Population
10.59 million (2017)
Official language
Czech
Currency
Czech koruna (Kč)
Important Ministries
Official Statistics Office
Czech Statistics office
Trade Associations
Association of Czech Booksellers and Publishers (Svazčeskýchknihkupců a nakladatelů or SČKN)
Annual Book Fairs
Book World Prague (Svět knihy) is an international book fair and literary festival held over 4 days in May.
Translation Programmes
- Ministry of Culture grants for publishing Czech literature abroad support the publication of Czech literature abroad. Contact: radim.kopac@mkcr.cz Deadline: 15th May/15th November
VAT on Books
10% for books and 21% eBooks
Fixed Book Price System
No
Trade Magazine
Knižní noviny magazine provides information on events in the book business and book publishing in the Czech Republic.
Jana Marxtová, Editor-in-Chief
Email: knizni.novinky@sckn.cz
Tel: +420 776 705 930
Statistics
- Reports on the Czech book market (SČKN, 2012–18, in Czech)
- Market report Czech Republic & Slovakia (PA, 2008) [link to download/view]
- Book market statistics (PA, 2017) [link to download/view]
Useful Articles/Resources
Useful Contacts
British Council
Tel: +359 2 9424344
Department for International Trade
Email: tradeinvest.pragc@fco.gov.uk
Tel: +420 257 402 700
Zuzana Nagyova, Director of DIT team, Prague
Email: zuzana.nagyova@fco.gov.uk
Publishers
Directory of Publishers (Book World Prague)
Directory of Publishers (Publishers Global)
Book Distributors
Latest updates on Czech Republic
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