Arabic books have long travelled slowly in the digital world. That is beginning to change with the launch of the Digital Arabic Library, a new Amazon storefront created in partnership with the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre.
The initiative brings together thousands of Arabic-language books and audiobooks in one place, opening wider access to literature that has often remained bound to regional markets. Hosted on Amazon, the library features over 38,000 titles, including more than 33,000 Kindle eBooks and 5,000 Audible audiobooks, with over 1,000 titles available free of charge.
For a language spoken by more than 400 million people, access to Arabic books in digital formats has often depended on geography. The Digital Arabic Library aims to break this geographical limitation by placing Arabic literature within a familiar and globally-accessible reading environment.
The collection covers a wide range of genres, from history and science to memoirs, fiction, and non-fiction. The project’s interface allows readers to discover titles organically, whether returning to established works or encountering new voices.
Over the next three years, the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre will continue working with publishers across the Middle East and North Africa to expand the catalogue with new titles.
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