Bodour Al Qasimi and Marcus Dooley discuss challenges facing knowledge makers
Rich dialogues at the publishers conference.. for the future of the book industry
Last year, the conference brought together 546 publishers and literary agents from 83 countries.
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Bodour Al Qasimi: “Discussions and the exchange of experiences are the essence of our industry, which highlights our need for cooperation and mobilization of all our efforts to enhance the publishing sector’s flexibility and readiness to keep pace with future changes.”
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The activities of the 12th edition of the Publishers Conference organized by the Sharjah Book Authority, prior to the launch of the 41st edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair, will host Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, President of the International Publishers Association, and Executive Director of Penguin Random House Marcus Dole, in a panel discussion, which will be held On the first of next November, about recent publishing trends, and the opportunities available to overcome the challenges of the book industry in global markets.
During the session, Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi employs her vision and experience in concluding global partnerships during the presidency of the International Publishers Association, which led her to launch the initiative of the global plan to enhance the sustainability and resilience of the publishing industry "Inspire", and the unprecedented strategy in uniting the publishers community at the global level to adopt a unified vision for the publishing industry at the stage of Beyond Corona, where she and Marcus Dooley discuss a number of important topics, including digital transformation, freedom of publication, diversity, and inclusion.
Marcus Dooley is the Executive Director of Penguan Random House, a subsidiary of the Bertelsmann Foundation, and has extensive experience in the global publishing sector over three decades, during which he oversaw the mergers and recovery of Penguan Random House from the repercussions of the global pandemic, and helped in mediation operations to reach Agreements to obtain the rights to memoirs of public figures, including Bono, the singer of the U2 band, and Michelle Obama, the wife of the former US president.
Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi said: “With the publishing industry recovering from the pandemic and heading towards building a better and more resilient future, the importance of in-depth knowledge of successful businesses and how they face challenges, keep pace with digital transformations, and their influential role in the growth and recovery of the publishing industry, as discussions and exchange of experiences are the core of our industry, which is what It highlights our need to cooperate and mobilize all our efforts to enhance the flexibility of the publishing sector and its readiness to keep pace with future changes.”
For his part, Marcus Doolet said: “I am honored to participate in the publishers conference that precedes the launch of the Sharjah International Book Fair, in an interview with Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi, and I look forward to learning about long-term growth opportunities in the Gulf region by increasing reading rates and the number of readers, and publishing the works of local voices. ».
On the importance of Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi and Marcus Doleh’s participation in the conference, the Chairman of the Sharjah Book Authority Ahmed bin Rakkad Al Ameri said: “The Publishers Conference was launched to be a regional link for global publishing industry experts, providing them with the opportunity to communicate and discuss ways to enhance commercial relations, and today it has become a platform for publishers. We are pleased to host Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi and Marcus Dooley in a dialogue that reviews the latest information and data related to the publishing industry, and highlights practical strategies to unify our efforts to support the publishing industry.” .
The dialogue comes as part of the activities of the conference, which will be held over three days from October 30 to November 1, at Expo Sharjah, to complete its series of successes. From 83 countries, to crown the Sharjah International Book Fair, the largest exhibition in the world in terms of buying and selling copyright.
Perspectives
The Publishers Conference program includes 12 dialogue sessions presented by a group of senior experts who share their ideas and views on ways to benefit from the emerging business trends in the electronic publishing and audiobook market, in addition to discussing the challenges facing the supply chain, providing the necessary solutions to overcome them, and highlighting opportunities emerging in the fields of translation, multilingual publishing, and popular book genres such as Japanese manga comic books.
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