Arab book fair and book festival visitor numbers easily exceeds 10 million in an unexpectedly quiet year. Who says Arabs don’t read?
“The Western reader devotes 200 hours of his time each year to reading, while the Arab...
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Tag: MENA book market
Arab Renaissance: Millions descend on MENA book fairs as the 2023-24 season kicks off, starting with Riyadh
Never underestimate the publishing opportunity in the Arab markets. Some of the largest book fairs...
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“Arabs only read for a few minutes a year” (Not my words!)
Last year the UAE’s Sharjah International Book Fair saw well over 2 million visitors while...
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Egypt – 2023 Cairo International Book Fair dates announced
The Cairo International Book Fair is usually the biggest book fair in the world by visitor...
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Arab book market focus: Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival 2022 (UAE)
The Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival is one of the biggest children’s literary events in the...
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Algiers Int. Book Fair clocks 1.3 million in-person visitors and a digital success too
Running March 24 through 31 the eight day event averaged over 160,000 in-person visitors per day....
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Confusion at Bologna over Arabic language and digital books compatibility amid a wider piracy problem
It was one year ago this month that Amazon launched in Poland, amusingly selling Kindle devices...
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Algeria’s biggest cultural event, the Algiers Int. Book Fair, returns in March
Just maybe it would be better if emerging markets fair organisers simply encouraged people to enjoy books because books are so enjoyable.
Read MoreSaudi Arabia publishing’s “very exciting time” as CUP returns to SA and IPA President Al Qasimi talks of the Arab Renaissance
“It is a very exciting time for the kingdom and the literary and publishing sector. The theme for this year’s event, “New Destination, New Chapter”, reflects Saudi Arabia’s ambitions to elevate the...
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Riyadh International Book Fair hosts Saudi Arabia’s first ever Publishers Conference today
Having clocked 1 million visitors in 2019, the Riyadh fair was cancelled by the Pandemic in 2020,...
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Morocco’s Casablanca Int. Book Fair postponed as Covid-19 tears up the 2021 publishing calendar
Last year the Casablanca International Book Fair attracted over a half million visitors. This year...
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The Kuwait Virtual Book Fair is underway, with its own online bookstore
Kuwait’s International Book Fair was put on hold during the summer as the pandemic wrought...
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