On April 15, the Ministry of Information and Communications held a press conference of the National Online Book Association to celebrate the 8th Vietnam Book Day.

Mr. Nguyen Nguyen - Director of Publishing, Printing and Publishing Department 

Mr. Nguyen Nguyen - Director of Publishing, Printing and Publishing Department (Ministry of Information and Communication) said that this year, Online Book Association (taking place from April 17, 2021 to May 15, 2021 on Book365 floor. vn) with the theme Books for all homes; Online book copyright festival (taking place from April 19, 2021 to April 26, 2021 on the book365.vn floor, with the participation of many publishers from all over the world) and Book Day Opening Ceremony The 8th Vietnam (taking place on April 18, 2021 at Ho Chi Minh City Book Road) will start the series of activities of Vietnam Book Day nationwide.

"In this organization, the Online Book Association has attracted more than 70 domestic publishers and publishers to join the book exchange, over 50 domestic and international publishers participating in the copyright exchange. books; there are more than 20,000 titles with hundreds of thousands of books for readers ", shared Mr. Nguyen Nguyen.

For the first time, the National Online Book Association has a copyright transaction space, Mr. Nguyen Nguyen expects this to be a pilot step for domestic publishers with playgrounds and experience in copyright transactions with countries around the world. gender.

"The proportion of foreign books about Viet Nan accounts for about 30%, creating this copyright transaction space, we currently receive a lot of participation from many countries. Up to now, 32 countries have received words of participation such as Thailand, Malaysia, ... At this copyright transaction space, we will mainly trade copyrights on 3 books: English books, children's books, technology books ", Mr. Nguyen Nguyen shared.

The online book fair has many improvements in the interface as well as technology techniques to create a space for readers to search and select books; creating conditions for the participating units of the Book Exchange and the Copyright Exchange to facilitate connection and transaction.

In addition, the organizers said, the Online Book Association continues to organize many events, seminars, online exchanges between authors, translators, researchers, publishers with readers to spread love. love books to readers; implementing a number of programs to encourage readers to buy and read books, such as: book discounts for all customers; exemption or reduction of book shipping charges for domestic customers; there are other rewards and gifts for readers who recommend best-selling books or books that are interested in many people, ..

In order to accompany readers, contributing to discounting, subsidizing book prices and shipping fees, the Book Association has received the support of many agencies, organizations and individuals, especially the support of the General Post Office. Vietnam, Central Press Release Company with 30,000 free orders; V&V Technology Solution Development and Investment Corporation and a number of other enterprises with the program to subsidize 50-80% of book prices to remote, difficult economic areas, contributing to narrowing the gap of literature. read goods between regions and regions.