After the introduction of movable printing type to Europe by Johannes Gutenberg in Germany (circa 1439), Armenians from throughout the diaspora began to publish Armenian-language books. The first book which had Armenian letters was published in Mainz (Germany) in 1486. The first Armenian book to be published by the printing press was Urbatagirq—Book of Friday prayers—which was published by Hakob Meghapart in Venice in 1512.
In the 16th century there were published 31 books, in 17th century – 164 and in 18th there were 824 Armenian books printed.
After the sovietization of Armenia, Yerevan becoming the center of the Armenian printing, where in 1921 organized by the State Publishing House. It assumes the functions of editing and organization publications. Makes its political, artistic, scientific, publications for children with relatively large circulations. Separated from the State Publishing House publishing house “Luys” (Light), specialized mainly in the publication of textbooks. In 1964 from publishing Armenian State Publishing House (HayPetHrap) was renamed “Hayastan” (Armenia). In 1976 have been separated from the last publishing “Sovetakan Grogh” (Soviet writer), which it published in the most artistic and literary works. Academy of Science of Armenian SSR published a monograph of scientific and other research literature, and publish works of Armenian classical and scientific texts from the Matenadaran as well. Publishing house of Yerevan State University publishes textbooks, collections and scientific monographs since 1922. From this period also involved in publishing the National Library, “Gitelik” (knowledge) and several others. In 1980 have acted in Yerevan on 20 printers. From 1922 until the end of 1970 in Armenia were published about 45 thousand titles of books. In the last years of Soviet power in Armenia each year were printed about 1,100 titles. During this period, books and periodicals published in the Armenian language as in other republics of the USSR.
Since 1920 (the sovietization of Armenia) to the 1980s main centers of the Armenian printing press in the diaspora were Istanbul, Cairo and Beirut (the latter now is its main center). At this moment the Armenian Diaspora was published about 21 thousand titles. Total number of items of Armenian newspapers in 1512 and 1980, more than 80 thousand.
The following table is a list of the Armenian printing houses from 1512 to 1800. [6]
| Year | Place | Book | Publisher | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1512 |  Venice | «Ուրբաթագիրք» ("Urbathagirq", "Friday Book") [2] | Hakob Meghapart | 1512 |
| 1513 | Venice | «Պարզատումար» ("Parzatumar") [7] | Hakob Meghapart | 1512 |
| 1513 | Venice | «Պատարագագիրք» ("Pataragagirq") | Hakob Meghapart | 1513 |
| 1513 | Venice | «Աղթարք» ("Aghtarq") | Hakob Meghapart | 1513 |
| 1513 | Venice | «Տաղարան» ("Tagharan") [8] | Hakob Meghapart | 1513 |
| 1565 | Venice | «Խառնափնթուր տումարի գեղեցիկ եւ պիտանի» ("Kharnapntur tumari geghetsik yev pitani") | Abgar Dpir Tokhatetsi | 1565 |
| 1567 |  Constantinople | «Փոքր քերականութիւն» ("Poqr qerakanutyun", "Brief Armenian Grammar") | Abgar Dpir Tokhatetsi | 1567 |
| 1584 |  Rome | «Տոմար Գրիգորեան» ("Tomar Grigorian", "Gregorian Calendar') | Dominico Basa | 1584 |
| 1616 |  Lviv | «Սաղմոսարան» ("Saghmosaran", "Psalter") | Yovhannes Karamatanents | 1616 |
| 1621 |  Milan | "Dictionarium Armeno-Latinum" (Armenian-Latin Dictionary) | Collegium Ambrosianum | 1621 |
| 1633 |  Paris | «Բառգիրք Հայոց» ("Bargirq Hayots", "Dictionarium Armeno-Latinum") | Antonius Vitray | 1633 |
| 1638 |  New Julfa | «Սաղմոս ի Դավիթ» ("Saghmosaran", Psalter) | Khachatur Kesaratsi of the Vank Cathedral | 1638 |
| 1641 | New Julfa | «Հարանց Վարք» ("Harants Varq") | Khachatur Kesaratsi of the Vank Cathedral | 1641 |
| 1641 | New Julfa | «Խորհրդատետր» ("Khorhrdatetr", Missal) | Khachatur Kesaratsi of the Vank Cathedral | 1641 |
| 1642 | New Julfa | «Ժամագիրք Ատենի» ("Zhamagirq Ateni") | Khachatur Kesaratsi of the Vank Cathedral | 1642 |
| 1644 | Livorno | «Գիրք եւ Սաղմոսք Դաւթի որ եւ Սաղմոսարան կոչի» ("Girq yev Saghmosq Davti vor yev Saghmosaran kochi", "Psalter") | Yovhannes Jughayetsi | 1644 |
| 1647 | New Julfa | «Գիրք տումարաց որ եւ պարզատումար կոչի» ("Girq tumarats vor yev parzatumar kochi") | Yovhannes Jughayetsi | 1647 |
| 1660 |  Amsterdam | "Visus Ordi" (Jesus the Son) | Matteos Caretsi and Avetis Ghlitshents | 1660–1661 |
| 1672 | Marseille | «Սաղմոսարան» ("Saghmosaran", "Psalter") | Oskan Yerevantsi | 1672 |
| 1676 | Smyrna | «Մաշտոց» ("Mashtots", "Ritual") | N/A | 1676 |
| 1680 |  Leipzig | "Obadias Armenus" ("Armeno-Latin") | Justinus Brand | 1680 |
| 1690 | Padua | «Դաշանց թուղթ» ("Dashnats tught", "Lettera dell amicitia") | Timoteos Garnuk | 1690 |
| 1736 |  London | Movses Khorenatsi, «Պատմություն» ("Patmutyun", "History") (Mosis Chorenensis, Historiae Armeniacae) Armenian and Latin | William and George Whiston | 1736 |
| 1771 |  Vagharshapat | «Սաղմոսարան» ("Saghmosaran", "Psalter") | St. Gregory the Illuminator Press | 1772 |
| 1776 |  Trieste | «Աղօթք Յուսկան» ("Aghot Yuskan", Prayer of our Holy Hierarch Yusik) | Mkhitarist Press | 1774 |
| 1781 |  Saint Petersburg | «Ժամագիրք» ("Zhamagirq", "Breviary") | Grigor Khaldareants | 1783 |
| 1786 | Nakhichevan-on-Don | «Սաղմոսարան» ("Saghmosaran", "Psalter") | Holy Cross Monastery Press | 1790 |
| 1796 | Astrakhan | «Հրովարտակ» ("Hrovartak", "Decree") | Arghuteants press | 1796 |
| 1796 |  Calcutta | «Վիճաբանութիւն ար շահ Սլեմանն պարսից» ("Vitsabanuthyun ar sah Slemann parsits", "Dispute Before the Persian Sah Suleyman") | Hovsep Stepanosyan | 1797 |
| 1810 | Bombay | |||
| 1812 | Vienna | |||
| 1820 | Moscow | |||
| 1823 | Tiflis | |||
| 1828 | Shusha | |||
| 1833 | Jerusalem | |||
| 1848 |  Bahçecik | |||
| 1856 | Shamakhi | |||
| 1857 |  New York City | |||
| 1858 | Van | |||
| 1859 |  Feodosia, Crimea | |||
| 1863 | Muş | |||
| 1863 |  Manchester | |||
| 1865 |  Cairo | |||
| 1871 | Sivas | |||
| 1872 | Baku | |||
| 1874 | Elisabethpol | |||
| 1875 | Rostov-on-Don | |||
| 1876 | Yerevan | |||
| 1877 | Alexandrapol | |||
| 1877 |  Focşani | |||
| 1883 | Tokat | |||
| 1884 |  Varna | |||
| 1888 |  Alexandria | |||
| 1888 | Akhaltsikh | |||
| 1889 |  Tabriz | |||
| 1890 | Nor Bayazet | |||
| 1891 |  Geneva | |||
| 1891 | Ruse | |||
| 1892 |  Athens | |||
| 1894 | Tehran | |||
| 1899 |  Boston | |||
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