Egypt’s Cairo International Book Fair Sets New Footfall Record: 5.5 million.
But here just a reminder: the biggest book fair in the world is in Africa.
Read Moreby Mark Williams | Feb 6, 2025 | Africa, Arab publishing, Book Fairs, Egypt | 0 |
But here just a reminder: the biggest book fair in the world is in Africa.
Read Moreby Mark Williams | Feb 3, 2025 | Arab publishing, Book Fairs, Dubai, Egypt | 0 |
it would be fascinating to know how the DIWP workshops handle the AI angle, which simultaneously gives lazier writers the chance to coast, and gives serious writers the opportunity to take their art to new levels.
Read Moreby Mark Williams | Feb 1, 2025 | Book Fairs, Dubai, Egypt, MENA publishing, Middle East, United Arab Emirates | 0 |
Dubai’s Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation engagement at Cairo underscores CIBF’s growing significance as a hub for knowledge exchange, collaboration, and industry advancement.
Read Moreby Mark Williams | Jan 29, 2025 | Book Fairs, Egypt, MENA publishing | 0 |
While Sharjah has a head-start, I fully expect Egypt to become a major player on the international publishing circuit as this decade unfolds.
Read Moreby Mark Williams | Jan 27, 2025 | Africa, Book Fairs, Egypt | 0 |
At one time seen as a publishing backwater and mere “public-facing” book fair by most western publishing industry players, Cairo is fast becoming a key arena for global participation.
Read Moreby Mark Williams | Jan 27, 2025 | Book Fairs, Ebooks, Egypt | 0 |
The app’s second version will include audiobooks, and a similar app for the Egyptian Music Library is in development. Artificial Intelligence will be used to translate more books,
Read Moreby Mark Williams | Feb 4, 2024 | Bangladesh, Book Fairs, Egypt, India | 0 |
2024 is looking likely to break book fair records around the globe.
Read Moreby Mark Williams | Sep 5, 2022 | Africa, Book Fairs, Egypt, Global Publishing | 0 |
The Cairo International Book Fair is usually the biggest book fair in the world by visitor...
Read Moreby Mark Williams | Nov 25, 2020 | Africa, Book Fairs, Egypt, Global Publishing, Middle East | 0 |
Today the Cairo event holds the record as the world’s largest book fair, typically attracting...
Read Moreby Mark Williams | Nov 24, 2020 | Africa, Book Fairs, Egypt, Global Publishing | 0 |
Whether things will be better by summer 2021 remains to be seen, but we can safely say the 2021...
Read Moreby Mark Williams | Jun 8, 2020 | Abu Dhabi, Africa, Audiobooks, Awards, Book Fairs, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Digital subscription, ebook subscription services, Egypt, Global Publishing, The global book market, Zimbabwe | 0 |
On hold during the early stages of the pandemic, the StreetLib-TNPS newsletter Publish Africa is...
Read Moreby Mark Williams | Feb 7, 2020 | Africa, Book Fairs, Egypt, Global Publishing, Middle East, Morocco, Qatar, Sharjah, The global book market | 0 |
Not that you’d know it reading the western publishing industry trade journals, but the Cairo...
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