaping the international book business today. The study provides data, in most cases going back between five and 10 years, to give the readers a more comprehensive understanding of today’s situation. In particular, the repo
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rt highlights book publishing in the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain and a number of emerging economies, notably China, Korea, Russia, Turkey, Mexico and Brazil. Furthermore, it also places the book sector in the larger context of the international content and entertainment media. In a separate chapter, one of the key trends governing the transformation of global publishing, the mounting pressure to consolidate, is quantified and analyzed for selected European markets. Altogether, the aim of the study is to put the developments of key markets into context while providing a broad perspective, based on a wide array of key market data from the best available sources." (Executive summary)
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"Este documento ofrece una serie de cifras y perspectivas claves para ayudar a los profesionales del sector editorial de todo el mundo a entender la transformación que está teniendo lugar en los mercados en idioma español y portugués, así como las oportunidades de negocio derivadas de dicha tra
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nsformación." (Página 3)
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"This report explores how, in recent years, the book publishing industry has transcended limitations of format, scope, reach and audience, and has overcome its own culture and traditions, to integrate itself in the creation, production, distribution and consumption of media content, worldwide. It dr
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aws on a wide array of empirical data, as well as case studies and best practice examples, to place book publishing in the larger context of the international media industries, and to highlight the complex and competitive interrelationships of content creation and content consumption. It looks at the leading traditional and non-traditional players in publishing, and at adjacent content media, notably the growing global gaming industry. Potentially disruptive challenges and opportunities that face traditional publishing are identified as coming from innovative mobile and social media. It also examines new approaches in areas such as authors’ collaboration and interaction with consumers, as well as the expected impacts on publishing of the latest areas of research, such as machine learning. The study compares developments in North America and Europe, and contrasts these with Asia in particular, while also shining a spotlight on Africa. It provides a diverse collection of factual information, analysing it in detail for its relevance to book publishing. Furthermore, it includes extensive references for further reading." (Executive summary)
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"Die Faszination des slowenischen Buchmarkts ergibt sich aus mehreren Merkmalen. Zum einen handelt es sich europaweit gesehen um den kleinsten abgrenzbaren Buchmarkt, wenn man von Island absieht. Kleinstaaten wie Liechtenstein, Monaco oder San Marino gehören sprachlich zu dem größeren deutschen b
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eziehungsweise französischen oder italienischen Kulturraum und damit auch zum entsprechenden Buchmarkt. Zum anderen fällt der zahlen- und wertmäßig relativ hohe Buchkonsum der slowenischen Bevölkerung auf, wenngleich aufgrund der Finanzkrise des slowenischen Staates die Einkäufe der öffentlichen Bibliotheken – dem wirtschaftlich dominantesten Nachfrager – seit Jahren deutlich zurückgehen. Sachkundige erwarten durch den Wegfall der staatlichen Unterstützung einen empfindlichen Schlag für eine bisher sehr lebendige und interessante Literaturszene." (Einleitung)
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"The report offers a status on the US and UK markets as well as close ups on ebook markets as they take shape across Europe, Brazil, China, India, Russia, and in the Arab world. Thematic chapters focus on critical policy debates and on key driving forces, notably ebook bestsellers and pricing strate
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gies across European markets, selfpublishing, regulation, piracy, and the expanding activities of the leading global players." (Executive summary)
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