BookPoint is the new name of osdelnet, the leading bibliographic database in Greece, offered by OSDEL in the context of its cultural and social mission. It underwent a rebranding in 2024, but it maintains the same commitment to ensuring the quality and reliability of the platform’s entries.

Osdelnet, the leading bibliographic database in Greece, offered by OSDEL in the context of its cultural and social mission, underwent a rebranding in 2024.

The new identity of the platform embodies its evolutionary journey towards a direction that reflects the contemporary challenges and needs of the publishing sector and distribution.

Through its renewed identity, BookPoint offers users an experience that combines technological innovation with user-friendliness, making searching and accessing information more direct and accessible than ever before.

The new name indicates that the new reference point for book production in Greece is the BookPoint.

Through this renewal, the aim is to enhance the platform’s visibility and influence in the book industry, establishing it as the most reliable tool for booksellers, publishers, librarians, authors (writers, translators, illustrators, editors, etc.) and readers.

The goal is for BookPoint to become the undisputed destination for anyone seeking accurate, up-to-date and comprehensive information on any type of book, in order to meet the needs of the modern market and industry professionals.

The new identity of BookPoint serves to complement the numerous functions and services of the database, as they have evolved over recent years, to support market professionals, including support for the fixed book price system with detailed information per title, for all books available in the Greek market.

Services and functions of BookPoint:

• It is updated by the publishers themselves (real-time entry). More information is available here
• It has a new, improved interface for booksellers, supporting the daily operation of their stores and at the same time enabling them to integrate the single up-to-date database to their e-shops. More information is available here
• It offers a monthly edition with detailed data, updates, and market trend information, supporting the strategy and planning of publishers and booksellers.
• It remains the most complete bibliographic database and is always available for publishers, booksellers, authors, researchers and readers.
• It establishes strong collaborations with platforms including EUDOXOS, JukeBooks, Skroutz, Bookworms (Vivlioskolikes), etc.
• It contains information on the awards or distinctions that books or their authors have received, by year, such as the Nobel Prize in Literature, the National Short Story Award, etc.
• It allows access to book reviews on the page of each book, sourced from websites and media within the book industry (bookpress.gr, diastixo.gr, fractal.gr, etc.).

Because BookPoint is the single reference point for all books!