Motivate Publishing Announced as Best Publishing House

On the opening day of the Sharjah International Book Fair 2010 Motivate Publishi
ng was announced as the winner of Best Foreign Language Publishing House.
Sharjah, UAE, October 29, 2010 -- On the opening day of the Sharjah Internationa
l Book Fair 2010 Motivate Publishing was announced as the winner of Best Foreign
language Publishing House. The award was received by Motivate's Managing Partne
r, Ian Fairservice. HH Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qassimi, ruler of Sharj
ah, handed Mr Fairservice the award during an exclusive ceremony prior to the in
auguration of the fair. This is the fifth award Motivate Publishing has received
from the Sharjah Book Fair and the company's third consecutive year of winning
this award. The longest established book publisher in the Gulf, Motivate Publish
ing will celebrate its 25th year of book publishing this year. The company's boo
k division is enjoying a dynamic period of growth, with Arabian Heritage and Gul
f Business Books being two of its most popular imprints. Motivate's list of more
than 300 titles also covers a wide variety of topics, from activity guides to c
ookery books.
Motivate Publishing has always placed strong emphasis on helping to preserve and
promote the cultural heritage of the UAE. As such, a number of books have been
commissioned from some of the regionâ s greatest explorers, travel writers and photog
raphers, including Lord Patrick Lichfield, Sir Wilfred Thesiger, Ronald Codrai O
BE, royal photographer, Noor Ali Rashid and Ramesh Shukla.
There is also a platform for Arabic language publishing, notably the highly succ
essful My Vision: Challenges in the Race for Excellence by His Highness Sheikh M
ohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai.
Visit the Motivate Publishing stand at the Sharjah International Book Fair, loca
ted in Hall 4, stand number 402-406. The Sharjah International Book Fair runs at
the Sharjah Expo Centre from 10 in the morning to 10 at night up to November 6,
2010 and is attended by international publishers, distributors, agents, cultura
l institutions and research centres, associations and universities.
About Motivate Publishing
Based in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and London, Motivate Publishing is one of the Middle E
astâ s longest-established and most successful publishing companies. Its books portfo
lio currently stands at more than 250 titles and magazine titles include Whatâ s On,
Emirates Woman, Gulf Business, HELLO!, identity, Society Dubai and Stuff. Motiva
te Publishingâ s digital operations include LOVESTYLE (http://www.lovestyle.com), Stu
ffMidEast.com (http://www.stuffmideast.com) and BooksArabia (http://www.booksara
bia.com) For further information about Motivate Publishing please visit www.moti
vatepublishing.com. Alternatively, contact us at books@motivate.ae or phone + 97
1 (0)4 2824060.
Contact:
Christer Kalacas
Motivate Publishing
PO Box 2331
Dubai, UAE
+971 4 282 4060
george@motivate.ae
http://www.motivatepublishing.com