BOOK INDUSTRY OF SIBERIA PROGRESS IN THE XX – THE BEGINNING OF THE XXI CENT.: OVERVIEW OF RESEARCHES

Abstract

Socio-economic transformations taking place in the XXI century affect all spheres of science, education, culture and production, including book industry. The article substantiates the necessity of studying the innovative potential of book industry of Siberia, the dynamics of its main industries development – book publishing and printing. The innovative potential of book industry is defined as the ability of book production institutions to implement effectively the specific tasks of preparing, producing and replicating print and electronic publications with the maximum use of available resources. Conception of current processes of regional publishing business functioning is impossible without studying the history of regional book publishing, Siberian printing industry, specifics of publishing houses activities in the XX cent. and in the first decades of the XXI cent. for to accentuate attention on the book industry innovative component, perspectives of material, technical, infrastructural, human, financial and other resources development under the conditions of impending global economic crisis, provoked as well by pandemia entailed by coronavirus infection spreading. Further study, analysis and characteristics of each resource individually are necessary for to actualize and mobilize all compensatory mechanisms of introducing innovations for the future regional book industry development.