德国是西方图书出版业最发达的国家之一,1995年德国出版界将7万多种图书投放市场,图书出版量位居世界前列。据德国图书交易会公布的数据,1996年德国新出版的图书比1994年增加5％,居世界第三位。在过去的几年里,德国的图书市场主要受到三个方面的影响:一是两德统一促使整个德国的图书行业不得不重新进行机构改组;二是电子出版物的迅速发展促使出版业不断开发新产品,开拓新市场;三是德 Germany is one of the most developed countries in book publishing in the west. In 1995, more than 70,000 kinds of books were put on the market in Germany, and the volume of books published was among the highest in the world. According to data released by the German Book Fair, in 1996, Germany’s newly published books increased by 5% over 1994, ranking the third in the world. In the past few years, Germany’s book market has been mainly influenced by three aspects: First, the reunification of both countries has forced the entire German book industry to regroup; second, the rapid development of electronic publications has led to the continuous development of the publishing industry New products, open up new markets; Third, Germany