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L O G O S Book publishing in Israel: Bigger than the sum of its parts Asher Weill Born in the UK, Asher Weill has lived in Israel since 1957. H e started his publishing career at Oxford University Press and subsequently founded Israel Universities Press. H e then became Managing Director and Publisher of Edanim Publishers in partnership with the Yediot Aharonot newspaper, until retiring from publishing in 1 9 9 3 . Weill has been Editor-in-Chief of Ariel Magazine since 1980. Israelis tend to piide themselves on being t h e "Peo• ple of t h e Book", t h e book in q u e s t i o n being, of couise, t h e Bible, the Jewish people's most impoi• tant contiibution to wotld civilization, and still the woild's bestselling title. But t h e i e ate also c o n t e m p o r a r y reasons supporting Isiael's claim to be an unusually bookish countiy: It ranks at ot n e a i t h e top of any table of comparative statistics of reading habits — per capita purchase of books; library visits; publishers and booksellers
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Published: Jan 1, 1996
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