Germany Publishing Market Profile 2006
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Julie McNair Publication date: 14 March 2006 ISBN: 0 85386 302 4 Number of Pages: 80 Full Price: £249.00 (£174.30) - UK orders only |
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Germany Publishing Market Profile 2006
List of Contents
Methodology
The Author
1 Executive Summary
2 General Background
2.1 Germany: The Country
2.2 Population
2.3 Language, Culture and Religion
2.4 Politics
2.5 Economics
2.6 Trade and Investment
2.7 Expenditure on Education
3 The Book Market: An Overview
3.1 Market Characteristics
3.2 Value of the Market
3.3 Publications Analysis
3.4 Accessing the German Market
3.5 Pricing, Discounting, and Tax
3.6 Distribution
4 The Trade Market
4.1 Market Characteristics
4.2 Fiction
4.3 Non-Fiction
4.4 Children’s Books
5 The Schoolbook Market
5.1 Federal and State Law
5.2 School System
5.3 Vocational Training
5.4 Enrolments
5.5 Curriculum and Examinations
5.6 The Textbook Market
5.7 Value of the Textbook Market
5.8 Leading Educational Publishers and Market Shares
5.9 Textbook Selection, Adoption and Purchase
5.10 Pricing and Discounting
5.11 Distribution
5.12 Opportunities for UK Publishers
5.13 International Schools
5.14 Current Issues and Trends
6 The ELT Market
6.1 Educational System
6.2 Curriculum
6.3 Enrolments
6.4 English in Primary Schools
6.5 English in Secondary Schools
6.6 English in Adult Education
6.7 The ELT Textbook Market
6.8 Leading Publishers
6.9 Textbook Selection, Adoption and Purchase
6.10 Pricing and Discounting
6.11 Distribution
6.12 Opportunities for UK Publishers
7 The Academic and Professional Market
7.1 The Structure of Higher Education
7.2 Courses and Qualifications
7.3 Enrolments
7.4 Continuing Education
7.5 The Academic and Professional Publishing Market
7.6 Value of the Academic and Professional Market
7.7 Publications Analysis
7.8 Leading Academic and Professional Publishers
7.10 Average Prices
7.11 Academic Libraries
7.12 Opportunities for UK Publishers
7.13 Current Issues and Trends
Appendices
Appendix 1: Federal Ministries
Appendix 2: National Organisations and Associations
Appendix 3: Publishing-Related Organisations
Appendix 4: Book Fairs and Exhibitions
Appendix 5: Specialist Magazines
Appendix 6: International Schools
Appendix 7: Additional Web Resources
Appendix 8: A Selection of Agents for the Sale of German-Language Rights
Appendix 9: Contact List for Booksellers, Wholesalers, Library Suppliers and Subscription Agents
Tables
Table 2.1 Germany: Demographic Data, 2005
Table 2.2 German Population by State, 2004
Table 2.3 Comparative Economic Indicators, 2003
Table 2.4 Germany: Exports and Imports, 2000–2004
Table 2.5 Ranking of Germany’s Trading Partners in Foreign Trade, 2004
Table 2.6 Germany: Spending on Education by Sector, 2002
Table 2.7 Public Spending on Education in Germany by Sector, as a Proportion of Total Public Spending and GDP, 2002
Table 3.1 Top Five Booksellers in Germany, 2004
Table 3.2 Top Ten Publishers in Germany, 2004
Table 3.3 Book Sales in Germany in 2004, by Market Channel
Table 3.4 Book Retail Trade in Germany in 2003, Market Share by Category
Table 3.5 Book Production in Germany in 2004, by Subject Area
Table 3.6 Translations into German by Subject, 2004
Table 3.7 Rights Sales from German to Other Languages, 2004
Table 3.8 Comparative Sales of UK and US Publishers to Germany, 2001–2003
Table 3.9 German Book Imports, 2001–2003
Table 3.10 Average Retail Book Prices of New Books in Germany, 2004
Table 4.1 Top Ten Best-selling Hardback Fiction in Germany, 2005
Table 4.2 Top Ten Best-selling Paperback Fiction in Germany, 2005
Table 4.3 Top Ten Best-selling Hardback Non-fiction in Germany, 2005
Table 4.4 Top Ten Best-selling Non-fiction Paperbacks in Germany, 2005
Table 5.1 Schools Providing General Education in Germany, 2002
Table 5.2 Schools Providing Vocational Education in Germany, 2002
Table 5.3 Anticipated Decline in Numbers of School Pupils in Germany, 2003–2020
Table 5.4 Ranking of Leading Schoolbook Publishers in Germany, 2004
Table 6.1 School Students Studying English in 2004–2005 in Germany, by School Type
Table 6.2 Comparison of School Students Studying Foreign Languages in Germany, 2004–2005
Table 6.3 Comparison of Vocational Students Studying Foreign Languages, 2001–2004
Table 7.1 Duration of Studies for German Students on Passing their Final Examinations for First Degree, 2002
Table 7.2 Students by Type of Institution in Germany, 2002
Table 7.3 Number of Students in Germany Taking Final Examinations, 2002
Table 7.4 Germany: Students by Subject Categories, all Higher Education Institutions, 2002
Table 7.5 Expenditure of Higher Education Institutions in Germany on Teaching and Research per Student, 2001
Table 7.6 Institutions of Higher Education in Germany by Type and State, 2002
Table 7.7 Percentage of the Adult Population in Germany at Volkshochschule in 2002, by Subject Area
Table 7.8 Participants in Distance Education in Germany in 2002, by Subject Area
Table 7.9 Professional Book Retailing Chains in Germany Owned by Publishers
Table 7.10 Sales of Periodicals and Journals in Germany, 2000–2004
Table 7.11 New Titles Published in Germany in 2004, by Academic and Professional Subject
Table 7.12 Leading Academic and Professional Publishers in Germany, 2004
Table 7.13 Data on Academic Libraries in Germany, 2004
Figure
5.1 The German Education System
© The Publishers Association 2006. This report was supported by UK Trade and Investment's Export Marketing Research Scheme. The views and opinions expressed in this survey are personal to its author, and do not necessarily represent those of the PA.