More than 236,000 e-books were sold in the Library-House project. In this campaign, which was held from March 20 to 8 April 2020, children and adolescent books were offered to the audience at the discount of 80% and adult books at a discount of 70%. In this campaign, the Taaghche, Fidibo, Ketabrah, Navear, Ketabika, Pajohahaan, and Faraketab platforms participated.
Dehghankar, Executive Advisor of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, announced the end of the 20-day library-House campaign and added, “This campaign was organized in cooperation with the Information Technology and Digital Media Center of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance and a group of electronic publishers.
This campaign aimed to strengthen the cultural basket of Iranian families during the stay-at-home period caused by the coronavirus during the New Year holidays. This campaign could introduce e-books and the world of digital publishing to a great number of book readers.” The executive advisor of the Deputy Minister of Cultural Affairs of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance pointed out, “Under no circumstances, are E-books competitors for paper books, but they are a good complement to encourage reading and ultimately selling more paper books. The policy of the Cultural Deputy is the simultaneous support of paper and digital book publication.”
“Fortunately, the electronic publishers have grown quantitatively and qualitatively compared to previous years, and this is one of the main reasons why the audience has welcomed the products,” concluded Dehghankar.
