AST (publisher)
| Industry | publication |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1993 |
| Headquarters | Russia |
| Area served | Commonwealth of Independent States |
| Key people | Oleg Bartenev (general director) |
| Website | Official website |
AST (Russian: АСТ) is one of the largest book publishing companies in Russia.[1] AST and its rival Eksmo together publish approximately 30% of all Russian books.[2] The company is headed by Oleg Bartenev (Олег Бартенев). It owns a bookstores chain "Bukva" (Russian: Буква, lit. A Letter).
Among AST partners are publishing companies Astrel, Zebra E, Molodaya Gvardiya, CenterCom, bookstores Moscow and Biblio Globus and online shops, such as Ozon.ru.[3] In 2008 AST purchased Avanta+.[4] It also owns comic book and manga publisher Comics Factory.[5]
[edit] History
The company was established in 1990 by Alexei Gertsev, Sergei Derevianko and Tatiana Derevianko as "Creative Cooperative Association AST" (Russian: Творческое кооперативное объединение «АСТ»). AST is an abbreviation meaning Alexei-Sergei-Tatiana. In 1993 the company was divided into AST itself, headed by Alexei Gertsev, and AST-PRESS.
[edit] References
- ^ "Top 20 Russian Publishers" (in Russian). RBK Daily. April 10, 2006. http://rating.rbc.ru/article.shtml?2006/04/10/12577784. Retrieved 2008-11-19.
- ^ "Books' Obstruction" (in Russian). Sostav.ru. October 16, 2007. http://www.sostav.ru/articles/2007/10/16/ko2/. Retrieved 2008-11-19.
- ^ "Partners" (in Russian). AST official website. http://ast.ru/doc/proba/partners. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ^ "Издательский рынок на текущий момент обгоняет книготорговый [Publishing market is outstripping a bookselling]" (in Russian). № 4 (250). Delovaya Pressa. 2009-02-26. http://businesspress.ru/newspaper/article_mId_38_aId_468509.html. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ^ "Comic book Crime and Punishment will be published in Yekaterinburg" (in Russian). E1.ru. February 27, 2010. http://www.e1.ru/news/spool/news_id-319545.html. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
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