The publication is the first volume of a collective book study devoted to the development of book culture in the Asian part of Russia since the emergence of local book printing to the present day. For the first time in historical and book science, a holistic picture of the development of printing production in Siberia and the Far East is being recreated. The book , book distribution, Library , Reading and perception of works of the press , The role of the book in society , economic and cultural life of the region . A comprehensive analysis of the development of local book business helps a deeper understanding of the historical and book traditions of the Siberian and Far Eastern peoples. The book is designed for book scholars, cultural historians, teachers, graduate students and students of humanitarian universities, local historians .