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With the highest sales in Kenya, Big Bad Wolf launches

by | Oct 13, 2022 | Articles and Reports, News

Big Bad Wolf launches in Kenya with the biggest sales

Big Bad Wolf (BBW) has announced that they will launch their brand in Kenya with a book fair in Nairobi where 500,000 books in 15,000 titles will be on display.

Andrew Yap, the founder of Big Bad Wolf, has announced the biggest book sale yet offering discounts on titles from around the world.

The book sale runs from October 13 through October 23 at Sarit Centre and is expected to attract book enthusiasts from all walks of life.

Yap said that Kenya was their second market in Africa following a successful launch in Tanzania. “With 15,000 titles available and 500,000 brand new English books on offer, we want Kenyans from all walks of life to discover the joy of reading and have access to knowledge, whatever their income level” he added.

 

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