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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The biggest book fair in the world is an Arab event in Africa. 3.5 million visitors at Egypt’s Cairo International Book Fair. Publishers look the other way
Not that you’d know it reading the western publishing industry trade journals, but the Cairo...
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Egypt’s Cairo International Book Fair clocks 600,000 visitors in first four days. Book sales up on 2019
Egypt’s Minister of Culture Inas Abdel Dayem, reported back on the first four days of the 14-day...
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January 2020 Book Fair Snapshot. 8-10 million people spending millions of dollars on books in countries widely regarded as publishing backwaters
2020 is off to a great start on the global book fair front, but what follows should be seen as...
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UNESCO says Arabs read for just 6 minutes a year. So why will more than 4 million Arabs be heading for MENA book fairs next week?
This year Sharjah, one of the United Arab Emirates, is UNESCO World Book Capital. Which means the...
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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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Publish MENA – the digital advantage #4 is hitting inboxes this weekend
The joint StreetLib-TNPS bi-weekly newsletter Publish MENA – the digital...
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Publish MENA – the digital advantage #3 is now available
The joint StreetLib-TNPS bi-weekly newsletter Publish MENA – the digital...
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Egypt’s Dar Altanweer acquires rights to debut Canadian thriller. But seizing global opportunities is still rare in the Arab markets
Being a former publicity manager at Penguin Canada has proven to be an asset for debut author...
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Publish MENA – the digital advantage #2 is now available
The joint StreetLib-TNPS bi-weekly newsletter Publish MENA – the digital advantage released its...
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StreetLib-TNPS launches new B2B MENA publishing newsletter ahead of the IPA Regional Seminar in Amman
Originally planned to go live to mark the occasion of the Sharjah International Book Fair later...
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IPA announces first ever Middle East Publishing Seminar for September, with a strong focus on digital
“Read. Empower. Transform: The role of reading for the future of the Arab world” is the title of a...
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