Het toonaangevende platform van de Arabische wereld voor alles wat met publiceren te maken heeft, heeft in zijn 40e editie een grote prestatie neergezet door het grootste aantal uitgevers en agenten met zakelijke belangen aan te trekken

SHARJAH, Verenigde Arabische Emiraten–(BUSINESS WIRE)– De Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) is dit jaar uitgegroeid tot de grootste boekenbeurs ter wereld, met deelname van 546 uitgevers en literaire agenten uit 83 landen die willen netwerken, matchen en zaken willen doen met elkaar.

De Sharjah International Book Fair heeft deze opmerkelijke wereldwijde prestatie voor het eerst in haar 40-jarige geschiedenis bereikt, wat een geheel nieuw vertrekpunt markeert voor de rol van de Emirati en Arabische uitgeverssectoren in de toekomstige ontwikkeling van de wereldwijde uitgeverij-industrie.

Sharjah International Book Fair 2021 is the World’s Largest Publishing Event of the Year

The Arab world’s leading platform for all things publishing has marked a big achievement in its 40th edition by attracting the largest number of publishers and agents with business interests

SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) has emerged as the world’s largest book fair this year, attracting the participation of 546 publishers and literary agents from 83 countries looking to network, matchmake and do business with each other.

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During the professional programme of Sharjah International Book Fair – (Publishers Conference) – (Photo: AETOSWire)

The Sharjah International Book Fair has attained this noteworthy global achievement for the first time in its 40-year history, marking a brand-new departure for the role of Emirati and Arab publishing sectors in the future development of the global publishing industry.

As the industry looks towards boosting efforts for its post-Covid recovery, publishing ecosystem stakeholders from around the world convened at one of SIBF’s professional programmes, the 11th SIBF Publishing Conference in the lead up to the book fair, which has been serving as a robust platform for over 10 years for buying and selling rights, signing book deals, exploring translations opportunities and serving other commercial interests of the sector.

Held under the theme ‘There’s always a right book’, SIBF 2021 continues to lead global efforts to resuscitate the publishing industry and boost its resilience after earning global recognition for organising a successful hybrid edition during the pandemic in 2020.

Commenting on the achievement, HE Ahmed bin Rakkad Al Ameri, Chairman of SBA, said: “The new record is a local, regional and international achievement that could not have been realised without the continuing support of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, who firmly believes that building strong societies and civilisations can only be achieved through knowledge and books.”

SIBF 2021 has proved its resilience by bringing together 1,632 publishers from 83 countries to exhibit 1.3 million unique titles, of which 110,000 are making their SIBF debut.

*Source: AETOSWire

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