Saturday, October 18, 2014

Are There Too Many Books?

Today's Feature Story:


In 2015 the Cairo International Book Fair will launch its first-ever professional program, which will run from January 29 through 31.
Discussion:


The total number of books in print hit 28 million worldwide in 2013, but are there enough readers to justify so much publishing?
Comics:


In a region that is not lacking in dark humor, the first Palestine Comics festival kicks off today in East Jerusalem and in the West Bank.
More News:


Writing for SF Gate, John McMurtie reports that the San Francisco based publishing house McSweeney’s will become a nonprofit.
Download:


From the world's largest book fair, Publishing Perspectives reported on the latest developments and interviewed publishers from around the world. Download each edition here.
Frankfurt 2014:


Working in multiple language and genres, twelve publishers from Morocco exhibited together at the 2014 Frankfurt Book Fair.

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