Sharjah 24: Mansour Al Hassani, Director of Publishers Services Department at the Sharjah Book Authority, stated that the second edition of the International Booksellers Conference hosted 400 booksellers and distributors from 96 countries around the world.
He maintained that the conference offers 18 workshops and 17 direct sales through publishers, indicating that 30 booths have been provided for publishers to display their books.
He added, in statements to "Sharjah 24", that discussions between publishers and booksellers through such conferences reinforce the role of Sharjah and the visions of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, to make Sharjah the main platform for all publishers and booksellers.