Bibliothèquesdumaroc.ma: A new lease of life for books and booksellers

Bibliothèquesdumaroc.ma: A new lease of life for books and booksellers
Bibliothèquesdumaroc.ma: A new lease of life for books and booksellers
Log in, search for a title and reserve it in the library the nearest one, then collect it at your convenience. No less than three million titles are currently available on the Bibliothèquesdumaroc.ma platform, covering all genres and meeting the most varied tastes. This vast range reflects not only the richness of Moroccan and French-speaking publishing, but also the commitment of local bookstores to providing diverse access to culture.

There are now seventeen of them bookstoresmainly based in Casablanca and to Rabatbut the ambition of the platform is to welcome more, covering more cities and above all offering works in Arabic and English.

The platform also offers a procedure to follow to integrate the platform and, at the same time, theAssociation of Independent Booksellers of Morocco (ALIM)open to all bookstores wishing to join this solidarity initiative.

A useful work

Around the world, platforms bringing together bookstores have become essential to boost the accessibility of books. In addition to being commercial tools, they play a vital role in promoting lecture through the advice of bookstores. These platforms can also highlight literary events and play a key role in connecting readers, booksellers and authors.

In librairiesdumaroc.mawe find a Favorites section and that of news, which are just waiting to be added. There are announcements of grants for bookseller training, events and activities offered in member bookstores.

The platform makes no secret of having big ambitions. “Structuring the book market in Morocco while preserving the vitality of independent bookstores, true pillars of the book chain.” In fact, the platform does not replace the bookstore in the book chain, but strengthens it by maintaining these physical spaces as places of meeting, sharing and literary discovery.

A bastion of resistance

Historically, platforms bringing together bookstores were born with the rise of online commercein order to offer a local and ethical alternative to international giants like Amazon. And if this threat does not necessarily hover above the Moroccan booksellersother challenges threaten their survival and their key role in the dissemination of knowledge. Suffering from a lack of structural support, whether in terms of subsidies or public policies favoring access to books, “independent bookstores can rarely respond to calls for tender, which are vital for the bookstore, due to competition from other players in the book chain, namely publishers or distributors,” insists Hassan Kamounvice-president of ALIM. Direct sales by these same players, to institutional or individual customers, in no way improves the health of bookstores which are struggling against heavy charges.

In addition, independent bookstores must deal with counterfeiting which weakens the entire book chain. In the absence of strict regulations and in a context of low purchasing power, the phenomenon can only further undermine the book sector, unless the State and the general public are made aware of the place of bookselling which, today, Today, is a bastion of resistance against cultural impoverishment and the commodification of literature.

For the moment, you can visit, consult and support Bibliothèquesdumaroc.ma, hoping that the platform receives the support of Moroccan partners committed to book and the lecture.

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