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PurposeThe current study aims to identify and explore causes and consequences of unauthorized use of books from readers', publishers', and authors' points of view. The case of Lithuania also assessed, especially historical background (banned alphabet, book smuggling, theft as the social norm in Soviet times) of the country.Design/methodology/approachAiming for more understanding why readers, authors and publishers are using or not using technology for unauthorized access of books, technology acceptance model approach was used, a total of 30 respondents (publishers, authors and readers) were interviewed in semi-structured face-to-face interviews and thematic analysis of collected qualitative data was conducted. Interviews were coded in English with coding software for further analysis.FindingsFindings indicate that the main cause for the unauthorized use of books is a lack of legal e-book titles and acquisition options. This mainly points at publishers, however, instead of using unauthorized sources as opportunities for author promotion or marketing, they rather concentrate on the causes of unauthorized use of books which they are not in control of, including access to unauthorized sources, habits and economic causes. Some publishers believe that the lack of legal e-book titles is the consequence of unauthorized use of book rather than its cause.Originality/valueThis research contributed to the body of knowledge by investigating unauthorized use of books from readers', publishers' and authors' points of view which renders to have a better understanding of the causes and consequences of such behavior, as well as differences between these roles. The authors suggest that these causes lead to the intention to use and actual use of technology which is easier to use and which gives more perceived advantages – technology for unauthorized downloading and reading of books vs legal e-book acquisition options.Peer reviewThe peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/OIR-03-2021-0133.

Purpose Book piracy represents a threat to the publishing industry, while for the society, book piracy provides some benefits. The purpose of this study is to examine views of readers, authors and publishers in Lithuania on book piracy’s benefits to society. Design/methodology/approach This study uses phenomenography to examine readers’, authors’ and publishers’ reflections on book piracy’s potential social benefits. The authors collected research data via semi-structured, face-to-face interviews with 10 participants from each group (readers, authors and publishers – a total of 30 interviews). Findings Six qualitatively different categories of attitudes were revealed, namely, that book piracy provides easier and more convenient access to books, helps readers save money, pushes readers to read more, helps for authors to gain more popularity, provides wider access to books and provides consumers with moral satisfaction. The similarities between readers’, authors’ and publishers’ views on benefits of book piracy outweigh the differences. Practical implications Theoretical background indicates that stakeholders’ explicitly stated attitudes towards book piracy contribute to their book piracy intentions. This study hopes to help publishers in Lithuania confront the challenge of book piracy and develop effective strategies to attenuate a normative framework with four actionable recommendations to help professionals in the publishing industry to better address book piracy. Originality/value Book piracy continues to perplex publishers, in part because they lack a clear understanding of the social and psychological underpinnings of book piracy. This study aims to develop such an understanding by filling gap in the literature on book piracy: the lack of work on readers’, authors’ and publishers’ perceptions of book piracy’s individual and social benefits.

This study seeks to reveal the attitudes of the Lithuanian adult population on using digital books and illegally distributed books and seeks to provide possible solutions to Lithuanian publishers and other institutions combating this phenomenon. A quantitative survey of 322 respondents was conducted. The analysis of the results was based on the Technology Acceptance Model, the theory of self-efficacy and the theory of planned behaviour. The results show that the ability to use digital technologies encourages the use of digital books. The perception of digital books as having value reduces the tendency to download them from illegal distribution channels. Legislative regulation does not have a significant impact on the intention not to use digital books from illegal distribution channels. It is likely that a negative assessment of the phenomenon in the immediate environment will have a greater impact on refusing to use illegally distributed books. In order to compete with illegal distribution channels, the channels for legally distributed books need to be more convenient and provide more content.

One of the attempts of widening the capacities of the traditional book is the utilization of augmented reality technology. The breakthrough of using AR came about after the rise in popularity of smartphones. The current case study aims to ascertain how much is AR technology being used within book publishing in small language market, how could its adaptation, according to publishers, contribute to the enlivening of the market and what role could it serve in propagating book reading. The semi-structured interviews were conducted with publishers from Lithuania who took part in installing AR technology into books. Findings indicate that readers aren’t acquainted in great detail either with the AR technology itself, the technology itself stands to be improved to become more appealing and books with AR that were published in Lithuania were not financially successful projects for the publishers, so they are moderate when speaking about any future plans related to augmented reality. These market forces protect earlier habits of reading and tries to prevent the exploitation of innovation (AR technology) and according Winston’s model of innovation diffusion could be expressed as suppressors of radical potential. Also, factors of social necessities which are perceived as stimulating for the development of books with AR technology could be concluded from the interviews: high attention of potential readers, received reader positive responses, a way to expand the contents of book and to add more value.

Introduction. Tax administrators employ various methods in order to influence taxpayers’ beliefs and behaviour, hoping to reduce tax evasion. The study seeks to identify how much detailed tax related information is required in order to affect the beliefs of taxpayers towards tax compliance. Method. A nationwide representative survey was used to measure the respondents’ opinions formed when making sense of the three different information messages they were offered. Analysis. Quantitative data was analysed with the help of the statistical package SPSS. Results. Findings showed the potential value of including such sense making information for taxpayers’ feedback on paid and distributed taxes. We found that messages from State Tax Inspectorate detailing different information on taxes and examples of how these taxes could be spent, do make sense and affect respondents’ beliefs, however, not necessary in the direction the STI would want them to. Conclusions. The findings of this study show that providing taxpayers with detailed and personalised information on taxes might also lead in an unwanted direction, as taxpayers might perceive personal information on taxes in a different way than the generalised information presented nationwide or even countywide.

The paper is based on a survey that was conducted among publishers in Slovakia, Iceland, Lithuania and Slovenia in May and August 2020. The paper looks at how publishers reacted to the COVID-19 crisis in their respective countries, what was its impact on book sales and how did the publishers adapt the production of new books to changed circumstances. In addition, the paper analyses changed attitudes of publishers towards e-books and other digital book formats that become more popular in lockdown times. The research revealed that COVID-19 lockdowns resulted in decreased sales of printed books in all four small book markets. However, sales of e-books and audiobooks slightly increased during that period. This increase in digital sales did not contribute significantly to overall results of book industries due to its small market share in all four countries.

Purpose The massive growth in the number of book titles has made publishers think about how to attract a customer’s attention to particular books. This is the reason why the book cover plays an important role as a tool of communication with the reader. The research question of this exploratory study is whether the preference given by readers to book cover colors is different across genders and age groups when they choose the book in an online bookstore by its cover. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach The experiment in a bookstore and a library was done. Each respondent was asked to choose one book from our sample of 18 books and a mobile eye tracking laboratory was set up in order to find out the respondents’ basic gazing data. After conducting an experiment with bookstore and library visitors, the results showed that younger women tend to select a book by its cover (when the time for selection is not limited) statistically significantly faster than men of the same age group. The difference disappears with age. Findings The data of the experiment suggested that women from the age group 18-35 prefer books with cool color covers and the preference disappears with age; accordingly, men in the age group 56+ prefer books with warm color covers. The preference was not seen in younger age groups. The analysis of data on the number of choices for each cover and the time spent looking at each of them revealed a significant positive correlation between the women’s preferences in selecting covers and the time women spend looking at them; however, there was no such correlation in the case of men’s data. Originality/value The study has shown that the reader’s book choice is at least partly influenced by the cover color. The preference given to cool and warm colors and the speed of decision making show certain differences across genders and age groups. The result contributes to knowing how to create book covers more adopted to reader’s needs.

Adapting information and communication technologies (ICTs) to countries' development is one of the important criteria for economic and social progress and public policy priorities. However, implementing this ambitious concept faces social inequalities in the use of ICT, or digital exclusion. Lithuania has several decades of experience in utilizing the potential of ICT in managing strategic initiatives. Studies on the development of information society and digital exclusion show that attention is being focused on reducing the digital exclusion, but there is a lack of detailed analysis of the measures applied, the results achieved, the impact on specific social risk groups. The aim of the paper is to assess the strategic priorities and specific measures in Lithuania for reducing digital exclusion. The state approach to the digital exclusion is explored through qualitative and quantitative analysis of document content, which allows focusing only on the issue of digital exclusion reflected in them. The sources of this research data are Lithuanian strategic information policy documents. The most visible and consistent solution to the digital exclusion in Lithuania is the physical availability of ICTs in the regions. Significantly less is the problem of the digital exclusion associated with motivation, ability, and opportunities to benefit from ICT disparities. The priorities and directions of the Government and non-governmental organizations are very different in this area. In spite of the high level of gaps in the data found on analyzing the results and achievements of government-EU NGO programs and projects, the research presents some insights for future digital exclusion reduction programs and projects.

Prasidėjus sparčiai informacinių technologijų ir interneto plėtrai greitai buvo pastebėti atsirandantys skirtumai tarp įvairių technologijomis besinaudojančių ir nesinaudojančių visuomenės grupių ar atskirų individų. Šiems skirtumams apibrėžti buvo pradėtas vartoti skaitmeninės atskirties terminas. Iš pradžių daugiausia dėmesio buvo skiriama fizinei naujausių informacinių technologijų ir interneto prieigai, o šiandien vis plačiau kalbama apie efektyvų technologijų išnaudojimą, kurį dažnai nulemia turimi įgūdžiai, suvokiama nauda ir tinkama motyvacija. Šiame straipsnyje remiantis įvairiais statistiniais rodikliais yra analizuojamos skirtingų lygmenų skaitmeninės atskirties apraiškos Lietuvoje. Siekiama išsiaiškinti, kurios visuomenės grupės jaučia didžiausią socialinę ir skaitmeninę atskirtį mūsų šalyje, taip pat nustatyti kiekvieno skaitmeninės atskirties lygmens požymius ir pokyčius. After the sudden growth of popularity of IT and the internet, scholars have noticed emerging differences between usage or non-usage of the internet among different individuals and groups of society. These differences were defined as the digital divide. At first, more attention was given to the differences of access to IT and the internet, but today, scholars are focusing on another level of the digital divide – one determined by skills, perceived value and motivation. In this article, we examine the characteristics of the different levels of the digital divide by analyzing various statistical indicators. We seek to explain which groups of Lithuanian society feel the social and digital divide the most; also, we explain the features and changes of every level of the digital divide.

PURPOSE/THESIS: The aim of the research paper is to outline web usability evaluation based on eye tracking and to determine the usability of the website of the National Museum - Pałace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania from the user perspective in the process of searching for the most required Information. APPROACH/METHODS: A literature analysis was used to get acquainted with usability evaluation methods and the historical review of visual attention studies, Questionnaire based interviews with visitors of the museums were used to collect Information about people Information needs and searching patterns on museum websites. In order to evaluate the website of the National Museum - Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania the researchers used eye tracking equipment. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: The eye tracking have recently gained attention in different research areas, however issues of museum website design and usability research using eye tracking techniąues and methods have not been widely discussed in scientific literature so far. The research on the Information needs of the visitors of Lithuanian museum websites revealed the most reąuired Information: opening hours, museum location, entrance ticket price and Information about exhibitions. The results confirmed the assumption that people used museum websites as a primary tool to prepare for a visit at the physical museum. The eye tracking analysis of the website of the National Museum - Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania revealed the typical mistakes and errors made in Information placement. When the Information most needed by the users is placed in different parts and levels of the website, the visitors have to spend more time and effort to find the Information and to prepare for a visit at the museum. ORIGINALITY/VALUE: Issues of the museum websites design are not widely discussed in worldwide scientific literature. There are no data about eye tracker based research on museum websites done in Lithuania before. The analysis results may contribute to new knowledge about designing successful interfaces for museum websites. Moreover, the results could be used in a broader field to improve the interfaces and Information representation for websites in general.

Research on ebook availability in Lithuania (in national online bookstores and on the websites of academic institutions) was carried out and aspects of the ebook market there in 2014 were analysed. The main ebook retailers and publishers (including academic ones) in Lithuania were identified, ebooks in the Lithuanian language on sale were counted, and ebook formats and pricing were analysed. The results showed that, compared with 2013, the number of ebook titles on sale was growing and had reached 1700. About 1750 titles were also available from the platforms of Lithuanian academic institutions. Finally, the black market and the piracy situation were examined, revealing more than 4000 illegally published ebook titles in Lithuanian.

Tikslas – išanalizuoti vienos iš naujųjų informacinių komunikacinių technologijų – skaitmeninių žurnalų planšetiniams kompiuteriams leidybos 2011‒2012 metų Lietuvos situaciją, taip padedant pagrindą tokių technologijų galimybių ir ateities perspektyvų rinkoje įvertinimui. Metodologija – tyrimo metodika grindžiama apibendrinimo bei palyginamosios analizės metodais. Atlikta asortimento analizė. Indukcinio svarstymo metodas taikytas konkretizuojant skaitmeninių žurnalų planšetiniams kompiuteriams leidybos produktų tipus. Analizuojant gautus rezultatus, pasitelkti lyginamasis metodas ir ekstrapoliacija, leidžianti apibrėžti rinkos veiksnių poveikį tolesniam skaitmeninių žurnalų leidybos rinkos vystymui Lietuvoje. Rezultatai – atskleidžiama esama skaitmeninių žurnalų planšetiniams kompiuteriams rinkos situacija, teigiama, kad tolesnei skaitmeninių žurnalų rinkos plėtrai reikalingas stiprus konkurentas-inovatorius, kuris formuotų informuotų skaitytojų auditoriją, paskatintų kitus leidėjus keisti strategiją išnaudojant skaitmeninių žurnalų inovatyvias technologines galimybes. Tyrimo ribotumas – niekur nėra oficialiai registruojami leidžiami skaitmeniniai žurnalai planšetiniams kompiuteriams, nėra kaupiama statistika, dėl to apsunkinama asortimento analizė. Praktinė reikšmė – nušviesta rinkos situacija leidžia daryti tam tikras išvadas ne tik esamiems rinkos dalyviams, bet ir ketinantiems naujai įsitraukti. Originalumas / vertingumas – straipsnyje pateikiami tyrimo rezultatai, kurie atskleidžia esamą situaciją rinkoje bei leidžia įžvelgti efektyvesnį skaitmeninių žurnalų planšetiniams kompiuteriams galimybių panaudojimą Lietuvoje. Mokslinių darbų šia tema analizuojant Lietuvos situaciją kol kas nėra. This article is focused on the development of digital magazines for tablet publishing industry in Lithuania throughout 2011 and 2012. The aim is to determine the perspective of innovative digital magazines for tablets in Lithuania based on the existing situation. The impact of technological, sociological and economic factors on the digital magazine publishing industry in Lithuania is distinguished in order to describe the consistency of industrial development. It is noted that the implicating factors do not diminish the perspectives of digital magazines for tablet publishing in Lithuania. On the contrary, growing popularity of tablet computers among Lithuanian users is considered to be a catalyst for future industry growth. Moreover, the most important dates of digital magazines for tablet publishing in Lithuania are chronologically listed in order to specify the active parties that have started and became the integral elements supporting the development of the industry. Digital magazine publishers and readers in Lithuania are determined to be those parties, although their impact on the situation existing in the industry differs. Consumer preferences are described as less influential in defining the range of digital magazines, which is also analysed in order to identify the prevailing digital magazine publishing strategy (involves the production of paper magazine equivalents which results in infrequently used innovative digital magazine characteristics and weak publisherconsumer communication strategy) in Lithuania. Furthermore, the main reason behind industry stagnation is determined. The lack of investment into digital magazine development and publisher-consumer communications is identified as the main problem. The proactive strategy used by Lithuanian digital magazine publishers is assessed as not suiting consumer needs. It is stated that higher level of competition between publishers is required to stimulate the development of Lithuanian digital magazines for tablet publishing. Competition can be increased by producing modern digital magazines for tablets, which includes innovative tablet magazine characteristics. The desired response is defined as product and marketing strategy development among digital magazine publishers in Lithuania.

Introduction. The aim of the research was to increase understanding of the state of e-book production in Lithuania and collect the data about the opinions of publishers regarding the future of e-books in the country. Method. A review of similar surveys in other countries was carried out and the research method was based on Winston’s model of innovation diffusion. The questionnaire to publishers was prepared using the models of book publishing and distribution or book circuit developed by Murray and Squires. Data were collected by surveying respondents using paper and online questionnaires. Analysis. A quantitative descriptive statistical analysis was carried out, while open questions were analysed qualitatively looking for emerging topics. Results. More than half of active Lithuanian publishers completed the survey. Thirty per cent of those who answered the questionnaire publish e-books, but only six publishers had published a significant number of titles. The overall perception of other actors of the book market, such as libraries, book-sellers and self-publishing authors and others is positive. They are not regarded as a threat. The publishers do not expect rapid and significant growth of e-book market in Lithuania in the near future. Conclusions. The biggest hindrance to growth is a small size of the market and the lack of an export market for Lithuanian e-books. The demand of users for portable and convenient format and the use of new technologies in the educational system are the two biggest drivers in the development of e-book production. The user preference for traditional printed book is seen as one of the barriers for further development. Lithuanian publishers regard the market of e-books as rather uncertain and do not risk high investments in it.

Straipsnyje išanalizuota knygynų išsidėstymo ir asortimento dydžio situacija Lietuvoje geografiniu (išsidėstymo) aspektu 2013 metais. Susisteminti prieinami duomenys apie knygynų egzistavimą Lietuvos teritorijoje XVII–XX amžiais, nustatytas veikiančių knygynų skaičius Lietuvoje 2013 metų pradžioje, išanalizuoti jų išsidėstymo ypatumai, priklausomybė nuo gyventojų skaičiaus savivaldybėse, apskaičiuotas vidutinis asortimento dydis šiuolaikiniame knygyne. Identifikuoti didžiausią rinkos dalį užimantys knygynų tinklai bei regionai, kuriuose knygynų galimai trūksta. The article analyses the situation of arrangement and range of bookstores in Lithuania in respect of geography (distribution) in 2013. The systemized available data on the existence of bookstores in the territory of Lithuania in the 17th–20th century contributed to the understanding of the aspects of distribution, range and type of bookstores in the 21st century. The number of bookstores functioning in Lithuania in the beginning of 2013 was identified in the course of the study; the peculiarities of their distribution and their dependence on populations in municipalities were analysed; the average range of books in a contemporary bookstore was calculated. The bookstore chains taking up the greatest market share and the regions where bookstores are potentially lacking were identified. It was determined that there were 207 bookstores in Lithuania in the beginning of 2013. They are distributed rather evenly in the territory of Lithuania, depending on the number of residents. There are municipalities without any bookstores. In some of them (Trakai district, Švenčionys district, Zarasai district municipality) the population exceeds the average number of residents serviced by a single bookstore in Lithuania and they are not covered by the municipalities of a large city. Yet other municipalities (Šiauliai district, Alytus district) cover the municipalities of large cities, while the third group is comprised of municipalities having small populations (Birštonas, Kazlų Rūda, Pagėgiai, Rietavas municipalities). The locations (Trakai district, Švenčionys district, Zarasai district) having no bookstores at the moment were identified; however, taking into account their sufficient populations it is likely that bookstores could function and maintain themselves. The municipality of Birštonas is also rather promising – the status of a resort town enables to attract more guests to the town; therefore, as the resort grows, it is likely that the demand for a bookstore will emerge as well. A comparison of five largest cities in Lithuania revealed the greatest competition for buyers in Vilnius and the smallest competition in Klaipėda. Most bookstores operate in the city of Vilnius – nearly one third of all bookstores in Lithuania. By the number of bookstore names most of the largest (offering the books of around 15,000 titles) as well as the smallest (offering the books up to 500 titles) bookstores are based in Vilnius. The biggest concentration of middle-sized bookstores can be found in Kaunas. It was determined that the biggest average bookstore range is in Klaipėda and the smallest in Kaunas. The bookstores of the largest and average networks offer the greatest range of books. The bookstore Pegasas situated in Vilnius (Ozo street 25) can be considered the largest bookstore in Lithuania. It offers the books of around 15,000 titles. Lithuania has two large bookstore chains which take up 31 per cent of the market by the number of bookstores and 67.5 per cent of the national market by their income: ALG knygynai UAB which runs the bookstore chain Pegasas and Vagos prekyba UAB which owns the bookstore chain "Vaga".

Rankraštinio paveldo skaitmeninimo ir viešo pateikimo darbai Lietuvoje, nors ir nedideliais mastais, bet vyksta jau nuo 1998 metų. Straipsnyje siekiama techniniu požiūriu įvertinti internete publikuotus ir viešai prieinamus (naudojant paieškos mechanizmą) skaitmeninto rankraštinio paveldo rinkinius. Analizuojant remiamasi MINERVA kultūros paveldo svetainių kokybės principais. Tyrimo metu aptikti septyni skaitmeninto rankraštinio paveldo rinkiniai (svetainės), vartotojams prieinami internete (peržiūrėjus 100 paieškos rezultatų). Tyrimui atrinkti trys – labiausiai atitinkantys Google paieškai vartotus reikšminius žodžius (Lietuvos nacionalinės Martyno Mažvydo bibliotekos pergamentų kolekcija, Lietuvos mokslų akademijos bibliotekos pergamentų skaitmeninių vaizdų archyvas ir skaitmeninė saugykla Musicalia.lt). Apibendrinus rezultatus galima teigti, kad visos trys tirtos skaitmenintų rankraštinių rinkinių svetainės iš esmės atitinka MINERVA kokybės principus. Tačiau MINERVA principai įgyvendinami labai nevienodai. Penkių principų (aiškumas, efektyvumas, prieinamumas, daugiakalbiškumas, sąveikavimas) įgyvendinimo lygį galima laikyti labai aukštu, o kitų penkių jis yra žemas, nepakankamas (priežiūra, orientacija į vartotoją, atsakomumas, valdymas, saugojimas). Trūkumai glaudžiai susiję su žmogiškaisiais ištekliais ir finansavimu. Kai gaunami pinigai tik projektui įgyvendinti, akivaizdu, kad minėtų trūkumų pašalinti beveik neįmanoma. Ateityje planuojant naujus projektus reikėtų numatyti ir jų palaikymą – naujiems skaitmenintiems rankraščiams pateikti, prižiūrėti, atsakomumui įgyvendinti. The paper identifies the already digitized and publicly accessible online manuscript heritage collections (websites) in Lithuania. The object of research was the quality of digitized manuscript heritage collections, i.e. any manuscripts collections, archives, sets presented in the form of a website, published and publicly available on the Internet. A correlation among good practice standards and international recommendations is analyzed. The analysis is based on the MINERVA quality principles for cultural heritage sites. It is concluded that the weakness of the Lithuanian websites is their maintaining and continuity, their strong sides being the quality of technological execution. The current situation is stated (compilers of current projects, the published and publicly available collections) and recommendations for the future projects are formulated.

Šiandien garsinės knygos Vakaruose itin mėgstamos, perkamos ir plačiai naudojamos. Lietuvoje situacija kitokia. Kompaktinė plokštelė vis dar yra populiariausia garsinių knygų įrašymo ir saugojimo laikmena. Straipsnyje nagrinėjamos Lietuvos leidėjų 2000–2009 metais išleistos garsinės knygos kompaktinėse plokštelėse. Apibrėžiama garsinės knygos sąvoka, klasifikavimo kriterijai. Tiriamas garsinių knygų leidybos mastas, išskirti tokių knygų raidos etapai, stambiausi leidėjai. Remiantis apibrėžtais klasifikacijos kriterijais analizuojamas Lietuvoje išleistų garsinių knygų kompaktinėse plokštelėse repertuaras. Konstatuojama dabartinė garsinių knygų leidybos situacija, prognozuojamos ateities perspektyvos. Į straipsnio tyrimų lauką nepateko specifinės Lietuvos aklųjų bibliotekos leidžiamos garsinės knygos. Tai regėjimo negalią turintiems žmonėms skirti specializuoti leidiniai, kurie galėtų būti atskiro tyrimo objektas. Nustatyta, kad tiriamuoju laikotarpiu garsinių knygų leidyba Lietuvoje sudarė labai mažą dalį – apie 0,44 proc. bendro spausdintinių knygų ir garsinių knygų kompaktinėse plokštelėse pavadinimų skaičiaus. 2007–2009 m. išleista didžioji dalis (63,4 proc.) visų per dešimt metų (2000–2009) parengtų garsinių knygų. Lietuvoje nėra leidėjų, kurie specializuotųsi leisti garsines knygas. Konstatuojama, kad Lietuvoje garsinės knygos nėra labai paplitusios. Jų leidybos mastas nedidelis, o nemažą dalį repertuaro sudaro vaikams ir kalbų mokymui(si) skirtos garsinės knygos. Vis dėlto pastarųjų metų tendencijos teikia vilties, kad Lietuvoje garsinių knygų bus leidžiama daugiau. The object of the article is audiobooks on com pact disks that have been published in Lithuania in 2000-2009. The aim of the work was to explore the publishing scope of audiobooks on CDs in Lithuania and the repertoire of these books. After analysing theoretical materials, the conception of an audiobook has been formulated and the main classification criteria have been distinguished. Audiobooks on CDs that have been published in Lithuania in 2000-2009 have been analysed in different aspects. The analysis of statistical data and repertoire of audiobooks enabled to determine the current situation of their publishing and to estimate perspectives for the future. The conclusion is that audiobooks are not very common and not very widely used in Lithuania. These are the reasons why the scope of publishing this kind of books is not large. The biggest part of their repertoire is audiobooks for children and for language learning.