Abjjad Explained

Abjjad
Type:Ebook platform
Registration:Free
Language:Arabic
Current Status:Active
Ceo:Eman Hylooz

Abjjad is an Arabic reading application that was launched in June 2012 by Eman Hylooz. Abjjad offers users the ability to download and read thousands of books offline through its iOS and Android applications.[1] [2] [3] In December of 2020, Abjjad had more than 1.5 million registered accounts.

About Abjjad

Abjjad was founded in June 2012 by Eman Hylooz as a reader community dedicated to Arab readers, authors, and book lovers. Abjjad developed into a smart electronic platform to provide Arabic electronic books with ease to Arab readers everywhere after discovering a large gap in the world of Arab publishing, which is the legal electronic publishing, by forming strategic partnership with Arab publishers such as Dar Al-Shorouk, Dar Al Tanweer, Dar Al Adab, and Dar Al Saqi.[4] [5] [6] [7]

History

In May 2012, Oasis500 provided Abjjad with the seed funding to launch the website.[8] In June 2012, Abjjad was launched with a budget of 15 thousand dollars. Within the first three months more than 10 thousand members were registered in Abjjad.[9] Abjjad has participated in different local and international forums to meet several investors and entrepreneurs. In October 2012 Abjjad participated in Global thinkers forum in Amman, Jordan where Eman Hylooz, founder & CEO, presented the concept of Abjjad, its vision and future plans[10] [11] In mid-December 2012 Abjjad participated in Global Entrepreneurship in Dubai where it was presented to investors as a start-up and a new project in the Middle East.[12] In February 2013 Abjjad was one of ten startups MENA apps has nominated from Jordan and Palestine to participate in startup Turkey.[13] In May 2013 Abjjad participated in World Economic Forum in Amman, Jordan[14] and later in June 2013 participated in Arab Net in Dubai.

By the end of 2013, Abjjad won the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum's Best Arab Start-Up Business Award for 2013. During 29 October 2013 till January 2014 Abjjad has launched their campaign for crowd funding through Eureeca[15] Abjjad managed to raise US$161,000 in 88 days from 43 regional donors, over US$40,000 over its initial target.

By the end of 2020. Abjjad had raised a $1 million investment round led by Jordan Entrepreneurship Fund, Ramal Capital Fund, and JordInvest Fund. Because the funds will be used to acquire users and e-books, Abjjad hopes to become the largest Arab electronic library as well as the largest income-generating platform for Arab authors and publishers, while also providing readers with a unique digital reading experience.[16]

Features

Statistics

In December of 2020, Abjjad had more than 1.5 million registered accounts.[24]

Awards and honors

Abjjad in the media

Abjjad has taken a huge interest in the Middle Eastern and western media; the author of Startup Rising: The Entrepreneurial Revolution Remaking the Middle East, Christopher M. Schroeder, has interviewed Eman Hylooz and wrote about her experience with Abjjad in his book.[30] In addition, France24-Monte Carlo Doualiya has interviewed Ms. Hylooz on Retweet program to discuss Abjjad idea and provide the latest statistics of the website. Moreover, Sky News Arabia interviewed Hylooz to relate her experience with Oasis500 and Eureeca in Abjjad's crowdinvestment campaignPage text.[31] furthermore, Al-Aan TV interviewed Ms.Hylooz in ArabNet in Dubai, 2013. Abjjad has been mentioned on Oasis500 website as one of the five startups which the company funded and gained different prizes.[32] Wamda, Mediame and crowdfundinsider have discussed Abjjad's experience in the crowd investment on Eureeca. And the expert in the Arabic literature in English, M. Lynx Qualey, has interviewed Eman Hylooz in March 2013 to talk about Abjjad's story of success, how it differs from other social networks and what are its future plans. Abjjad was also featured in "Hashtag Arabi" website when it launched its premium subscription called "Abjjad Unlimited" in 2017 with the support of the Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation.[33] In her interview with the Jordan Times, Eman also discussed her background in computer science and software development, which helped her found Abjjad.[34]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Abjjad.com embarks on crowd investing as a means to raise funds on eureeca.com.. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140502031827/http://mediame.com/en/news/pr-newswire/announcement/abjjadcom-embarks-crowd-investing-means-raise-funds-eureecacom. 2014-05-02. 2014-05-15.
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RF5cB9f23S8 Eman Hylooz Speech at GTF.
  3. http://akhbar.alaan.tv/news/post/15806/city-dubai-summit-arabnet-digital-largest-professionals-businessmen آراء عدد من المشاركين في قمة عرب نت الرقمية 2013.
  4. http://arablit.wordpress.com/2014/03/11/abjjad-an-arabic-social-network-for-books-with-a-big-vision/ Abjjad: An Arabic Social Network for Books with a Big Vision.
  5. Web site: 2019-03-10. أبجد.. منصة عربية لمحبي الكتب. 2022-01-01. العين الإخبارية. ar.
  6. Web site: دار الشروق تتيح إصداراتها إلكترونيا على تطبيق "أبجد" بنظام "الاشتراك الشهري" لأول مرة - دار الشروق. 2022-01-01. www.shorouk.com.
  7. Web site: 2018-01-24. تطبيق أبجد: كتب - روايات - قصص عربية. 2022-01-01. اي-فون إسلام. ar.
  8. http://www.wamda.com/2014/02/how-arab-reading-social-network-abjad-exceeded-its-crowdfunding-target-on-eureeca Abjjad exceeded its goal on Eureeca by 30%; what's next for the Arabic reading social network?.
  9. http://www.mc-doualiya.com/programs/retweet-mcd/20130912-%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%AA-%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A1%D8%A9-%D8%B4%D8%A8%D9%83%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A3%D8%A8%D8%AC%D8%AF-%D8%AB%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%A9-%D8%A5%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AD%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B2-%D9%85%D8%A4%D8%B3%D8%B3%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%84-%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B1-%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%83 "أبجد" أول شبكة تواصل عربية للقراءة.
  10. http://globalthinkers.com/gtf-2012-awards-for-excellence/ GTF 2012 awards for excellence.
  11. http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2012/10/10/jordans-women-celebrate-success/ Jordan’s women celebrate success.
  12. https://www.zawya.com/story/Oasis500_Holds_8th_Angel_Network_Event_during_Global_Entrepreneurship_Summit_in_Dubai-ZAWYA20121222073709/ Oasis500 Holds 8th Angel Network Event during Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Dubai.
  13. Web site: MENA Startups pitch at StartupTurkey Event through MENA Apps partnership with Etohum. . 2014-05-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140104033726/http://menaapps.com/mena-apps-has-partnered-with-etohum-to-include-mena-startups-in-the-startup-turkey-event-in-antalya/ . 2014-01-04 . dead .
  14. http://www.weforum.org/news/jordan-host-world-economic-forum-middle-east-and-north-africa-2013 Jordan to Host World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa in 2013.
  15. http://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2014/03/33089-award-winning-startup-abjjad-successfully-raises-equity-eureeca/ Award Winning Startup Abjjad Successfully Raises Equity on Eureeca.
  16. Web site: Abjjad raises $1 million in Series A. 2021-12-30. Wamda. en.
  17. Web site: ArabNet - Startup Database . 2014-05-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140329040306/http://startupdb.arabnet.me/startup/2687/ . 2014-03-29 .
  18. Web site: 2021-11-08 . تطبيق أبجد: قراءة الكتب لم تكن بهذه المتعة من قبل! . 2022-02-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211108183112/https://www.arageek.com/tech/abjad-app . 8 November 2021 . dead.
  19. Web site: 2020-02-25 . أفضل تطبيق على الموبايل لقراءة الكتب و الروايات,,تطبيق أبجد و آلاف الكتب - STJEGYPT . 2022-02-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200225074820/http://www.stjegypt.com/article/1295_%D8%A3%D9%81%D8%B6%D9%84-%D8%AA%D8%B7%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%82-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%84-%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A8-%D9%88-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%AA%D8%B7%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%82-%D8%A3%D8%A8%D8%AC%D8%AF-%D9%88-%D8%A2%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%81-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A8 . 25 February 2020 . dead.
  20. Web site: 2021-01-25 . تطبيق أبجد آلاف الكتب علي هاتفك - المتداول العربي . 2022-02-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210125104142/https://www.arabictrader.com/ar/analysis/economic-view/2302/%D8%AA%D8%B7%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%82-%D8%A3%D8%A8%D8%AC%D8%AF-%D8%A2%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%81-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A8-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A-%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%81%D9%83 . 25 January 2021 . dead.
  21. Web site: شرح تطبيق ابجد ... حيث متعة القراءة - خطوة. 2022-02-17. khtwaa.com.
  22. Web site: 2021-03-01 . مفاجآة من تطبيق أبجد - اشتراك أبجد بلا حدود الأوّل من نوعه للكتب والروايات العربيّة! . 2022-02-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210301230336/https://www.arabapps.org/2018/03/%D9%85%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%A2%D8%A9-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%AA%D8%B7%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%82-%D8%A3%D8%A8%D8%AC%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%83-%D8%A3%D8%A8%D8%AC%D8%AF-%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A7-%D8%AD/ . 1 March 2021 . dead.
  23. Web site: mlynxqualey. 2014-03-11. Abjjad: An Arabic Social Network for Books with a Big Vision. 2022-02-17. ARABLIT & ARABLIT QUARTERLY. en-US.
  24. Web site: Jordanian E-Book Platform Abjjad Raises $1 Million in Series-A Funding Round. 2021-12-29. Startupscene. https://web.archive.org/web/20201223164119if_/https://thestartupscene.me/INVESTMENTS/Jordanian-E-Book-Platform-Abjad-Raises-1-Million-in-Series-A-Funding-Round. 2020-12-23.
  25. Web site: 2014-12-03. Eman Hylooz: Founder & CEO of Abjjad - You have something in this world, so stand up!. 2021-12-29. أكاديمية سائد يونس. ar.
  26. Web site: هاشتاق عربي - شركات ريادية (1) : " أبجد" تتفوق مرة أخرى وتحصد جائزة بنك الإتحاد لفئة "سيدة الأعمال". 23 November 2015 . 2021-12-29. ar.
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  28. Web site: Four young Arab Entrepreneurs win the Said Khoury Award Al-Iktissad Wal-Aamal. 2021-12-29. www.iktissadevents.com. 2021-11-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20211120110703/https://www.iktissadevents.com/news/160516/110137. dead.
  29. Web site: 2020-02-07. What We Are Doing Today: Abjad. 2021-12-29. Arab News. en.
  30. http://pando.com/2012/10/03/the-new-middle-east-women-at-the-center-of-a-startup-ecosystem-pt-4/ The New Middle East: Women at the Center of a Startup Ecosystem, Pt. 4.
  31. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fz6RXtYP05w "أبجد" موقع الكتروني يجمع هواة القراءة.
  32. Web site: خمس رياديات أردنيات من صندوق أويسس 500 يتفوقن في محافل عربية ودولية. . 2014-05-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160529215808/http://www.oasis500.com/arabic/%D8%AE%D9%85%D8%B3-%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%B5%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%82-%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%B3-500-%D9%8A%D8%AA/#.UwCexS55Wys.twitter . 2016-05-29 . dead .
  33. Web site: هاشتاق عربي - نقلة نوعية لمنصة القراءة "أبجد" ..... اطلاق اشتراك "أبجد بلا حدود" الأول من نوعه بدعم من مؤسسة عبدالحميد شومان. 24 July 2020 . 2022-01-01. ar.
  34. Web site: 2017-10-01. New Ebook app for bookworms of Arab world. 2022-01-01. Jordan Times. en.

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