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Ebookselling Innovation in the Arab World

Jordan's EkTab and Egypt's Kotobi are sell ebooks and print books online in the Middle East and Africa, where distribution poses a constant challenge. The post Ebookselling Innovation in the Arab World appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why Are There No Literary Agents in the Middle East?

One of the few literary agents focusing on Arabic, Yasmina Jraissati, discusses the non-existent role of the literary agent in the Middle East. The post Why Are There No Literary Agents in the Middle East? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Abbott to leave PRH

Mike Abbott is leaving Penguin Random House as a result of the publisher's international sales team restructure. Abbott has been in the Random House UK international team for 11 years, working first as group sales and marketing director for Europe, and later as group sales and marketing... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Opens Its Ad Awards to Instagram Campaigns

Facebook is allowing a new ad type in its yearly awards: Instagram campaigns. The Facebook Awards started taking submissions last week, and for the first time, Instagram ads are up for consideration, the social network said. This is the fourth year Facebook is hosting the ad awards, and Adweek... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'

[ AdWeek | 2015-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Death of Paul Khauli

Paul Khauli, managing director of Levant Group distributors, has died. Khauli passed away in Beirut on Friday 16th January, following a heart attack, aged 67. His funeral was held in Beirut last week (19th).   Bill Kennedy of Avicenna Partnership, which offers sales and marketing... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins omits Israel from Middle East atlases

HarperCollins is selling English-language atlases to schools in the Middle East which do not show Israel, it has been reported. The Catholic newspaper The Tablet said Collins Middle East Atlases show Jordan and Syria extending to the Mediterranean, and mark the position of the West Bank, but do... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kinokuniya moves 'could include Europe'

Japan's 90-branch Kinokuniya book chain "would love to come to Europe if the opportunity arises", Hiroshi Sogo, m.d. of the company's e-commerce arm AsianBasis Corporation, told delegates at the Publishers Association's International Conference in London yesterday (11th December). Sogo was... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Religion Books of Note, November

Rob Bell and Kristen Bell reflect on the meaning of marriage; Gerard Russell explains little-understood religious dynamics in the Middle East. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books Inspire Hot-Topic Dialogue in Searing Sharjah

The Islamic Book Exhibition serves as a forum for dialogue on some of the hottest topics affecting the Middle East and Islam, all through the medium of books. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tina Fey will reportedly star in a film adaptation of 'Taliban Shuffle'

The movie will be based on the memoir by journalist Kim Barker, a darkly comic look at reporting in the Middle East. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette’s Man in the Middle East

Matt Cowdery, Hachette's representative in the GCC, reflects on several publishing issues impacting the region including importation certificates, the Arab Spring and more. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Religion Update Fall 2013: Different Faiths, Side by Side

In our increasingly global society, books that compare and illuminate the worlds’ faiths can prove useful tools in fostering tolerance and cooperation. Today, with events in the Middle East still at center stage, understanding Islam in the context of other faiths dominates the field. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'The Wet and the Dry' is a nuanced cocktail of a book

Lawrence Osborne's 'The Wet and the Dry' is a paean to drinking, a travelogue unfolding largely through the Islamic states of the Middle East and a memoir of sorts."He who makes a beast of himself," Samuel Johnson famously observed, "gets rid of the pain of being a man." His subject is, of... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Foreign Affairs Launches Special Collection for iPad

Foreign Affairs will cover topics like crises in the Middle East, arms treaties and international law--and now they're writing about Game of Thrones. Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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I B Tauris title wins English PEN prize

A book on the the political uprisings in the Middle East has won an English PEN Award for... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury to launch Wisden India

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Mon, 10/10/2011 - 08:20 Bloomsbury is to launch cricketing imprint Wisden in India, signing a long-term licensing deal with sports and entertainment management firm FidelisWorld. Rights will also be extended to Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka,... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette opens Dubai office

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 29/09/2011 - 12:08 Hachette UK is opening a sales and marketing office in Dubai to cover the Middle East, with Matt Cowdery taking on the role of sales manager, Middle East. Group commercial director Richard Kitson said: "The establishment... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Elliott & Thompson to link with Faber and Frances Lincoln

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Wed, 06/07/2011 - 15:29 Independent publisher Elliott & Thompson has appointed Frances Lincoln to be its sales representative in the UK and Ireland, with MDL continuing to handle all distribution. In another new appointment, Faber is to... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S title to examine Arab spring

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Fri, 10/06/2011 - 10:44 BBC Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen is to write a book on the recent uprisings in the Middle East for publication in autumn 2012 by Simon & Schuster. Editorial director Mike Jones bought UK and Commonwealth rights excluding... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Social networking 'will be the death of us', says Jacobson

Written By: Laura Richards Publication Date: Tue, 01/03/2011 - 14:59 Man Booker winner Howard Jacobson has dismissed social networking sites Facebook and Twitter, claiming both sites "will be the death of us". In an interview on Sky Arts' "The Book Show", The Finkler Question author confessed... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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