Egypt to designate streets across the country for 2,600 new bookstores | Life & Style - Egypt Independent

In collaboration with Egypt’s Culture Ministry, The Egyptian Publishers Union is set to launch an initiative titled “30/6,” dedicating a street in each Governorate for 2,600 bookstores owned by Egyptian publishers by Mira Maged, Author at Egypt Independent.

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The project’s first phase plans to house around 50 bookstores along the outer walls of Giza’s Arts Academy, located in Haram province, and hopes to open to book-lovers before the holy month of Ramadan.

Having studied the idea for the project for a year and a half, Saeed Abdou, the head of the Egyptian Publishers Union, spoke to Egypt Independent about the inspiration behind the project...

Realizing the growing challenges that Egyptian publishers face, the union’s head underscored the importance of every publisher owning their own book shop.
Although there are currently 1,265 official members of the union, 90 percent of these publishers do not own bookstores.
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Source: Egypt Independent