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Egypt's publishers hope book fair can boost slumping sales

The high number of visitors to the Cairo Book Fair, the second largest of its kind in the world, came as a pleasant surprise.
People browse through books on a stand at Cairo international book fair, in Cairo, Egypt February 9, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany - RTX30BJ7

Egypt has launched the region's largest book fair late last month despite hard economic times, which have led to a decline in the number of publishers as well as dwindling book sales.

The 48th Cairo International Book Fair opened on Jan. 26, with 670 publishers from 35 countries. The countries have included 16 from the Arab world, six from Africa and 13 from other parts of the world.

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