ADIBF PAY app sets the scene for a digital books explosion in the Arab markets
Digital debates are nothing new at the Arab book fairs, but 2018 may prove the tipping point in...
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Tag: Sharjah Book Fair
12 mind-blowing book events you probably never knew happened in 2017
Usually on alternate Sundays I review the latest Hot Sheet from Jane Friedman and Porter Anderson,...
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OverDrive supplies the UAE’s first digital library
Back in May Book Expo New York hosted an event titled Reaching the Arab World – the New...
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Sharjah Book Fair opens today. 1.5 million books. More than 2.3 million visitors expected
The world’s third largest book fair gets under way today, in the sandy desert of the Middle...
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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...
Read MoreThe Hot Sheet reviewed (first October 2017 edition)
Prior to the launch of The New Publishing Standard one of my plans was to have a regular Sunday feature summarising the latest Hot Sheet (the industry news-sheet for authors, produced every two weeks by Porter Anderson and Jane...
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Jordan Prepares for the 17th Amman International Book Fair
The 17th Amman International Book Fair kicks off next week (October 4) with a ten day event in the...
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