Publishers Conference .. 3 days of dialogues to upgrade the book industry

With the participation of more than 500 Arab and foreign publishers, the 9th edition of the Publishers Conference organized by the Sharjah Book Authority kicked off yesterday at the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, ahead of the 38th edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair.

The three-day conference will host a series of panel discussions, seminars and training workshops that will host a group of specialists in the Arab and foreign publishing sectors, with the aim of creating an opportunity to mobilize Arab and international efforts to improve the publishing sector and provide a platform to talk about the most important professional programs in the world in terms of buying and selling. Translation rights.

Ahmed Bin Rakkad Al Ameri, Chairman of Sharjah Book Authority, said: “Through the conference, we are keen to provide everything necessary to improve the publishing process, a development industry that has become a tributary of global economies. "To discuss the various publishing issues and their solutions, and their impact on local and international publishers."

“This year, in collaboration with the International Publishers Association and the African Publishers Network, we have put the continent's publishing experience under consideration and analysis to identify the challenges they face, the opportunities open to them and what can be done to move them forward,” he said at the opening session of the conference. We are keen to expand the horizons of cooperation between Arab publishers to achieve a more advanced future for the industry through successful trade deals and agreements that lead to the development of this sector and increase its diversity. ”

The first session, entitled “Publishing the World: What is the Next Step for Industry Development”, was hosted by IBD Publishing founder Dr. Imad Al-Din Al-Akhal: Founder and CEO of Source Books Publishing and Publishing, Dominique Rakha, and President of the Publishers Association. Elliot Aguirre, CEO of Smartline Publishing, Elliot Aguirre, Director of International Publishing at Austin Macaulee Publishers, British publisher Jade Robertson, and founder of Eurasia Media Publishing and Media in New Zealand, Peter Dowling. The second session was titled “Transferring Arab Headlines to the World, How to Deal with Arab Publishers”

The session was moderated by Julie Atrell, Director of International Rights at the Wiley Foundation for Education Services, with the participation of Jane Parsons, publisher of Bloomsbury Publishing, Mohamed Enad, of the Evening Publishing and Distribution House, Canada, and Ramzi Ben Rhouma, of Meskaliani Publishing, Tunisia. General Conference of Publishers Faisal Al Naboodah.

Course

The Sharjah Book Authority held yesterday the 6th training course for Arab publishers, in cooperation with New York University, with the participation of more than 200 Arab publishers, on the sidelines of the preparations for the 38th edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair From 30th to 9th of November.