Oman’s Muscat International Book Fair pulls a disappointing crowd this year – less than half its peak one million visitors
Disappointing for the organisers, perhaps, but bear in mind that would be a top-level achievement...
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Tag: MENA book markets
Qatar’s first Ramadan Book Fair underway as Arab book fair season attracts millions in Q1 2022
It will be after the summer that we begin to put together exactly how big is the book fair...
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Kuwait amends censorship law for books, but many questions remain unanswered
Prior to the new law a 12-member censors committee met twice a month and decided which books would...
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Algeria’s Algiers International Book Fair (SILA) to be held online this year. Catastrophe or opportunity?
The loss of the in-person event has been described as “a catastrophe” for Algerian publishers who...
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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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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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Netflix globally releasing 44 Arabic films from MENA. MENA publishers dither over digital and limit reach
Netflix is releasing a catalogue of 44 Arabic films combining cinematic masterpieces with...
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Arabic audio subscription service Kitab Sawti sees subscribers double during regional lockdown. Partners with Careem in Saudi Arabia
With 31 million people online the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the second largest Arabic digital...
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The StreetLib-TNPS global-perspectives newsletter Publish MENA #8 is now available
The free StreetLib-TNPS B2B global-perspectives newsletter for Middle East North Africa authors...
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Egypt’s Alexandria International Book Fair adds 200,000 free ebooks to its website
Despite Egypt leading Africa in coronavirus fatalities (40 dead as this post goes live) and the...
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Amazon and Apple head for Saudi Arabia, but Kindle and iBooks stores unlikely
Having acquired Souq earlier this year it was inevitable Amazon’s interests would turn to the...
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Arabs don’t read, and other nonsense. Why the MENA market is an exciting prospect
The Second Arab Reading Challenge has just wound up. Twenty-five nations took part. Seven million...
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