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CAIRO， Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- As the countdown is ticking for the conclusion of the 48th round of annual Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF)， paper books in Egypt are still struggling to survive recent price hikes as well as prevailing legal and illegal online books.

The massive 16-day book fair has seen over two million visitors in the first ten days， although about 100 Egyptian publishing houses failed to join this year due to the recent price hikes of paper and ink after the local currency devaluation.

"Price hikes of books surely affected their sales. Personally， if I used to buy 20 books during the book fair， I only buy 10 now. It's a direct effect，" said Karim Mostafa， a civil engineer， while shopping for books at the fair in Cairo.

"With regards to e-books， I don't think they affect the sales of printed ones， because those who love reading books do not enjoy online reading. Personally， when I want a book， I find a bookstore and buy it. I never look for it online，" the 32-year-old engineer told Xinhua.

At a nearby large booth belonging to a big Egyptian publishing house， youth writer Ahmed Khair El-Deen was celebrating with his readers the release of his first book when he said that prevailing online books surely affected the sales of paper books and made many readers resort to illegal pdf copies.

"Some publishers started to pay attention to this and produce e-books to target online readers. I hope this can be activated in the rest of publishing houses to be a parallel means of profit，" the writer said.

He added that soaring prices affected book sales "but less than expected，" for some publishers were aware of the problem and made sale offers to encourage more people to visit the fair and buy cheaper books.

Out of total 670 publishing houses from 35 participant countries， only 451 Egyptian publishers joined the CIBF this year compared to 550 last year， due to the hike of paper and ink prices that reportedly raised book prices by about 150 percent.

Sobhy Khamis， member of the Egyptian Publishers Association (EPA)， said that a lot of people thought that e-books would surpass paper books yet visitors turnout at the CIBF and the amount of sales proved the opposite.

"Readers cannot do without paper books. E-books are important sometimes in researches and studies for those looking for specific parts or paragraphs. But paper books are eternal for book lovers who like to obtain valuable books and create their own libraries，" the publisher said.

The EPA member argued that despite the leap in e-books， the paper books still maintain their value as proved by the millions visiting the book fair. However， he believes that price hikes of papers and printing materials made it difficult for all publishers.

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