Cultural Odyssey. Reflections on Culture in General and on the Book Industry in Particular

In the article there are presented the topical issues of development of book publishing industry in general and its branches - publishing companies and book trade - in the conditions of cultural and economic globalization: preservation of humanitarian environment, traditions, culture, literature, science and education; book publishing as the basis of social and economic welfare of state, cultural basis for accumulation and dissemination of knowledge; as well as there are described problems of formation of state policy in the field of culture and book industry, problems of self-regulation, ethical and legal relationships between members of book market.

Globalization, Culture, Socio-Cultural system, Humanitarian Environment, Spiritual Heritage, Innovative Capabilities, State Policy, Book Publishing Industry, Publishing Company, Bookstore, Book Distribution, Book Media-Cultural Centers, Information Security, Intellectual Property, Ethical and Legal Relationships, Industry Self-Regulation