Our Service
New, distinctive and unprecedented services offered by the “books platform ” to the reader, author, publisher and translator
Platform Services
Books Platform offers a range of new, distinctive, and exclusive services to readers, authors, publishers, and translators, including:
- 1- Monitoring and curating the latest books published worldwide, in all languages and across all categories.
- 2- Providing comprehensive bibliographic data and detailed summaries of new books in both Arabic and English.
- 3- Publishing book information within its dedicated category sections on the platform.
- 4- Producing daily news bulletins, videos, and podcasts covering the most important new books.
- 5- Preparing weekly analytical reports that review and summarize Arab and international book releases.
- 6- Offering interactive services and networking tools connecting all stakeholders in the cultural ecosystem.
- 7- Introducing Arab publishers to newly published foreign books and nominating them for Arabic translation.
- 8- Coordinating with translators interested in acquiring translation rights for foreign books.
- 9- Promoting new Arab research, studies, and literary works that have not yet been published.
- 10- Conducting digital network marketing via social media platforms and targeted promotion through dedicated mailing lists reaching millions of readers and researchers.
- 11- Facilitating the purchase of new books by redirecting users to official sellers and publishers’ websites, or through direct online payment and purchase via the platform.
Platform Structure Map
- Book Sections
The platform consists of seven main sections covering all scientific and knowledge-based book categories. Book information and covers are published within their respective sections as follows:
- Technology & Science
- Social Studies
- Languages & Literature
- Philosophy & Culture
- Religions & Beliefs
- Economics & Development
- Ideas & Politics
- Books Nominated for Translation
A dedicated section showcasing the most recent and significant books featured on the platform, selected from all categories and languages, and recommended for translation.
- Translated Books
A specialized section presenting the latest foreign books translated into Arabic.
- Publishers
An informational page featuring Arab and international publishing houses, categorized by country, linked to their published books on the platform, along with their official websites and email addresses.
- Publish Your Book
A section dedicated to presenting summaries of books and works by authors and writers that have not yet been printed or published, as well as academic theses and research papers. The aim is to promote these works, introduce them to publishers, and encourage young authors to write and create. The platform also allows free upload and download services for authors who choose to make their works available to the public.
- The World Reads
Daily news updates and press bulletins highlighting the most important newly published books.
- Books Digest
Periodic specialized reports covering the most important new book releases across literature, thought, culture, science, and the arts, with a separate report for each category.
- Essence of Ideas
A dedicated section for researchers and intellectuals offering in-depth analytical readings of significant newly published books.
- Watch Your Book
Short videos featuring the most important newly released Arab and foreign books, connected to YouTube, TikTok, and other social media platforms.
- Book Talks
Short audio segments discussing new books in a concise format, typically lasting 3–5 minutes.
- A Novel in a Story
Short, innovative videos summarizing renowned novels by leading Arab and international authors. Produced using AI tools, these videos present stories in a cinematic style designed to encourage reading and deepen understanding of the novel’s content.
Platform Bibliography
One of the core outputs of Books Platform is the provision of up-to-date and comprehensive bibliographic data on newly published and significant books worldwide, translated into Arabic. The platform delivers this continuously updated bibliographic data on a daily basis to national libraries, research and study centers, and major Arab publishing houses involved in translation.
Book selections are curated from the latest global publications in all languages, based on specific criteria that align with the needs and specializations of each requesting institution.
Platform Outputs & Products
Bibliographic Outputs
Providing updated, continuous bibliographic data on newly published books worldwide translated into Arabic.
Targeted Entities:
National libraries – Universities and research centers – Publishing houses – Researchers – Translators
Journalistic Outputs
Delivering a daily news service focused on book-related news.
Targeted Entities:
Newspapers – Magazines – Websites – Television channels
Research Outputs
Preparing specialized, aggregated, and analytical reports on new books, published weekly and monthly.
Targeted Entities:
Research and study centers – Academic and specialized journals
Audio & Visual Outputs
Preparing specialized, aggregated, and analytical reports on new books, published weekly and monthly.
Targeted Entities:
Television channels – Radio stations – Dedicated YouTube, Telegram, and TikTok channels
Social Media Outputs
Launching dedicated pages for news and showcases of newly published foreign books.
Targeted Entities:
Arab audiences across social media platforms
The presentation and promotion of books is not the whole story in the “global books platform”, although it is a corner of it; we also aim through the platform to collect all the elements of the cultural process from writers, publishers, translators and readers.. The platform will become an activator of the translation movement and a catalyst for the publishing industry.