Iraq’s Baghdad International Book Fair set for December 9, but little chance of matching the 1 million visitors seen in 2019
In 2019 the Baghdad International Book Fair presented 2 million books and attracted a record one...
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Category: Iraq
The latest edition of the StreetLib-TNPS B2B newsletter Publish MENA is live
A major breakdown with the submarine cable connecting West Africa and Europe caused serious...
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38th Sharjah International Book Fair announces Arab author guest list
“Open Books Open Minds” is the theme for this year’s Sharjah International Book Fair, an event...
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Iraqi Kurdistan’s 14th Erbil International Book Fair closes with 400,000 visitors as another MENA book fair record tumbles
With one million titles on offer it was always going to be a big attraction, but even so the...
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14th Erbil Book Fair underway in Iraq’s Kurdistan. 100,000 visitors expected
Iraq is probably on few authors or publishers lists as a place to sell books, and no question the...
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Over 5 million visitors spend over $5 million at India's 2019 book fairs. And we're only halfway through February
India’s Kolkata International Book Fair wound up earlier this week and the numbers are in:...
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As the London Book Fair looms, invisible millions attend book fairs and festivals around the globe
If it’s February it must be the Amar Ekushey Boi Mela in Bangladesh, an annual festival of...
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475,000 attended Saudi Arabia's Jeddah International Book Fair. The Arab Renaissance continues
When it comes to judging the potential of the so-called nascent book markets, attendance at book...
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Start The Day Global – 5 Not to be Missed Publishing Stories from Around the World
A writers workshop in Abu Dhabi that went from 12 to 2,500 members. A pay-to-get-in bookstore in...
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New import duties on books hits Iraqi publishing sector. Some claim it's censorship by taxation
Iraq has enjoyed relative publishing freedom in recent years, but there are signs that might be...
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Kurdistan’s 13th Erbil Int. Book Fair reminds us censorship is a balancing act, not a line in the sand
38 books have been prevented from sale at the 13th Erbil International Book Fair in Iraq’s...
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Ten global publishing stories not to be missed. 13 June 2018 collation
The global publishing market has never been more exciting, and every day myriad publishing stories...
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