Perbadanan Kota Buku was inspired in line with the ambitions of the National Book Policy that recommends an establishment of a “Book City” in Malaysia.
Kota Buku is a one-stop centre to gather readers, writers and publishers and to help them engage with each other in various book-related activities.
Vision
To become the ideal agency in the development of the nation’s book industry, covering the following aspects:
1) Capacity Building
- Training for Writers
- Publishing of quality Contents
- Professionalism of industry players
- Added value to book-related activities
2) Content Trade
- Digital and conventional publishing
- Domestic and international trade
- Control of intellectual property
- Nation’s content hub
3) Book Related Activities
- Commercial and social enterprising activities
- Exhibitions and sales
- Domestic and international book activities
- Publishing of selected genres and themes
4) Technology Enabler
- Future Book
- State-of-the-art content solutions
- Continuous enabler to modernise the industry
Mission
- Provide training for capacity building, focusing on the aspects of ‘Future Books’ through Kota Buku Academy.
- Driving the nation’s book industry to greater heights through social enterprising programs, networking with local and international industry players, exploring new markets and developing a world class infrastructure for the book industry.
- Developing the Kota Buku Digital platform as a high impact catalyst for all organised book related activities.
Objective
- To become the nation’s book industry nucleus.
- To become the centre of the nation’s book activities and exhibitions.
- To be the reference centre and clearing house for the book industry.
- To become the forerunner for state-of-the-art technology in the book industry.
