The 18th Abu Dhabi International Book Fair is going to be bigger than ever before, an official said.
Talking to Khaleej Times, Juma Al Qubaisi, director of Kitab, the company that’s organising the event along with the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH), said the book fair this year would have a slew of side events besides a big event every day.
The fair, to be held at the Abu Dhabi Exhibition Centre, will kick off on March 11 and will last until March 16.
Al Qubaisi said, “The Book Fair is only part of the plan to develop the book industry in Abu Dhabi and making books part of the daily lives of people here.” He said there would be many firsts at the event.
“This year we’ll have a zero tolerance on piracy and we have warned publishers that we’ll not allow them to participate unless they have authentic copyrights for their books. We have already rejected more than 100 Arab publishers so far,” revealed Al Qubaisi.
He also pointed out that since readers can’t easily spot a pirate book from one with authentic copyright, part of Kitab’s role is to make sure no fake books are entering the fair. “We generally know the publishers who sell pirate books and we will ask for licenses and proof of copyrights”, said Al Qubaisi.
Claudia Kaiser, general manager of Kitab, added that rights’ sale is a big thing in the western world.
“Even to translate a book you first need to have the rights from the author or the publisher and the copyright issue becomes ever more complicated, specially now that there are electronic books as well”, Kaiser told Khaleej Times. She explained that combating piracy would be one of Kitab’s tasks for the future, as the company will start an awareness campaign on this problem.
“Part of this campaign will be an International Copyright Congress, which we will organise in 2010, in Abu Dhabi”, revealed Kaiser. Source
Talking to Khaleej Times, Juma Al Qubaisi, director of Kitab, the company that’s organising the event along with the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH), said the book fair this year would have a slew of side events besides a big event every day.
The fair, to be held at the Abu Dhabi Exhibition Centre, will kick off on March 11 and will last until March 16.
Al Qubaisi said, “The Book Fair is only part of the plan to develop the book industry in Abu Dhabi and making books part of the daily lives of people here.” He said there would be many firsts at the event.
“This year we’ll have a zero tolerance on piracy and we have warned publishers that we’ll not allow them to participate unless they have authentic copyrights for their books. We have already rejected more than 100 Arab publishers so far,” revealed Al Qubaisi.
He also pointed out that since readers can’t easily spot a pirate book from one with authentic copyright, part of Kitab’s role is to make sure no fake books are entering the fair. “We generally know the publishers who sell pirate books and we will ask for licenses and proof of copyrights”, said Al Qubaisi.
Claudia Kaiser, general manager of Kitab, added that rights’ sale is a big thing in the western world.
“Even to translate a book you first need to have the rights from the author or the publisher and the copyright issue becomes ever more complicated, specially now that there are electronic books as well”, Kaiser told Khaleej Times. She explained that combating piracy would be one of Kitab’s tasks for the future, as the company will start an awareness campaign on this problem.
“Part of this campaign will be an International Copyright Congress, which we will organise in 2010, in Abu Dhabi”, revealed Kaiser. Source
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