Abu
Dhabi hosted the 22nd Annual International Book Fair. The Abu Dhabi
Tourism and Culture Authority arranged the fair. In this fair, new educational
activities were highlighted. The Professional Program elements were announced
in this fair.
The
Professional Program is an innovative series that introduces new career avenues
in Abu Dhabi. This program brings together the best of industry panels, networking
and seminars. The purpose of this program is to assess the current position of
the book publishing industry for the Arab region. This program also evaluates
the digital content available in the Arab region. If the program goes as per
planned, this will one of the top Abu Dhabi careers in the coming years.
The
program touched some of the important topics related to book designing and
digital publishing. In the Arab book fair, the representatives of the book
publishing industry discussed about various business opportunities and issues.
Main topics of discussion were depth of content, interaction ways and quality
of speakers. Focus area will be digital publishing and the Arab region.
A
very important session planned was on ‘Making Arabic eBooks’. The session
discussed on how to create online publishing technology. Important heads from
reputed publishing houses from the Arab region presented their views.
There
was another on ‘eBooks vs. Tablet books’. In this session, the speakers presented
opinions on ebooks and Tablets. This session highlighted the difference of
these two.
In
this book fair, the eZone and Service Provider Area featured the technical
aspects involved in digital publishing. The Ministries of Education and Higher
Education of the Arab region presented market presentations in the book fair. This
book fair gave a new addition to existing Abu Dhabi careers.
Apart
from the discussion sessions, there were various cultural activities and
literary lectures. People from all age groups can be a part of these events.
