HBKU Press to take part in book fairs

HBKU Press has launched its presence at the Amman International Book Fair which opened yesterday.
The event is being held until October 10.
The entity will have a booth at Frankfurt Book Fair from October 10 to October 14 and the Kuwait International Book Fair from October 25 to November 11, showcasing all its publications.
HBKU Press also plans to participate in book fairs in Doha, Beirut, Muscat, London, and Paris during the 2018-2019 book fair season, it was announced yesterday.
The participation will range from having an actual booth at some fairs with staff representation to having their books available through distributors which has been made possible by established distribution agreements between HBKU Press and other local publishing companies in the hosting country’s fair. “We are growing and as such we are setting our sights on international markets,” explains Bachar Chebaro, executive director of HBKU Press. “Our presence at these international fairs validates HBKU Press as one of the key players from the Arab region in the global publishing market.”
Another avenue, HBKU Press has been pursuing to establish international recognition is participation in a what is typically known as ‘rights-sale’ book fairs; book fairs where HBKU Press doesn’t actually sell books, they sell the rights to their books to be translated into other languages and buy books to translate into Arabic as well.
“Selling translation rights of our books into other languages is especially important as it allows for the dissemination of knowledge from Qatar and the region to a global audience. And further to that, buying books from other countries in other languages allows the local community access to a whirlwind of new literature, ideas, and knowledge,” added Chebaro.