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The The books, which are predominately in Arabic, cover a broad range of subjects and include a large variety of Islamic books. For those English readers interested in finding out more about the Arab world a selection of English books, which have been translated from Arabic books, are also available.

Ramzi Zeine, Chief Executive Officer of arabia.com said, "Online shopping is beginning to take hold in the region and we are witnessing rapid growth in this area. Our partnership with e-Kotob will be particularly useful to those Arabs residing in non-Arab countries, who may have difficulties locating Arabic and Islamic books. In particular we have a significant audience in the US and Europe who are keen to gain access to a broader catalogue of Arabic books".

e-Kotob's large catalogue of books covers a vast cross-section of subjects including science, geography, arts, architecture, languages, philosophy, sociology, computers, religion, literature and children's stories. An advanced search engine delivers instant access to the desired books you require. You can search via the usual categories of subject, title and author and then the more advanced categories of publishing house, publishing date and ISBN number if required.

e-Kotob claims to offer the lowest price for their books, in fact they guarantee the lowest price on the web for all of their books. arabia.com users will gain an additional 10% discount on the e-Kotob published book prices.

Mostafa Shoukry, Managing Director of e-Kotob said, "We are constantly striving to improve online book buying into the quickest, easiest and most enjoyable shopping experience possible. New books are continually added to the e-Kotob collection to provide the most up-to-date selection of books. To further assist shoppers, readers reviews are published on the site delivering personlised viewpoints on many of the books".

Payment options for e-Kotob books include credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover), bank transfer, bank drafts and in Egypt only cash on delivery. Delivery of the books is via Aramex International, a Middle East air express company, who guarantee swift and reliable delivery.