コロナ禍の「出版」が示す新たな地図

抄録

　This report provides an overview of trends in Japanese publishing during

the COVID-19 pandemic. It examines means of publication with respect to distribution

channels in a broad sense, including in-store and online sales, libraries,

transmission of digital materials. Publication, in a proper sense, consists of

numerous elements to achieve various goals. In Japan, publication has consistently

taken place under a unified structure of distribution, which gave rise to

an unnatural and distorted environment deprived of external perspectives. This

problem surfaced when people attempted to access books during the pandemic,

which could spark off efforts among publishers to reorganize themselves and

draw an entirely new map for their future.