The academy said it also noted complaints in the press that the Maltese Book Council was not giving enough importance to local book publishers, when these should be given priority.

The Akkademja tal-Malti expressed its concern at reports in the media that the Book Fair was becoming a mediocre market of imported books, many of them having a dubious value.

It called on the council to investigate the situation so that this would not continue to deteriorate.

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