UK Publishers Delegation to Russia

 

Early this December an unprecedentedly high-profile delegation of UK publishers came to Moscow to explore the Russian book market, establish contacts with the Russian publishing industry and investigate possibilities for collaboration in digital and academic publishing and distribution.

 

The visit was organized by the Publishers Association and the Independent Publishers Guild, in collaboration with UK Trade & Investment, Academia Rossica and the British Council.

 

 

Meeting at the Federal Agency for Press and Mass Communications

 

 

UK publishers met with local publishers, distributors and booksellers. Over the course of the five day trip the delegation received a thorough overview of all areas of Russian publishing from leading members of the industry.

 

 

Visit to Moscow Bookshop

 

 

In addition, on 2 December a UK session was held at the Non/Fiction book fair where the delegates gave presentations on Digital Innovation, Book Data, and Business with the UK Market.

 

 

Exploring Antique Book section

 

 

Delegates included Lucy Huddlestone from Nielsen Book, John Murray from Oxford University Press, Emma House from the Publishers Association, Simon Littlewood from Random House, and Peter Collingridge from Enhanced Additions.