The officials of these publishing houses and bookstores said that currently, the market for the sale of books has witnessed a decline and they are facing economic challenges.
Abdul Wodod Mukhtarzada, a member of the commission, said that the booksellers have also complained about high taxes which are difficult to pay as their business has witnessed a decline.
Publishers and booksellers on Monday said the import of books has stopped and the sale of books in Kabul has reduced dramatically, TOLO News reported, adding that the drop in sales comes amid the closure of schools and universities for women and girls under the Taliban regime.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], December 23 (ANI): The 34th edition of the National Annual Book Fair, a platform to showcase the works of writers, witnessed the participation of booksellers, authors from across the country.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan 12 (ANI): A journalist of Makkal Seithi Maiyam publications was arrested on Sunday after a scuffle broke out between him and the office bearers of Booksellers' & Publishers' Association of South India (BAPASI) at the Chennai Book Fair on Saturday.
Guwahati (Assam) [India] Nov 16 (ANI): Heavy foot-fall of book lovers, writers and publishers from all across the nation is witnessed at the ongoing 20th edition of Northeast Book Fair organised at the Assam Engineering Institute Playground at Chandmari ,Guwahati.