Book Platform - Public Discussion on Publishing and Bookselling in Georgia Took Place in Tbilisi

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Чому Книжкова платформа Структура та команда Партнери Контакт з нами

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Розбудова інституційних можливостей Дослідження Діалог Ресурси Literatures from Armenia, Georgia and Ukraine

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Тренінги Професійний коучинг Стажування Дослідження Публічні обговорення результатів досліджень Редакційні візити Участь у заходах Інші публічні презентації та дискусії Literature from Armenia Literature from Georgia Literature from Ukraine

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Співпраця між учасниками книжкової галузі Аудиторії Читання Переклади Видавнича справа Інтелектуальна власність

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Вірменія Грузія Україна Міжнародна співпраця

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Public Discussion on Publishing and Bookselling in Georgia Took Place in Tbilisi

The public presentation and discussion of the study Book Publishing and Bookselling in Georgia took place in the Liberty Digital Hall of the Parliamentary Library of Georgia on January 24, 2014. The discussion was attended by over 40 publishers, translators, researchers, publishers, and other stakeholders, who gathered to analyze and discuss the outcomes of the study.

The event was opened by Salome Maghlakelidze, local project manager in Georgia, who made an introduction speech about Book Platform project and specifically about this research, conducted by the experts Tamara Janashia and Giorgi Sabanadze. In the first part Giorgi Sabanadze spoke about the process of research, communication with publishers, problems and benefits they received during the process of distribution of questionnaires. The other expert Tamara Janashia who gathered general information on the state of the economy, education, book publishing, licensing, and the library and state programs, summarized briefly but comprehensively the whole process. The experts presented as well the survey methodology, scope and limitation of the study.

The presentation of the study results was followed by a lively discussion, which involved valuable comments and remarks by the audience. Overall, this research was the first ever attempt to analyze the industry based on direct information provided by stakeholders and on all static data that can be found from a wide array sources. The audience was satisfied with the overall result, and expressed their gratitude to the Book Platform project and Georgian Publishers Association.

Full coverage of the event is available here.