Ten global publishing stories not to be missed. 6 March 2018 collation
The global publishing market has never been more exciting, and every day myriad publishing stories...
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Author: Mark Williams
Pakistan’s Shehr-e-Kitab City of Books to be replicated in Karachi after “overwhelming response” in Islamabad. But when is anyone’s guess
Almost two years after Pakistan’s first Shehr-e-Kitab opened in May 2016, the promised follow-up...
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Read ‘til you drop. Nigerian sets new Guinness world record by reading aloud for five days
Nigerian Olubayode Tresures Olawunmi read from some seventeen books during a 120 hour reading...
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The Punjab gets 20 new digital libraries, but easy access to ebooks is still a distant dream in Pakistan
While Pakistan has had digital libraries for much of this century (the Higher Education Commission...
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Bangladesh Amar Ekushey Boi Mela sells $9.6 million of books in 28 day event
The world’s longest duration book fair drew to a close this week. The annual Amar...
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