Professionalizing the Arab Publishing Industry
This post originally appeared at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair blog. One of the larger topics at the ADIBF is the professionalization of the Arab publishing world. As I’ve mentioned earlier, there is no pan-Arab distribution system, there’s a good deal of piracy and copyright infringement, etc. The “Spotlight ...
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Touring the ADIBF
This post originally appeared at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair blog. Earlier today Ursula Holpp took our group of journalists on a quick tour of the fair, introducing us to some of the most influential and interesting Arab book market representatives. After spending even just a couple hours walking around, trying to ...
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The Arab Book Market: Facts and Figures
This post originally appeared at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair blog. Bachar Chebaro, general manager of Arab Scientific Publishers and Secretary General of the Arab Publishers Association, kicked off this year’s professional program with his presentation on “News from the Arab Book Market.” As a member of the ...
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Arrival at the Abu Dhabi Book Fair
This post originally appeared at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair blog. After twenty-some-odd hours of travel (including a twelve-hour flight in a seat with a busted entertainment center that kept restarting and restarting as if it was possessed), I’m here in Abu Dhabi, at the Book Fair, waiting for the opening ...
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Recapping the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair
After a sentimental farewell drink atop the Crowne Plaza Hotel, I left Abu Dhabi Sunday morning at 2 am. Twenty-two hours later I was back here in Rochester, a bit exhausted, but utterly enthralled in Gamal al-Ghitani’s The Zafarani Files. Anyway, rather than pretend that I can be coherent on the blog today (that ...
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March Issue of the Frankfurt Book Fair Newsletter
The new issue of the Frankfurt Book Fair is now available online, and includes: Information about Argentina’s new translation subsidy program; An interview with Akshay Pathak about the GBO New Delhi and the Indian book market; and, An article I wrote on the future of publishing in India. ...
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