Russia’s publishing market: threats and opportunities

Irina Gusinskaya from Alpina Publisher explains how the economic crisis is impacting Russia’s publishing market. She tells us which titles and formats are selling best, and assesses the prospects for Russia’s nascent ebook sector.

Library e-lending: we’re at a fork in the road, but with one dead end

Civic Agenda EU has published a comprehensive study of library e-lending schemes in Europe and North America, produced on behalf of various library associations. Despite the study leaning heavily towards the library perspective, it does provide important insight into which strategy is most likely to produce sustainable e-lending models.