“During the pandemic we registered significant demand for children’s books. Demand was also high for psychology and personal development books”, Iren Arsene, general manager of Curtea Veche publishing house.
She founded the publishing house in 1998, with the company being one of the main players on Romania’s book market.
“We are waiting to see how the final part of the year goes, as the biggest sales are registered ahead of the holidays. We hope we can keep at last year’s level”, she specified.
According with public data, Curtea Veche posted turnover worth RON16 million in 2020, from RON15.5 million in 2019 and net profit of RON4.3 million, from RON2.5 million in 2019.
Traditional bookstores are still the main distribution channel for the publishing house, though the online segment has a rising contribution.
(English version by Catalina Apostoiu)