“We Need Writers”: A Case Study of Writer-Illustrator Maitha Al-Khayat and the UAE Children’s Book Publishing Industry

Author(s):  
Shelley Lawson
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Astrid Ebner-Zarl

This monograph offers a systematic overview of international book markets and looks at the structures behind the global flow of book content. The author combines detailed facts and numbers on the global business of books with fundamental knowledge of the book publishing industry and complements them with new empirical findings. She focuses especially on book fairs and their role in the industry, presenting her findings from field research conducted at Frankfurt Book Fair and Bologna Children’s Book Fair. The book also provides an outlook on the book industry in times of the Corona crisis. This overview will appeal to everybody who is interested in familiarising themselves with the book publishing industry, including from a global perspective and with regard to new (digital) trends and developments.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew N. O. Sadiku ◽  
Tolulope J. Ashaolu ◽  
Abayomi Ajayi-Majebi ◽  
Sarhan M. Musa

Digital refers to the practice of downloading and distributing copyrighted contents such as music, video, software, and e-book without permission. It is a fact of life for book publishing industry, entertainment industry, movie industry, television sector, film industry, etc. Piracy is regarded as a crime. Not only does piracy hurts and cause economic loss to these companies, it also inhibits incentive to keep creating. Unfortunately, there is no “silver bullet” solution to the problem of digital piracy. This paper provides an introduction to digital piracy.


2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-69
Author(s):  
Budhi Santoso

Introduction. This article discusses intellectual development in the Islamic world and the role of al-Waraq in the Islamic book publishing industry. Data Collection Method.  The method used in this article is the literature study method used in obtaining data.   Analysis Data. The data obtained is then grouped according to relevance to the formulation of the problem Results and Discussions. The copying of scientific texts is very instrumental in the spread of knowledge, besides being a copyist of the Al Warraq manuscript, it also acts as editor and publisher of books. that. With the existence of this catalog, we can find out the number of publications at the time and as literature for the study of Muslim works in the golden era. Copyright licenses are issued to avoid plagiarism or recognition of a work by Al Warraq. The Al Warraq profession was slowly displaced by the discovery of printing technology in the fifteenth century. Keyword: al warraq, Islamic scientific development, Islamic Book Publishing Indusrial


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