Population
38,268,000 (2020)
Official language
Polish
Currency
PLN zł - Polish Zloty
Capital
Warsaw
Time Zone
UTC+1 (CET); Summer UTC+2 (CEST)
Dialling Code
+48
Area (sq. miles)
120,733
GDP
$1.412 trillion (PPP)
Ministry of National Education
Ministry of Science and Higher Education
5% for books and 23% for eBooks
No
Polish Book Chamber (Polska Izba Książki or PIK)
Polish Book Institute (Instytut Książki)
- Polish Book Market Report (Polish Book Institute, 2018)
- Poland publishing market profile (PA, 2007) [link to download/view]
- Book market statistics (PA, 2017) [link to download/view]
Warsaw Book Fair is held every 4 days in May.
Krakow International Book Fair is held every 4 days in October.
Polish Book Institute offers three grants for translators and publishers.
- Rynek-Książki.pl is a portal of information about the book industry.
- Biblioteka Analiz is a bi-weekly magazine for the managers of the publishing industry.
- Magazyn Literacki KSIĄŻKI is a monthly magazine for booksellers and libraries.
Useful Contacts
Email: warsaw@britishcouncil.pl
Tel: +48 22 695 59 00
Ewa Veenendaal-Rawicz, Warsaw
Email: ewa.veenendaal-rawicz@fco.gsi.gov.uk
Konrad Kubacki, Creative Industries, British Chamber of Commerce, Poland
Email: konrad.kubacki@bpcc.org.pl
Monika Samuś, Creative Industries, British Chamber of Commerce, Poland
Email: monika.samus@bpcc.org.pl
Email: warsaw.commercialsection@fco.gov.uk
Tel: +48 22 311 00 00
Directory of Polish Booksellers (National Bookshop Database)
BookBook
Mole Mole
Świat Książki
Merlin.pl is an online bookseller.
Legimi is an ebook subscription service.
Directory of Polish Publishers (PIK)
Directory of Polish Publishers (Polish Book Institute)
Directory of Krakow Publishers (UNESCO)
