Webinar: Book Markets and Distribution Experiences from Poland

SUPRR together with the Polish Chamber of Books and Ukraine Book Institute organized a webinar for Ukrainian publishers Book Market and Distribution – Experiences from Poland.

The webinar is a part of a series of meetings for Ukrainian publishers on changes that the Ukrainian publishing sector might want to undertake as it falls in line with EU practices.

This time the guest speaker was Paweł Filar, founder of the largest distribution company on the Polish market PLATON. Mr Filar presented an overview of the key Polish distributors and their characteristics; terms and conditions of cooperation; exclusivity; market share and selling channels: internet bookshops, libraries, traditional book shops and their transformation, discounts; logistics solution; and the future of the book market in Poland.

Nearly fifty representative of Ukrainian publishing industry participated in the meeting and the follow-up discussion. Recording of the meeting is at this link.