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Jarir was established in Riyadh in 1974 as a small bookshop on Jarir Street, from where it derives its name. It dealt in used books and art sold by expats living in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia . In the 1980s, Jarir opened a second branch in Riyadh followed by one in the 1990s.
Jarir may refer to: Jarir (poet), Arab poet; Jarir Bookstore, a Saudi company specializing in office retailing and book publishing. Jarir Street, a street in Riyadh;
Google Play Books, formerly Google eBooks, is an ebook digital distribution service operated by Google, part of its Google Play product line. Users can purchase and download ebooks and audiobooks from Google Play, which offers over five million titles, with Google claiming it to be the "largest ebooks collection in the world".
Microsoft released fourth generation of the Surface Pro, the Surface Pro 4 [132] and 2-in-1 convertible tablet that could be folded like a laptop called the Surface Book, [133] both came with the sixth generation Skylake Intel processors. Apple released the iPad Pro, being one of the largest tablet devices ever made. It features a 12.9-inch ...
Salesperson demonstrating the Nook Tablet in a Barnes & Noble bookstore in Livingston, New Jersey. The 7-inch Nook Tablet, based on Android OS, with 16 GB of internal storage became available on November 17, 2011, for US$249. A version with 8 GB of internal storage was made available February 21, 2012, for US$199, replacing the Nook Color in ...
Arabic literature (Arabic: الأدب العربي / ALA-LC: al-Adab al-‘Arabī) is the writing, both as prose and poetry, produced by writers in the Arabic language.The Arabic word used for literature is Adab, which comes from a meaning of etiquette, and which implies politeness, culture and enrichment.
Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten's publication of satirical cartoons of the Islamic prophet Muhammad on September 30, 2005, led to violence, arrests, inter-governmental tension, and debate about the scope of free speech and the place of Muslims in the West.
Amazon was founded on July 5, 1994, by Jeff Bezos after he relocated from New York City to Bellevue, Washington, near Seattle, to operate an online bookstore. Bezos chose the Seattle area for its abundance of technical talent from Microsoft and the University of Washington , as well as its smaller population for sales tax purposes and the ...