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.<\/p>\n
Dehghankar, Executive Advisor of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, announced the end of the 20-day library-House campaign and added, \u201cThis 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.<\/p>\n
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.\u201d\u00a0The executive advisor of the Deputy Minister of Cultural Affairs of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance pointed out, \u201cUnder no circumstances, are E-books competitors for paper books, but they are a good complement to encourage reading and ultimately selling more paper books.\u00a0The policy of the Cultural Deputy is the simultaneous support of paper and digital book publication.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFortunately, 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,\u201d concluded Dehghankar.<\/p>\n