The global book market is so much bigger than we think. The Riyadh International Book Fair closed a few days ago, and as expected, footfall once again exceeded one million visitors, with a “substantial increase in revenue” for publishers. It marks Saudi Arabia’s fourth million-footfall Riyadh fair, not that you’d know it from western publishing … Continue reading Arab Renaissance redux: 1 million visitors at the Riyadh International Book Fair. Revenues substantially up