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Cuban Book Industry by the Numbers

21/2/2013

 
  • 172 publishing houses. Most are small, belong to a University or research centre and publish just a few titles every year. 
  • 30 major publishers:  14 belong to the Ministry of Culture: the rest belong to other ministries or NGOs. 
  • 7 publishing houses are run by the Instituto del Libro; each specializes in a different genre, including Arte y Literatura, devoted to publishing foreign literature. 
  • 2000+ books published per year collectively
  • One major book distributor: the National Book Distributor, belongs to the Instituto del Libro.
  • 300+ bookstores: at least one in each of the 169 municipalities. No matter how remote, each municipality has a bookstore; the larger ones have up to 15. 
  • 48 bookstores in Havana alone, selling primarily Cuban books. One chain, Ediciones Cubanas – caters to tourists and sells foreign titles.

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