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Publishing in Russia 2012
RANK PUBLISHER TITLE OUTPUT
1 AST 9,4662 Eksmo 8,9883 Azbooka-Atticus 1,4964 Egmont 1,3115 Prosveshcheniye 1,3056 OLMA Media Group 1,2867 Rosman 1,1468 Ripol Classic 1,0199 Academia 93810 Drofa 87911 Veche 83312 Centrepolygraph 82513 Ekzamen 74114 Fenix 72115 Piter 697
Top 15 publishers in 2011
(by title)
RANK PUBLISHER COPIES PRINTED
1 Eksmo 67,5492 AST 64,8473 Prosveshcheniye 60,8934 Flamingo 19,8105 Balass 19,7796 Drofa 18,0727 Egmont 17,4778 Ekzamen 12,0999 Azbooka-Atticus 11,21710 Rosman 9,99711 OLMA Media Group 8,89712 Ventana-Graf 8,25413 Ripol Classic 8,08814 Veche 7,19315 Centrepolygraph 6,197
Top 15 publishers in 2011
(by no. of copies, in thousands)
SOURCE: THE RUSSIAN BOOK UNION, 2012.