SPC networks with international publishers
Sharjah Publishing City, SPC, has showcased to publishers from around the world the unique opportunities for investment and regional expansion it offers, at the 48th edition of the London Book Fair, LBF, followed by their participation at the 39th Salon du Livre de Paris at Porte de Versailles (Paris Book Fair).
London Book Fair is a global marketplace for rights negotiation and the sale and distribution of content across print, audio, TV, film and digital channels.
Sharjah Publishing City took its exhibition to the Paris Book Fair to engage Parisians and the larger European and international communities with the UAE’S and Sharjah’s cultural efforts and latest highlights.
The Paris International Book Fair is another important European exhibition that witnesses continuous growth in publishing and translation activities.
Sharjah Publishing City, a subsidiary of Sharjah Book Authority, hosted various meetings with global publishers at the both London and Paris book fairs.
Some of these publishers included international names like Baker & Taylor, Macmillan Education, Haynes Publishing to name a few.
These networking platforms were geared towards business expansion, helping foreign publishers understand the UAE book publishing market and atracting investments to the region that also offers state-of-the-art facilities.
Sharjah Publishing City was showcased as a relevant location to register foreign companies, as Sharjah has become the cultural capital of the world ater winning the title of UNESCO World Book Capital.
This free zone has become the most soughtater destination for book publishers, book traders, authors, freelancers across the globe.
Salim Omar Salim, Director of Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone, commented, “Our participation in London and Paris highlights the strong cultural bonds the UAE and these two leading European cities share.
This year’s participation included various activities, which reflected Sharjah’s position as a cultural hub as well as the diversity of the UAE cultural scene.
The pavilion, he noted, showcased the richness of Emirati and Arab literature to the two book fairs’ visitors, “displayed the works of some of the most accomplished authors and publishers representing our local and regional book industry.”