The Polish Book Market Considerations and Reflections
Jerzy Leszek Okuniewski
Afiliacja: Vice President of the Management Board of Przedsiębiorstwo Hurtowo-Detaliczne “Książnica Polska” in Olsztyn, Polska
Abstrakt
Thesis / Purpose of the article ‒ Books are (still?) one of the most important transmitters of thoughts and knowledge in time and space, and they provide a very important form of bond and communication among societies. In the economic dimension throughout the world and in individual countries, books have been marginal for hundreds of years. The global book market accounts for just over 0.5% of the global trade market, with an estimated annual value of USD 26-28 trillion. In Poland, this indicator is slightly higher, but still marginal. Methods – the author’s own experience, observations, and tracking of what is happening on the book market have allowed for capturing the most important trends. Conclusions ‒ The importance of the book and the role of reading are unquestioned. The book market is struggling with many problems (lack of a fixed price for a book, laws regarding books, a drop in sales, readership, diminishing importance of bookstores, etc.), which have additionally been aggravated by the pandemic.
Afiliacja: Vice President of the Management Board of Przedsiębiorstwo Hurtowo-Detaliczne “Książnica Polska” in Olsztyn, Polska
Biogram:
In 1992 Mr. Okuniewski led the privatization of the publishing house “Dom Książki” in the form of employee leasing. From that time until June 20, 2017, he was the president of the management board of Przedsiębiorstwo Hurtowo-Detaliczne „Książnica Polska” in Olsztyn. From June 21 this year, he has been serving as the vice president of the management board of this company. A long-time member and activist of the Polish Booksellers Association (SKP) and former chairman of the District Board of SKP in Olsztyn and vice-chairman of the Main Board of SKP, in 2017-2018 he was the chairman of the Main Board of SKP. In 2017-2019, he was a member of the Council of the Polish Chamber of Books. He has been a lecturer in postgraduate studies at the Polish Academy of Booksellers and in postgraduate studies in Publishing Policy and Bookselling at the University of Warsaw. He has also been a lecturer in courses and webinars for booksellers initiated by the Institute of the Book. In 2001 he obtained the Expert’s Certificate in the field of book trading, awarded by the Expert Committee at the ZG SKP. In 2010, he was nominated for the IKAR 2010 award and the Special Award for the ability to combine the passion of being a bookseller with the realities of the contemporary book market.
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