Riyadh– The Literature, Publishing and Translation Commission (LPTC) has organized a workshop under the title “Invest in Digitization,” which is one of the campaigns of the (Digital Publishing Program) initiative, which provides Saudi publishing houses and publishers with grants to cover the costs of converting paper books into digital books so that the beneficiary can publish his/her digital book on any platform he/she prefers in safe legal formats and compatible with e-readers and global digital book platforms.
The workshop discussed the importance of converting to digital books and the future plans for this program, the importance of registering for the (digitalization of books) track, and explaining that the first stage is concerned with converting text books only (such as literary books and novels that do not contain pictures or graphics).
On the sidelines of the workshop, a dialogue session was held with the largest platforms that discussed the importance of digital books and the importance of investing in them, given that the demand for digital books in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, according to statistics, is constantly increasing.
Jarir Bookstore, Obeikan Bookstore and ABJAD platform participated in the dialogue session to enrich the event with the most prominent experiences and recommendations in the future of the digital world of books.
Source: Saudi Press Agency