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of books on religious themes only 809 data from the Ministry of Religious books on Islam were published, a fact Remaja Rosdakarya around 137 books The boarding school
titles, concerned Islam. It means Affairs, from the ca. 110 Islamic that should be considered. at the end of 2005, and these are just Madrasah Tarbiyah
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that annually, on average more than publishers who joined the 2003 Islamic This estimate may be correct when some examples and do not include the Islamiyah in Batang
100 titles of books on Islam entered Book Fair in Senayan, ca. 3.041 titles we have a look at the data on the total numbers of all the publishers that Kabung, Koto Tangah,
circulation. Data obtained from the of books comprising various fields publication of books on Islam from the produce Islamic books be they IKAPI Padang.
DIAN/INTERFIDEI Institute say that of Islamic studies were published in 766 IKAPI members. Up to mid-2008, members or not. Source: Directorate of
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between 1981 and 1995 ca. 1200 titles Indonesia. So, from both studies it Gema Insani Press published ca. 1000 History and Cultural
of books on Islamic themes circulated has become clear that up to 2003, titles of Islamic books, Darul Haq ca. Islamic Book Publishers: Some Values, Ministry of
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in the market. And, when adding the 7.728 titles of Islamic books on various 124, Penerbit Serambi 148, penerbit Socio-Intellectual Profiles Education and Culture
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number from Tempo magazine above, it subjects entered the Indonesian book Maghfirah Pustaka around 92, Penerbit From what we have seen above we can of the Republic of
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means that up to the end of the 1990s an market. 57 LkiS along with its affiliated branch, underline that recently Islamic books Indonesia.
estimated 1500 to 2000 titles of books on IKAPI, which attempts to determine Pustaka Pesantren around 316, and have become an important category
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Islam were published. 56 the range of books on Islam published Pustaka Al-Kautsar more than 500 within the Indonesian publishing world;
An inventory done by the Ministry in Indonesia, assures us that the book at the end of 2007, Azam publisher publishing books on Islamic themes
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has become an industry with serious
of Religious Affairs in 2003 of 29 publishing industry in Indonesia produces around 79 titles at the end of 2006, repercussions on the characteristics of
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Indonesian publishers that produce at least 10.000 book titles annually, and 59. The figure of 766 was a record in IKAPI Indonesian Islam. It is very important
books on Islam found that up to 2003 from that number 3.000 titles deal with membership up to 2006. As of now the number has to elucidate the profiles of Islamic
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there were around 4.687 titles of Islamic Islamic themes. This means that up to certainly changed significantly. book publishers and their roles in the
books. Besides, still according to the 2008, at least 20.000 to 22.000 titles of 60. Derived from the official website of LKIS development of Islamic book publishing.
publisher, 2008, http://www.gemainsani.co.id/
57. All 29 publishers are Bina Ilmu, Apollo, Salim
54. See further Nico J. Tompi, “Trend Bacaan Nabhan, Al-Hidayah, Karya Anda, Al-Haramain (accessed on July 14, 2008). In addition to looking for profit, the
1980-an: Cermin Meningkatnya Telaah Jaya, Pustaka Progressif dan Risalah Gusti 61. Catalogue of the Darul Haq publisher, April publishers contributed invaluably to
Keagamaan,” a discussion on religious books in Surabaya; PT Percetakan Persatuan, Dana 2008 edition.
held by Bagian Perpustakaan dan Dokumentasi Bhakti Primayasa, Qalam, Gama Media, Pustaka 62. Taken from the official website of the Serambi efforts in the promotion of the use of print
Majalah Tempo, Jakarta, 1987, as quoted by Pelajar, Navilah, LKiS, Adi Gita Group, and Bigraf publisher, 2008, http://www.serambi.co.id/ culture.
Anwar, Pemikiran dan Aksi…, 124-125. in Yogyakarta; PT Karya Toha Putra, Menara (accessed on July 14, 2008).
55. Institute DIAN/INTERFIDEI was a foundation Kudus dan Pustaka Mantiq in Central Java. The 63. Catalogue of the Darul Haq publisher, June Its lso very important to note that
especifically created for inter-religious dialogue. publishers Rosda Grup, Mizan, Putera, PT Sinar 2008 edition. Islamic book publishers have apparently
It was established on December 20, 1991 in Baru Algensindo, and Diponegoro in Bandung; adopted a clear outline of Islamic socio-
Yogyakarta, by several inter-religious figures Logos Wacana Ilmu, Pustaka Zahra, Erlangga 64. Taken from the official website of LKIS
such as the late Dr. Th. Sumartana, Pastor Eka dan Bulan Bintang in Jakarta and Banten. See M. publisher, 2008, http://lkis.co.id/site/index Islamic themes. The data were taken from the
Darmaputera Ph.D., Daniel Dhakidae Ph.D, Zulkifly Syatibi AH, “Perkembangan Penerbitan Lektur (accessed on July 14, 2008). catalogue of Azaam publisher’s 2006 edition,
Lubis and Dr. Djohan Effendi. See further http:// Keagamaan di Indonesia”, http://www.depag.web. 65. Taken from the official website of Pustaka http://bumiaksara.co.id/amzah.php (accessed June
www.interfidei.or.id/ (accessed on June 20, 2008). id/research/ (accessed on July 15, 2008). Al-Kautsar publisher, http://www.kautsar.co.id/ 20, 2008).
56. See the Publisher’s preface in Zuly Qodir et 58. “Jusuf Kalla: Seharusnya Ada Waralaba Toko”, (accessed on July 14, 2008). 67. Taken from the official website of Remaja
al. (eds.), Anotasi 200 Buku Islam Karya Muslim Republika, Sunday, March 5, 2006, http://www. 66. This publisher is part of the PT Bumi Aksara Rosdakarya publisher, http://rosda.co.id/
Indonesia, (DIAN/Interfidei, Yogyakarta, 1998), iv. republika.co.id/ (accessed on July 15, 2008). Group, which specifically published books with (accessed on July 14, 2008).

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