Category: Global Publishing
International Publishers Association – Arab Publishers Association Debate: “Publishing in the Arab World during the COVID-19 Pandemic”. Live on YouTube Monday 13 July
International Publishers Association Secretary General José Borghino will be talking with Bachar...
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“Egyptian and Arab publishing was in crisis before the pandemic. Now exacerbated by lockdown”
Said Abdo, head of the Egyptian Publishers Association, said recently that Arab publishing was...
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Sweden: Storytel’s spending spree continues with 3rd acquisition this month – Nordic audiobook production company Earselect
Barely had the cyber-ink dried on the news that Sweden-based Storytel had acquired Arabic-language...
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UAE’s Sharjah International Book Fair will go ahead Nov 4-14. All Exhibitor spaces sold. But 2 million visitors is unlikely this year
As the biggest territorial Middle East book event (Cairo attracts more visitors but is in North...
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Italy: Giunti’s Int. Sales Officer talks Arab book markets. “Intimacy and direct interaction connect the audience with the publishing house”
While not free of the Covid-19 virus, Italy has gone from one of the hardest hit countries to one...
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Storytel buys Arabic audiobook subscription service Kitab Sawti. CEO Sebastian Bond to lead a new regional operation, Storytel MENA
Originating in Sweden in 2016, Kitab Sawti has been a leading force in Arabic-language audiobooks,...
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Storytel beats forecast for Q2, taking subscribers to 1.23 million and Q2 revenue up 43% YOY. Announces plans for Thailand and Indonesia
Storytel remains predictable, but gratifyingly so, as it beats Q2 forecasts and announces new...
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Sri Lanka’s Colombo Int. Book Fair hopes to proceed in September. No online alternative is being discussed and digital books remains a novelty
Vijitha Yapa, President of the Sri Lanka Book Publishers Association has said it is planning for...
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Sheikh Zayed Book Award hosts seminar exploring digital publishing and the “the never-before-seen emergence of ‘subscription culture’ in the Arab world”
Titled “Building a Digital Ecosystem for Knowledge”, the seminar was moderated by Saeed Hamdan Al...
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Saudi Arabia’s Literature, Publishing and Translation Commission offers live discussions on YouTube July 5-18
Running July 5-18, Saudi Arabia’s Literature, Publishing and Translation Commission will be live...
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Sweden’s BookBeat sees 82% revenue rise in Q2. Launches in Poland. Targets 400,000 subscribers and $50 million revenue in 2020
US and UK publishers will be watching nervously as the Q2 streaming service results emerge, and...
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Sweden’s Nextory grows revenue 95% in Q2. 58% new user growth in June
While many publishers remain wary of the unlimited subscription model for digital books, consumers...
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