Kritikh

What Kritikh does

Kritikh (legal name: Εκδόσεις Κριτική Α.Ε., branded as KRITIKI Publishing S.A.) is an independent Greek academic publisher founded in 1987 and headquartered in Athens, with a secondary distribution center in the Gazi district of Athens. The company publishes Greek-language editions of international academic textbooks alongside original Greek scholarly works across economics, business administration and management, information technology, political science, social sciences, education, environmental studies, natural sciences, and literature. Its primary customer is Greek university students, who acquire assigned course textbooks through the Eudoxus (Εύδοξος) national university textbook distribution system, supplemented by direct retail and a 40% student discount program.

The publisher's commercial infrastructure is an e-commerce platform (kritiki.gr) offering both print and digital (epub/PDF) editions, with digital delivery secured via Adobe DRM supporting up to three concurrent devices. Major textbook titles are paired with microsites that bundle ancillary teaching materials — slide decks, test banks, solution manuals, data files, and video content — making each adopted title a multi-asset teaching package. Marketing runs through the company's own website, organic social media on Facebook, Twitter/X, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, and YouTube, an active blog, and academic conference sponsorships such as the 10th Greek Sociological Society Congress (June 2026, Mytilene).

Revenue is generated principally through one-time print and ebook sales via kritiki.gr, direct pickup at the company's Athens distribution points, and institutional volume through the Eudoxus system. Titles are priced between roughly €17 and €110 per book, with typical programming and management titles clustered at €62–€90; a 40% student discount is available upon status verification, and free shipping applies within Greece for orders of €15 or more. The legal entity is structured as an Α.Ε. (Greek société anonyme) but is privately held with no evidence of public listing, outside investors, or subsidiary relationships. The company is GDPR-compliant under EU Regulation 2016/679 and does not currently disclose revenue, funding, or financial performance figures.

Name

Kritikh

Legal name

Εκδόσεις Κριτική Α.Ε.

Website

https://kritiki.gr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kritikh is an independent Greek academic publisher of university-level textbooks in economics, management, IT, political science, and the humanities, selling Greek-language print and digital editions to Greek university students primarily through the national Eudoxus distribution system and its own e-commerce site.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Book Publishing

NAICS

Book Publishers (51313), Book Retailers and News Dealers (459210)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731), Retail-Catalog & Mail-Order Houses (5961)

akta.pro primary industry

Higher Education Textbook Publishing (MPAJABAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Business, Economics, Accounting & Management (EDAGABAC), Social Sciences (Psychology, Sociology, Political Science) (EDAGABAD), Textbooks & Academic Books Retail (CRALAAAC)

Keywords

• Academic textbook publishing
• University textbooks Greece
• Scientific book publishing
• Educational ebooks
• Greek academic publisher

Headquarters

HQ city

Athens

HQ country

Greece

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Physical Book Sales (Retail): One-time sale of print textbooks and academic books through the kritiki.gr e-commerce site, direct pickup at distribution centers, and courier delivery within Greece and internationally.
2. Ebook Sales (Digital): Sale of digital books in epub and PDF formats via Adobe DRM, with pricing set per title. Revenue is one-time per copy, similar to print sales.
3. Academic Textbook Distribution via Eudoxus: Institutional channel through Greece's Eudoxus system, where universities assign Kritikh titles as official course textbooks, enabling large-volume student adoption.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Kritikh publishes and sells academic and scientific textbooks — both Greek translations of international best-selling textbooks and original Greek scholarly works — in print and digital (epub/PDF) formats for Greek university students, professors, and general readers. The catalog spans economics, business management, quantitative methods, political science, environmental studies, humanities, education, natural sciences, technology/informatics, and literature. Distribution is primarily direct-to-consumer through the kritiki.gr e-commerce site and physical pickup in Athens, supplemented by institutional adoption through Greece's Eudoxus (Εύδοξος) national university textbook distribution system.

Product overview

Kritikh (Εκδόσεις Κριτική) is an academic publishing company specializing in scientific and educational textbooks for Greek university students and professors. The company's portfolio spans multiple disciplines organized into categories including Economics, Business Management, New Technologies - Informatics, Political Science, Social Sciences, Education, Literature, and Environmental Studies. In the technology domain, Kritikh publishes textbooks covering Artificial Intelligence (e.g., 'Τεχνητή Νοημοσύνη' by Poole & Mackworth, 'AI for Non-Specialists' by Gavriilidou), programming (Java, Python, C), databases, cloud computing, information systems, and IT applications. The company distributes primarily through the Εύδοξος (Eudoxus) official textbook system and operates direct sales via its website kritiki.gr, offering both print and ebook formats.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Τεχνητή Νοημοσύνη για μη ειδικούς (Artificial Intelligence for Non-Specialists) A comprehensive introductory guide for non-specialist readers who want to understand Artificial Intelligence without specialized technical knowledge, written by Zoë Gavriilidou (Ζωή Γαβριηλίδου). Sold in print and digital formats through kritiki.gr.
• Τεχνητή νοημοσύνη (Artificial Intelligence) Greek-translation university textbook on the science of artificial intelligence, covering computational agents, intelligent agents in environments, and the foundations of AI. Adapted from Poole & Mackworth's 'Artificial Intelligence — Foundations of Computational Agents' (3rd Edition, 2023). 784 pages, priced at €87.
• Εισαγωγή στην πληροφορική (Introduction to Informatics) — 3rd Edition Comprehensive Greek-language introduction to computer science and information technology, covering computing topics and skills required for in-depth understanding. 3rd edition authored by Alan Evans, Kendall Martin, Mary Anne Poatsy and Giannis Stamatious, intended for university-level instruction.
• Πληροφοριακά συστήματα διοίκησης (Management Information Systems) Greek translation of Patricia Wallace's Management Information Systems, 2nd edition. Introduces real-world information systems covering information technology, people, and processes for university business and IT courses.
• JAVA (2nd Greek / 10th American Edition) Greek-translation university textbook on Java programming, covering object-oriented programming techniques and basic to advanced concepts. 2nd Greek edition (10th American edition) by Joyce Farrell, updated for Java 16.
• Το βιβλίο της Python (The Python Book) Complete reference guide for learning the Python programming language, from basics to advanced topics. Authored by Nikolaos Samaras and Konstantinos Tsiplidis, intended for university programming courses.
• Σχεσιακές βάσεις δεδομένων (Relational Databases) — 3rd Edition Greek-language university textbook on relational database concepts, theoretical and practical design approaches, and use of Microsoft Access and OpenOffice/LibreOffice Base. 3rd edition authored by Evangelos Kechris.
• Υπολογιστική νέφους: Δικτύωση κέντρων δεδομένων (Cloud Computing: Data Center Networking) Greek translation of Dinesh G. Dutt's textbook on cloud computing architecture, protocols and tools for building reliable, flexible, scalable applications, targeted at university IT and computer science courses.
• Τεχνολογίες προσθετικής κατασκευής (Additive Manufacturing Technologies) Greek translation of the textbook by Ian Gibson, David Rosen and Brent Stucker, covering additive manufacturing (3D printing), rapid prototyping, and direct digital manufacturing for university engineering and technology courses.
• Φαρμακευτική χημεία (Pharmaceutical Chemistry) — 2nd Edition 2nd edition of the Pharmaceutical Chemistry university textbook. Edited by G. Rassi, D. Fokas, D. Papgiannopoulos, E. Pontiki, D. Georgiadis, S. Nikolaropoulos, G. Pairas, M. Foustier, V. Magrioti, and K. Neochoritis. ISBN 978-960586-553-5, 1192 pages, priced at €110.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Greek Sociological Society (Ελληνική Κοινωνιολογική Εταιρεία)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 June 2026Kritikh is a sponsor and exhibitor at the 10th Congress of the Greek Sociological Society (26–28 June 2026, Mytilene), organized in cooperation with the University of Aegean's Department of Sociology and the National Centre for Social Research (EKKE).

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Εκδόσεις Παπαζήση (Papazisis Publishers): Long-standing Greek academic publisher with strength in social sciences, economics, and humanities. Comparable to Kritikh in translating international academic authors into Greek for university adoption.
• Πανεπιστημιακές Εκδόσεις Κρήτης (University Press of Crete): Greek academic publisher affiliated with the University of Crete, focused on scholarly editions, university textbooks, and translated academic works. Closest peer in pure higher-education scholarly publishing with similar translated-title strategy.
• Εκδόσεις Πατάκη (Patakis Publishers): Major Greek publisher of educational and academic titles, including university textbooks, K–12 materials, and translated literature. Overlaps directly with Kritikh's higher-education catalog and uses similar institutional channels.
• Εκδόσεις Ίκαρος (Ikaros Books): Greek publisher focused on academic, scientific, and humanities titles. Overlaps with Kritikh on social sciences, political science, and translated scholarly works serving the Greek university market.
• Εκδόσεις Λιβάνη (Livani Publications): Athens-based Greek publisher with a broad catalog spanning academic textbooks, fiction, and non-fiction. Comparable to Kritikh in retail footprint and breadth across university-level disciplines.
• Εκδόσεις Gutenberg: Greek publishing house producing academic, scientific, and general-interest books. Comparable in operating model and target audience (Greek university students and researchers), with overlapping economics and social-science titles.
• Εκδόσεις Μεταίχμιο (Metaichmio Publications): One of the largest Greek publishers of academic textbooks, literature, and general-interest titles. Directly comparable to Kritikh in higher-education textbook publishing in Greek, with similar subject breadth and a comparable retail and institutional distribution model.
• University Studio Press (Εκδόσεις Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης): Thessaloniki-based academic publisher serving Greek universities, particularly in northern Greece. Direct competitor in higher-education textbook adoption and Eudoxus listings.

Broad incumbents

• McGraw-Hill Education: Major global higher-education publisher and learning-platform provider. Comparable as a licensor of economics and management titles translated by Kritikh, and as a broader incumbent whose integrated courseware could pressure traditional textbook publishers.
• Pearson: Global higher-education textbook and learning-platform incumbent. Comparable as the originator of many international textbooks that Kritikh localizes into Greek; represents both an upstream licensor and a potential competitive threat if Pearson expands direct Greek editions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/kritiki_gr
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/ekdoseisKritiki/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/kritiki.gr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kritiki-publishing-s-a-
• Instagraminstagram.com/kritiki_gr
• TikToktiktok.com/@kritiki_gr

Compliance1 record

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