June 12, 2014 — International publishing news and opinion
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Today's Feature Story:
Aisha
Al-Kaabi discusses the history and mission of her publishing house IQRAni,
which is at the forefront of a publishing boom in the UAE.
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Discussion:
The
Italian ebook self-publishing platform Narcissus has launched in Arabic, but
finds authors in the Arab world face a steep digital learning curve.
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More News from PP:
Cory
Doctorow's novel Little Brother has been cut from a Florida schools
summer reading program after the principal accused it of promoting
"hacker culture."
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Rights:
Lora
Fountain, a literary agent based in Paris, talks about the challenges of
selling graphic novel translations in an increasingly digital and competitive
marketplace.
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Former leading New Zealand publisher and bookseller, and widely experienced judge of both the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Montana New Zealand Book Awards, talks about what he is currently reading, what impresses him and what doesn't, along with chat about the international English language book scene, and links to sites of interest to booklovers.
Thursday, June 12, 2014
IQRAni: The Story of a Pioneering Emirati Publishing House
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