TEHRAN - Deputy Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance for Cultural Affairs Seyyed Abbas Salehi said on Monday that there has been an increase in the number of book titles published in the country over the past ten months compared to the same period last year.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 10th Qazvin Book Fair, he said that over the 55,000 titles have been published in Iran over the past ten months.
However, no figure was mentioned for the same period last year.
Salehi also said that the new publications on display at book fairs and bookstores cover a wide range of topics.
About 8,000 titles have been published in the fields of science, religion and subjects concerning children.
Salehi said that publication and distribution should be reinforced in order to encourage people to switch to reading.
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