Issued by the Arab Publishers` Association
A study on the professional publisher and the basics of the publishing industry

The Arab Publishers` Association published a study entitled: "The Professional Publisher... Basic Approaches to the Publishing Industry", answers several questions, including: What is the publishing industry? Is there a publishing industry in the Arab region? What are the elements of a professional publisher in the Arabic concept? And who is a professional publisher? And what are the tools of his work? Are there clear criteria for publication? What are the new publishing spaces?
The study, prepared by Dr. Khaled Azab, deals with a number of topics accompanied by numbers and analysis, including: writers and the publishing movement in the world. Analytical vision, book sales scientifically during five years (2017-2022), interactive book and digital publishing conditions, audio books, children's book, book and education, publishing house styles, book marketing, book cover, publishing industry, author and ChatGPT technology.
The study monitored the reasons that led to the decline of the Arab publishing movement, especially the printing and publication of the paper educational book, the shift to the digital publishing space, and the rapid developments that accompanied this, and the lack of clear policies for publishing standards.
Also, the continuous relationship between the author, publisher and reader, and the question about the economics of publishing in light of the burdens posed by publishing inputs, and these inputs are distributed between paper, inks and software, to import them all from outside the region, and the customs duties and taxes imposed on them lead to a continuous rise in their material cost.

Media release on the opening of the Cairo International Book Fair 2025

Under the patronage of His Excellency President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, and under the slogan "Read... In the beginning, the 56th Cairo International Book Fair was launched, renewing the covenant with millions of visitors who love books and knowledge. The exhibition will be held at the Egypt International Exhibition Center in the Fifth Settlement, combining the fragrance of heritage and future prospects, and will continue its activities from January 23 to February 5.
The exhibition was inaugurated by Dr. Ahmed Hanno, Minister of Culture, in the presence of Abdullah Al-Harrasi, Minister of Information of Oman, guest of honor of the exhibition, Counselor Mahmoud Fawzy, Minister of Parliamentary and Legal Affairs, Minister of Education, Mr. Mohamed Abdel Latif, Dr. Osama Al-Azhari, Minister of Awqaf, Dr. Ahmed Bahey El-Din, Chairman of the Egyptian General Book Authority, in addition to the heads of sectors of the Ministry of Culture and Dr.Mamdouh Al-Damaty, former Minister of Antiquities. The ministers inspected the official pavilions of foreign and Arab countries, in addition to the pavilions of the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Interior, the Egyptian General Book Authority, and the Halayeb and Shalateen pavilion.

Press release on the Best Arab Publisher Award 2025

Within the closing activities of the Cairo International Book Fair in its fifty-sixth session, whose slogan was "Read... Today, Wednesday, February 5, 2025, the award for the best Arab publisher in its fourth edition was announced, which was attended by a group of writers, publishers and media professionals.
Following the evaluation of the work of the various participating houses in accordance with the criteria of the competition, the committee decided to award the award for the best Arab publisher for the year 2025, equally between "Dar Nama for Research and Studies - Egypt" and "Takween Publications - Kuwait".
Dr. Ahmed Bahey El-Din Al-Asassassi (Chairman of the General Book Authority), Mr. Mohamed Rashad (President of the Arab Publishers` Association), Dr. George Nubar and Dr. Zain Abdel Hadi handed over the prizes of the competition.
Competition Participants
In this fourth edition, 17 Arab publishing houses were nominated for the Best Arab Publisher Award, including ten Egyptian publishing houses, two Syrian publishing houses, two Saudi publishing houses, and one publishing house each for Kuwait, Lebanon and Jordan.

It is an advanced electronic step through which it sought to define, preserve and support copyright and publisher rights, and it is also a step for communication and synergy with publishers, writers, writers and authors to provide a stable and stable environment in order to preserve intellectual property and protect the rights of creators and to serve present and future generations

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