STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 2560, sig. 109-12/20

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7 30 II. Deutsches Bücherwerk Following the model of the book communities existing in the Reich, the "Deutsche Bücherarbeit" Volk und Reich Verlag G.m.b.H., Prague, is to be built up in Bohemia and Moravia. The task of the bookswerk is: orientation of Germanism in Bohemian Moravian space, fundamental clarification in the Empire, conscious influence on Czechism. In the construction of the book work it must be taken into account that a competition with the book community existing in the Reich must be partially resumed. The book work should probably perform an emphasized political work in contrast to the existing book communities. It will be necessary - in order to achieve an approximation to the rich German role models - to use a small magazine in addition to the book. 2000$ We will have to distinguish two types of recipients in the "Bücherwerk": 1. Special recipients without magazine - in our case the Protectorate government - for the purchase of six books each year of l5 O0o pieces, at the price of RM 2.8o per piece. 2. The normal recipients with magazine, which according to the usual model receive four volumes in the year and l2 issues of the magazine. The prize for these members will be per quarter for book and Zeitschrift RM 3.6o. These prices correspond to the existing models, the books are printed on wood-free paper, as far as paper management permits. Good printing, clear sentence image and good cover materials are used. The covers are made of paper, paper and paper.