At Sharjah Publishing City, the Emirates Publishers Association Opens a ‘One Stop Shop’

Assistance on licensing, printing permits, ISBNs for new titles, trade inquiries, and more are available now to publishers in the UAE at a centralized resource hub located at Sharjah Publishing City. The post At Sharjah Publishing City, the Emirates Publishers Association Opens a ‘One Stop Shop’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]

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[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ BBC World | 2013-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Six iPad Magazines That Are Changing The Publishing Business

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[ Fast Company | 2013-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Blackwell's to open in Bloomsbury

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Engadget | 2013-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NewSpring Capital Leads $11M Investment in Open Road Media

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Haruki Murakami's latest novel to be published in the U.S. in 2014

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[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Engadget | 2013-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Engadget | 2013-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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