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  How Did September 11, 2001 Change Publishing?

  1949 readersSome people left the business, others developed an interest in the Middle East. How did September 11 affect you? By Edward Nawotka In today’s editorial, I offer some thoughts about how September 11, 2001 changed publishing. One result of that horrific day was closer ties between Western and Middle East publishers and a wave of new titles

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  Register for the Abu Dhabi Book Fair, Deadline January 20

  1173 readersBy Edward Nawotka The Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (ADIBF) is fast approaching and will take place this year from March 28-April 2. The event has quickly become one of the premier publishing events in the Arabic-speaking world, and last year drew more than 200,000 visitors to visit some 875 exhibitors from 58 countries. With the momentous

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  Morning Brief: Egyptian satirist arrested and questioned by police; the NYT announces new ‘appification’ effort

  584 readersPopular television satirist Bassem Youssef was arrested and questioned by Egyptian police, accused of insulting Islam and Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi. Youssef was released after three hours of questioning. The arrest warrant was issued on SaturdayYoussef was released on bail of 15,000 Egyptian pounds, or around $2,200 U.S. "Touched by people's support and media attention,however, there

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  Are PDF E-Books Still Key for Developing Digital Markets?

  434 readersBy Edward Nawotka BookBake, described in today’s feature story, is a new e-publishing platform out of Cairo that delivers “enhanced PDFs” and Android apps. It works in English, Arabic, French, Spanish and Portuguese, suggesting the site is specifically aimed at developing e-book markets in the Middle East, Africa and Latin America (among others). Much of digital

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  Why is the Middle East Important to British Publishers?

  897 readersNot only is the demand for academic titles from the UK growing, but Western bestsellers are hits as well. This article is part of a series on publishing in the Middle East which is sponsored by the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair. By Daniel Kalder This year the United Kingdom will is the “country focus” at the Abu

• New Nielsen report looks at advertising in Q1 from a global perspective, sees print’s continuing weakness in Europe & North America, strong Internet gains in Europe

  1542 readersThe latest Nielsen Global AdView Pulse report, which looks at worldwide ad trends in the first quarter of this year, finds that Internet advertising continues to be a bright spot, with growth of 12.1 percent, with Europe, Latin America and the Middle East and Africa reporting double digit growth in the category. While newspaper advertising

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  Case Studies: Western Publishing Partnerships with the Arab World

  786 readersIgnorance of the Arab World is the main obstacle facing Western publishers looking to enter the market. By Olivia Snaije The Arab World, with its approximately 300 million speakers of Arabic and one of the fastest growing populations on the planet, is a natural destination for Western publishers seeking to jump on the bandwagon of opportunity. At

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  Arab, Western Publishers Have a Responsibility to Egypt

  876 readersBy Edward Nawotka For obvious reasons, if you want customer service this week from Kotobarabia, Egypt’s predominant e-book store, you’re out of luck. The lifting of censorship will bring a flood of new books, but it’s up to Arab and Western publishers to ensure there’s a pluralism of views. “Everyone who works for us, and there are about

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  Poll: Who is Driving the Digital Transition in Publishing?

  3852 readersBy Hannah Johnson Brian Wafawarowa, Executive Director of Publishers’ Association of South Africa, told Publishing Perspectives: I do not think that the e-book shift is being proactively driven by publishers, but by consumer demand. The shift to or inclusion of e-books is still something publishers begrudge. Publishers are comfortable with the analog book and would like to