15 best online bookstores in Ukraine
02.02.2023 11:05
We have compiled a rating of the most visited online bookstores and websites of leading Ukrainian publishers. The list was compiled based on the number of visitors in December 2022, according to the analytical resource Similarweb.
1. Yakaboo
Yakaboo started its operations in 2004 by selling licensed DVDs and CDs. Currently, the Yakaboo online bookstore is one of the largest in Ukraine, with its own publishing house Yakaboo Publishing, which publishes Ukrainian niche non-fiction and translates world non-fiction bestsellers into Ukrainian. The online store yakaboo.ua sells more than 300,000 books of various genres in 71 languages in paper, electronic or audio formats. In addition to books, it also sells creative products, board games, book accessories, and gifts.
In December 2022, the site was visited by 2.262 million people.
2. Bookstore "Ye"
The first bookstore of the "Ye" chain was opened in 2007 in Kyiv. Currently, the chain has 18 bookstores across Ukraine. Offline bookstores are equipped with special reading areas and free Wi-Fi. The online store book-ye.com.ua offers all kinds of literature in Ukrainian for readers aged 0 to 99, as well as books of exclusive and rare editions.
In December 2022, the site was visited by 1.3 million people.
3. Ranok
Ranok Publishing HouseRanok Publishing House was founded by Viktor Kruglov in 1997 in Kharkiv. It is the leader of the Ukrainian market of educational, methodological and children's literature, as well as the only Ukrainian publishing house to join the European Association of Educational Publishers.
The online publishing house ranok.com.ua offers more than 18,000 titles of books, manuals, educational and methodological literature, educational games, and goods for creativity. The company has 27 regional offices in Ukrainian cities and abroad. The publishing house also produces e-books and textbooks, has its own school in Kharkiv and a library with a book collection of 45,000 copies.
In December 2022, the website was visited by 880,429 readers.
4. Nash Format
Nash Format Publishing HouseThe company has been present on the domestic book market for over 15 years. It has grown from a niche store to a leading Ukrainian non-fiction publisher and one of the key online stores in Ukraine that sells exclusively Ukrainian-language books.
Nash Format Publishing House specializes in publishing patriotic and worldview literature, translations of bestsellers and iconic books, and since the beginning of the war, it has been preparing books on tactical and medical training for the military.
The online store nashformat.ua has more than 30,000 titles from various Ukrainian publishers on any subject, from business to comics and graphic novels.
In December 2022, the site was visited by 530,151 people.
5. Bookclub (Family Leisure Club Publishing house)
Bookclub was founded in 2000 in Kharkiv. The KSD Publishing House is one of the largest book distributors in Ukraine, with 38 branches across the country. Every year before the war, it published about 600 titles of fiction, children's and applied literature. It publishes both Ukrainian and world famous authors and works by young Ukrainian writers. Books and authors by KSD have won numerous literary awards: Shevchenko Prize, BBC Book of the Year, first place in the Coronation of the Word, Grand Coronation of the Word competitions, etc.
In December 2022, 472,063 people visited the bookclub.ua online store.
6. A-BA-BA-GA-LA-MA-GA Publishing House
Ivan Malkovych's A-BA-BA-GA-LA-MA-GA Publishing House is a leading Ukrainian children's literature publisher, one of the most famous children's publishing houses in Eastern Europe. The first private children's publishing house in independent Ukraine.
The first book "Ukrainian Alphabet" was published in 1992. The publishing house publishes books exclusively in Ukrainian "for children from 2 to 102".
The online store store.ababahalamaha.com.ua offers not only children's literature, but also books for adults - monographs, documentaries, fiction, journalism, etc. High artistic and printing quality is the publishing house's signature, which distinguishes it from thousands of others outside Ukraine.
The A-BA-BA-GA-LA-MA-GA publishing house uses the Torgsoft accounting program.
The number of visitors to the online store in December 2022 amounted to 345,758 people.
7. Staryi Lev Publishing House
Staryi Lev Publishing House was founded in December 2001 by Mariana Savka and Yurii Chopyk in Lviv. In 2015, Staryi Lev opened its first bookstore in Lviv, followed by a chain of mono-branded bookstores and coffee shops in Lviv, Kyiv, Odesa, and Dnipro. Here you can not only buy books, but also enjoy coffee and attend literary meetings.
The catalog of the online store starylev.com.ua contains more than 1647 items, including books for the whole family, as well as electronic editions, souvenirs, and book sets.
In December 2022, 327,562 people visited the publishing house's website.
8. Bookovka
Bukovka online bookstoreThe modern online bookstore bookovka.ua offers more than 1 million books and other goods: comics, e-books, goods for creativity and outdoor activities, board games, stationery, and children's products.
In December 2022, the site was visited by 313,978 people.
9. Book24
This is a young and rapidly developing online book market in Ukraine. It offers more than 10 thousand titles for sale, as well as games and electronic book formats.
The book24.ua website was visited by 279,992 people in December 2022.
10. Balka-book
Balka-book online bookstoreKharkiv-based online bookstore balka-book.com was founded in 2004 and specializes in selling computer, technical, business, and medical literature. This makes the online store unique in the book industry market. The assortment also includes books of fiction, educational, legal, economic and children's literature, vinyl records, cassettes, CDs and DVDs.
In December 2022, 175,566 people visited balka-book.com.
11. Vivat
Kharkiv-based Vivat Publishing HouseVivat is one of the largest publishing houses in Ukraine. It was founded by Yulia Orlova in 2013 in Kharkiv. It specializes in publishing children's literature, modern translated books, non-fiction, and works by contemporary Ukrainian authors. The online store vivat-book.com.ua sells books from its own publishing house, as well as from well-known and new Ukrainian publishers for all age groups.
In December 2022, 119,094 people visited the publishing house's website.
12. Bukva
Bukva online bookstore Bukva is one of the oldest and most famous book distributors in Ukraine. The chain includes 25 bookstores and the online store bukva.ua, which offers more than 12,700 titles of books in various genres.
In December 2022, the website was visited by 139,119 users.
13. Lavka Babuin
An online bookstore in Ukraine where you can order books of all genres, souvenirs and gifts, including children's, fiction, popular science, business literature, photo albums, art books, toys, art supplies, stationery and other products.
In December 116,895 users visited lavkababuin.com.
14. Laboratoria
Laboratoria Publishing House Laboratoria is a progressive specialized Kyiv-based publishing house that promotes fresh ideas, relevant Western publications, and competent Ukrainian authors on its platforms. The online store laboratoria.pro offers contemporary nonfiction books, fiction, popular science, business literature, gift certificates, and podcasts from Laboratoria authors about current books and trends in literature.
The laboratoria.pro website was visited by 96,055 people in December 2022.
15. Booklya
"Booklya is a rapidly growing online bookstore for the whole family. The catalog includes 210 thousand titles of books of various genres. In addition to books, the store sells children's products, board games, LEGO sets, hobby and creative goods, original notebooks, and planners.
In December 2022, 94,810 people visited the booklya.ua online store.
What do you need for accounting and automation of a bookstore?
If you have a bookstore, you can automate the accounting of books, comics, souvenirs, and periodicals in the Torgsoft accounting program
For automation in a bookstore you need:
- The Torgsoft-Ultra accounting program for one store, or Torgsoft-Terminal for a retail chain.
- Trade equipment: a scanner for selling goods by barcodes, a label printer for labeling books, a receipt printer for printing fiscal and non-fiscal receipts.
- A software cash register for selling books as a fiscal product.
- A bank terminal and the Torgsoft option "Connecting a bank terminal" so that your customers can quickly and accurately pay for their purchase.
- Options of the accounting program for a bookstore that will come in handy
- The software for inventory management in a bookstore allows you to manage inventory levels, sales, and orders, provides real-time information about the state of the warehouse, product availability, sales, and customer data.
In addition, Torgsoft will help you maintain a customer database in CRM, make mass mailings based on customer interests and previous purchases, keep records and search by ISBN - international book identifiers, sell books in an online store, mark TTN parcels directly in the office or in the warehouse for shipment by Nova Poshta, analyze sales results and forecast demand, and generate electronic orders to publishers.
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