Matt Cowdery, Hachette’s representative in the GCC, reflects on several publishing issues impacting the region including importation certificates, the Arab Spring and more.
In Morocco, Internet May Lead Children to Books Says Publisher
Amina Alaoui Hachimi from the Moroccan publishing house Yanbow Al Kitab believes the internet is a viable gateway to entice North African children to read.
Frankfurt Academy Leads Textbook Workshop in Casablanca
This July, 30 publishers from Tunisia, Libya, Senegal, Mauritania, Algeria and Morocco will attend a workshop on textbook design led by the Frankfurt Academy.
Casablanca Book Fair Roulette
A dramedy of errors starring North African literati, Italian bureaucrats, and an innocent American journalist lost among the phone trees of Morocco. By Amanda DeMarco MOROCCO: The road to SIEL is paved with good intentions. This I learned while trying to write an article for Publishing Perspectives on the SIEL (Salon international de l’édition et du livre) Book Fair in …