KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Applications for electronic International Standard Book Numbers (eISBNs) rose by 78.07 percent in 2025 from the previous year, reflecting the rapid growth of digital publishing in the country's book industry, according to the Ministry of National Unity.
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- The ministry’s secretary-general Datuk Haslina Abdul Hamid said 4,544 eISBN applications were recorded up to August 2026, while the number of publications registered under the International Standard Book Number (ISBN) system increased by 16.87 per cent in 2025 compared with 2024.
- Haslina said the book industry not only supported the creative sector but also stimulated economic growth, created jobs and helped develop micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs).
- According to the 2022/2023 National Book Industry Data study, publishing activities generated RM18.59 billion in gross output and RM8.77 billion in value added from 2012 to 2021, she said, adding that the industry created 61,925 jobs and paid RM2.68 billion in salaries and wages during the period.
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