Blooks Sold Out In Current exhibition

Bandar Seri Begawan - The book fair currently being held at the international convention centre is receiving encouraging response from the public.

Some of the books were sold out in just a few days after the fair opened. About 60 percent of the books on sale are religious books and about 30 percent are books on education.

Other titles include politics, cooking and novels.

Some of the books have been sold out like hot cakes, including this one, entitled 'Siyarus Salikin'.

It has been reprinted a number of times within the last 15 years and the last reprinted edition was produced last year.

The book contains religious laws, which was of great interest to most local readers. The third edition of the book was sold out Sunday night.

Books considered as 'antiques' are also available but only in limited numbers. One book is written in old Jawi and is three hundred years old.

Although books on sale in this country are tax-free, their prices are still being considered as expensive.

These according to the vendors high cost is because of transportation. 
-- Courtesy of Radio Television Brunei

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