Publishing industry blown by internet popularity

Sun, 2010-01-03 11:32 - By

Media Business, Media, Abdul Bari Othwan, Doha exhibition, Doha International Book Fair, George Tarabishi, Issam Abou Hamdan, Osama Musleh, Osama Nabeel, The Peninsula

Although the Doha exhibition has been gaining popularity with a steady rise in the number of exhibitors and visitors, the publishing industry in the Arab world remains hit by the internet and visual media according to The Peninsula.

Other key figures in the publishing sector had another opinion and felt that the internet has helped boost sales through reviews and articles.