Publishing Translations Into (and out of) Arabic
This post originally appeared at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair blog. One of the most admirable aspects of the UAE is how much money is spent on cultural activities. The Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture & Heritage does a remarkable job funding events (such as the book fair) and helping to cultivate the apperception ...
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For English-Speaking Readers
This post originally appeared at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair blog. After spending a week in Abu Dhabi talking with Arabic publishers, looking at Arabic stands, I’m personally very interested in reading a few contemporary Arabic works. As most everybody knows, translation ain’t a specialty of American/UK ...
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Women in Publishing: Marketing Outside the Mainstream
This post originally appeared at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair blog. One of the liveliest and interesting professional programs of the week was “How Did You Do It?” a special Women in Publishing Business Lunch that focused on innovative marketing strategies implemented by two independent presses. Rana Idress ...
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39 under 39 in Beirut
This post originally appeared at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair blog. To celebrate Beirut being the UNESCO World Book Capital 2009, the Hay Festival has created Beirut39, a three-day festival celebrating 39 of the best Arab writers under the age of 39. Nominations for the 39 will come from publishers, literary ...
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E-Everything
This post originally appeared at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair blog. One of the most interesting panels I’ve attended here at the book fair was the “Business Potentials of Digital Publishing” seminar that took place this afternoon. This is a topic that I’m personally really interested in, and following a few ...
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The Education Chapter
This post originally appeared at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair blog. As mentioned earlier, in addition to copyright and piracy issues, the other main emphasis at the ADIBF is educational publishing. To this end, the fair organized a two-day “Education Chapter Conference” to provide publishers and educators with ...
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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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