{"id":5931,"date":"2018-04-15T05:08:40","date_gmt":"2018-04-15T05:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/middleeastevents.com\/blog\/?p=5931"},"modified":"2018-04-15T05:08:40","modified_gmt":"2018-04-15T05:08:40","slug":"emirates-publishers-association-engages-with-key-industry-figures-at-london-book-fair-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/emirates-publishers-association-engages-with-key-industry-figures-at-london-book-fair-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Emirates Publishers Association Engages With Key Industry Figures At London Book Fair 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Emirates Publishers Association (EPA)interacted with some of the publishing world\u2019s most influential figures during its first standalone participation at the London Book Fair, resulting in potential international partnerships and business opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Leading the EPA delegation at the association\u2019s debut stand, Executive Director, Rashid Al Kous, stressed the importance for Emirati publishers to be part of international events, and the value of cultural exchange in terms of both knowledge sharing and business collaboration.<\/p>\n<p>During the course of the 47<sup>th<\/sup> edition of the event, which concluded yesterday (Thursday) at London Olympia, meetings with several leading international publishers discussed the advantages of working with Emirati publishing houses, the creation of programmes for the publishers and the prospect of new opportunities to support each other\u2019s\u2019 objectives and business goals within the nation\u2019s emerging publishing industry.<\/p>\n<p>Rashid Al Kous said: \u201cThis was an excellent platform for UAE publishers to reinforce their standing as an important Arab publishing resource, with significant opportunities for joint ventures. More than 25,000 publishing professionals attended the event and we met with some of the leading decision-makers in the industry to either introduce ourselves or discuss developing our relationships even further.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5932\" src=\"http:\/\/middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/U-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/U-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/U-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/U-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/U.jpg 1333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Emirates Publishers Association (EPA)interacted with some of the publishing world\u2019s most influential figures during its first standalone participation at the London Book Fair, resulting in potential international partnerships and business opportunities. 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