Collection of the famous book scholar, Doctor of Historical Sciences E.A. Dinerstein prepared for his 80th birthday. Collected works created over 40 years. The author focuses on the activities of the largest domestic publishers (M.O. Wolf, A.S. Suvorina), participation in publishing projects V.V. Mayakovsky and A.M. Gorky, the formation of the state book publishing system in the first years of Soviet power.