Publishers: We have doubled book titles to meet the growing demand in the current cycle

"Sharjah International Book" puts the finishing touches to its 40th session

• "Sharjah Book" announced a number of developments and logistical services to serve the masses.

  Emirates today

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Three days before the opening of the Sharjah International Book Fair in its 40th session, publishing houses participating in the fair finished their final touches to receive visitors in their pavilions, while exhibitors confirmed their optimism for the extraordinary success of the current session, especially after the world recovered from the “Corona” pandemic, which prompted them to Double the number of titles offered to meet the expected increasing demand.

Under the slogan "Here.. you have a book", the Nobel Prize winners for literature, the Booker, the makers of the most famous dramatic texts of the twentieth century, and the most prominent creators and artists in the world and the Arab region, will meet during the period from 3 to 13 November, on one platform in the fortieth session of the "Sharjah International Book Fair", to celebrate on the land of Sharjah with the public of knowledge and writers the slogan "Here .. you have a book", surrounded by millions of books presented by more than 1,566 Arab and foreign publishers from 83 countries.

Over the course of 11 days, Expo Center Sharjah will turn into a global carnival of books, creativity, art and theater, as the exhibition organized by the Sharjah Book Authority, in which the efforts to recover the publishing industry in the world are leading, brings together 85 writers from 22 countries, and organizes more than 970 seminars, creative workshops, presentations, evenings and dialogues. .

The Sharjah Book Authority announced a number of logistical developments and services that guarantee the audience of the 40th Sharjah International Book Fair, through which modern technologies are invested in serving the masses to save time for them, whether in reading the exhibition’s agenda and events, or exhibitors’ pavilions and service facilities, and it organizes school students’ visits for exhibition stands.

In addition, the exhibition developed the information devices distributed at the doors of the halls by providing them with features that facilitate their use, while providing the ability to request assistance through the information devices in the event of loss of property belonging to visitors, as well as providing additional spaces for car parking services.

In addition, publishers participating in the exhibition confirmed to "Emirates Today" that hope for the return of cultural life to normal will be born during the current session of the exhibition, stressing that the UAE is the largest supporter of literature and culture in general.

Lina Amer, an official at Dar "Zama'a" for printing and publishing from Syria, said that the UAE is one of the largest supportive countries for the publisher, which helped them renew hope for the return and continuity of this industry during the "Corona" pandemic, especially when all publishing houses were exempted from the wages of wings in previous session.

She stated that the publishing sector is one of the most prominent sectors facing difficulties and challenges, requiring facilities in marketing operations, so the support of governments generates hope for the continuation, success and prosperity of this sector.

While the owner of the Jarir Bookstore at the Sharjah Book Fair, Wael Moussa, confirmed that the current session comes with a lot of hopes to compensate for the repercussions of the “Corona” pandemic on this sector, so we were keen to participate with many new titles and recent publications, to meet the increased demand for books This year.

And the director of publishing at the Center for Arabic Literature in Saudi Arabia, Ahmed Al-Bashouri, pointed out that the center was keen to increase the number of titles during the current session, by 50% compared to last year, to encourage authors to issue their books, stressing that the exhibition’s absorptive capacity will return to its previous era before the “Corona” pandemic.

And "Emirates Today" monitored, during a field tour around the exhibition, that publishing houses had finished putting their books in full and putting the final touches, while all the exhibition's work was about to end in preparation for receiving visitors on the third of next month.

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What gave birth to hope for the prosperity of the book sector?

Intelligent logistics

This year's edition of the "Sharjah International Book Fair" is witnessing a distinctive addition represented by the launch of an application called "Sharjah International Book Fair", which can be downloaded from the "Play Store" and "Apple Store", and allows access to the exhibition program, including sessions, workshops and presentations. In addition to participating publishers and books displayed, it also provides a feature to alert the user to the approaching timing of the events in which he wants to participate. Waleed Al Sayegh, Director General of Sharjah Central Finance Department, said:“We are working to enable smart technical transformation and provide innovative digital services. To facilitate the customers and visitors of the Sharjah International Book Fair, we have completed all the procedures followed by which the digital payment channels in the smart receipt system “Tahseel” became available at the book fair, including all cards The debit and credit digital, in addition to the global wallets “Apple Pay”, “Samsung Pay”, “Google Pay”, and the “Tahseel Pay” digital wallet, enabling them to pay through the direct charging service from the bank account.

continuous development

The Chairman of the Sharjah Book Authority, Ahmed bin Rakkad Al Ameri, said that the Sharjah International Book Fair seeks to continuously develop the services and facilities it provides to its audience year after year, ensuring that book fairs are ranked first in the region and the world.

He said that the Sharjah International Book Fair is the identity in which Sharjah expresses its civilizational and cultural project to the world, which makes us embody the extent of our interest in the emirate's message towards knowledge, creativity and culture, with practical procedures on the ground, beyond the general organization and the size of hosted publishers, and up to the smallest details in The exhibition that enriches and enriches the experience of visitors, and enhances the passion for reading and acquiring books.

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