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Jamalon (Arabic: جملون) was an online book retailer based in Amman that shipped to readers throughout the Middle East. It was founded in October 2010 by entrepreneur Ala' Alsallal with the support of angel investor Fadi Ghandour.
As of August 2017, it delivered over 12 million publications in Arabic and English. In 2016, 80 percent of the company's sales consisted of Arabic titles. It maintained partnerships with over 3,000 Arabic and 27,000 English-language publishers. It was the largest online bookseller in the Middle East at the time.
In May 2022, the company's website became unavailable and instead displayed a message declaring the company had ceased operations, citing issues with investment and profitability as of 2019.
References
- MacBride, Elizabeth (1 July 2014). "It Takes $14,000 and a Determined Entrepreneur To Seed Change in the Middle East". Forbes. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ^ Pupic, Tamara (26 June 2016). "Entrepreneur of the Week: Ala' AlSallal, founder of Jamalon". Arabian Business. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- Schroeder, Christopher M. (3 August 2017). "A Different Story from the Middle East: Entrepreneurs Building an Arab Tech Economy". MIT Technology Review. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- Hariharan, Sindhu (12 December 2016). "Jordanian Startup Jamalon Helps Arab Book Lovers Find Their Favorite Read Online". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- Schroeder, Christopher M. (2013). Startup Rising: The Entrepreneurial Revolution Remaking the Middle East. St. Martin's Publishing Group. pp. 132–133. ISBN 9781137356710.
- "تجربة جملون في قطاع النشر في العالم العربي - Jamalon". Jamalon. 2022-12-22. Archived from the original on 2022-12-22. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
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External links
- Official website Archived 2017-08-24 at the Wayback Machine
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