Publisher support schemes

The Book Observatory 
The Book Observatory collects and disseminates data relating to:
- book economics: Economic studies & research
- sociological analyses of reading habits: Social studies & research
- the public’s reading habits: Reader behaviour studies
- foreign book production: information on foreign book markets.

BIBLIOGRAPHICAL DATABASE
BIBLIONET is a bibliographical database that enables a search to be performed of all books published in Greece (or in the process of being published).

BIBLIONET contains 130,000 titles in the Greek language with:
- detailed information on the title of the book, author’s name, publisher, subject, ISBN, price, etc.
- photograph of the front cover
- CV, photograph and list of other works by the author
- commercial information about the book (publisher, distributor, central sales, etc.).
BIBLIONET also provides free internet services in Greek (http://www.biblionet.gr/) and in English (http://www.greekbooksinprint.gr/, http://www.gbip.gr/).

BIBLIONET SEMINARS 
Just a few hours of training are sufficient to show professionals the wealth of possibility that the BIBLIONET database offers. Once every three months, depending on demand, seminars are organised for professionals as part of the Book Workshop.

National Book Centre of Greece
Contact: Sokratis Kambouropoulos
4 Athanasiou Diakou St., Makrygianni 
Metro Station: Acropolis
Tel. 210 92 00 308
e-mail: skabouropoulos@ekebi.gr

A LIBRARY ABOUT BOOKS (BIBLIOLOGICAL LIBRARY)
This is a specialist library which is unique in Greece, with more than 6,000 titles on all issues relating to books (book sales and the book market, publishing, production and techniques, the history of books, etc.).

National Book Centre of Greece
Contact: Magda Tsoumi
4 Athanasiou Diakou St., Makrygianni 
Metro Station: Acropolis
Tel. 210 92 00 306
e-mail: mtsoumi@ekebi.gr

THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIR 
http://www.thessalonikibookfair.gr/

CHILDREN’S AND TEENAGERS’ BOOK FAIR
http://www.childrensbookfair.gr/

INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIRS 
International Book Fairs

Translator Support Schemes
- the sponsorship scheme for translations from foreign languages into Greek, for more information contact the Literature Directorate of the Ministry of Culture, http://www.yppo.gr/ 
- the special scheme to support translations of Greek works into Chinese, with Greece being the guest of honour at the 2008 Beijing International Book Fair. Click here for more information.
- The programme to support translations of foreign works in human sciences into Greek. For more information contact the National Book Centre of Greece Authors’ Office (fkaramanli@ekebi.gr)

ITHACA AND ITHACA ONLINE
Ithaca και Ithaca online magazine

READERS’ PRIZE
Reader's Prize

READING CLUBS
Reading Clubs

TRIBUTES TO LEADING AUTHORS
Tributes to leading authors

EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
Books and children

THE BOOK WORKSHOP 
Book Workshop

IN ADDITION
Greek authors visit bookshops nationwide
EKEBI supports events whereby authors visit bookshops, especially in the provinces, covering their travel and accommodation expenses for five such trips. The rules require that application forms be submitted by the bookshops.
Greek authors abroad
EKEBI gives Greek authors the chance to travel abroad and present their translated works abroad following an invitation from publishers, universities, cultural associations and so on.
Sponsored stays for authors and translators at the House of Literature on Paros.
Our objective is to give authors the opportunity to dedicate more time to writing and to encourage them to present their works. For more information visit http://www.ekemel.gr/