95.6% of Algerians like reading. 52% read fiction. Arabic, French and English the preferred languages. 90% prefer print to ebooks
Largely ignored by the outside world, the Algerian book market is a vibrant one, full of promise....
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Author: Mark Williams
As Storytel Q3 results show 730,000 subscribers, with streaming revenue up 43% Y/Y, fourth place rival Bokus Play plays the discount game to stay relevant
It was never going to be easy for new kid on the Scandinavian audiobook block, Bokus Play....
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The Arab Renaissance set back by worsening censorship in Kuwait. Dostoyevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov among 1,000 titles banned at Kuwait Book Fair
After the resounding success of the Sharjah International Book Fair in the UAE, extolling a...
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Sharjah 2.23 million. Algiers 2.2 million. 4.4 million visitors to Arab book fairs in the past two weeks. The Arab Renaissance gathers momentum
The Sharjah International Book Fair just missed last year’s record-breaking 2.38 million visitors,...
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Storytel confirms Brazil launch for 2019 as Mexico launch nears
Back in May 2018 The New Publishing Standard was the first English-language industry journal to...
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