Abu Dhabi Media Company looks for "the nation's favourite novel"

Notes and media contacts

Abu Dhabi Media Company
Abu Dhabi Media Company is a vertically integrated media company created in 2007 as a public joint stock company from the assets of Emirates Media Incorporated. Abu Dhabi Media Company employs 1800 people across its operating units that include publishing, television, radio, digital media, distribution, and printing.

Abu Dhabi Media Company owns and operates Abu Dhabi Al Oula, Abu Dhabi Al Emarat, Abu Dhabi Al Riyadiya, Abu Dhabi Al Riyadiya 2, and Abu Dhabi +1, Emarat FM Radio, Holy Quran Radio, Sawt Al Musiqa, Al Ittihad newspaper, The National Newspaper, Zahrat Al Khaleej magazine, Al Super magazine ,Majid magazine and Imagenation Abu Dhabi as well as other businesses including United Printing Press.

The company is headquartered in Abu Dhabi with offices in Cairo, Dubai and Washington D.C.

About Kitab
Kitab was established in 2007 as a joint venture between the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage and the Frankfurt International Book Fair, one of the most successful publishing industry fairs worldwide.

Kitab was established in order to raise the bar in the publishing industry in the MENA region and ensure improved professional standards while working towards establishing Abu Dhabi as the publishing hub of the region, through initiatives such as promotional reading campaigns, improving distribution and tackling issues such as piracy and copyrighting.

About the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair
The 19th Abu Dhabi International Book Fair will take place at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre from the 17-22 March 2009. ADIBF is modelled on international best practice and attracts world class talent each year.

Each year, the fair is attended by more than 400,000 visitors and almost 500 publishers. More than 40 exhibitors are expected each year.

For more information please contact:
Omar Abed Rabbo, Abu Dhabi Media Company
Tel: 050 5842741

Kate Taylor
Tel: 050 568 7430