Egyptian Publishers Diversify in Face of Uncertain Future

Egyptian Publishers Diversify in Face of Uncertain Future Ongoing political uncertainty has resulted in a depressed local book market leading Egyptian to look elsewhere in the Arab world and further abroad to bolster business.

D Ether for Authors: Is the Dust-Up Over Kobo’s Devices Fair? In Publishing Perspectives' Ether for Authors, Porter Anderson looks at controversy over Kobo's new push, at ebook pricing, Frankfurt Academy's CONTEC, and more.

More News from PP: Author Who Died in Syria Wins Arab American Book Award The late New York Times Reporter Anthony Shadid, who died in Syria last year, is among the winners of the 2013 Arab American Book Awards. Foreign-language Bookstore in Cairo Hurt By Lack of Tourists Cairo's Lehnert & Landrock, a 65-year-old German bookstore and art gallery near Tahrir Square, may be forced to close as a result of the fall off in tourists to Egypt.

From the Archives: Egypt's Ibrahim Issa on Reading and Writing After the Arab Spring Egyptian journalist and bestselling author Ibrahim Issa believes the Arab Spring has added religious oppression to the existing political hardships of the region.