▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁A UC ▁Press ▁launched ▁a ▁new ▁fiction ▁im print ▁called ▁Ho op oe . ▁ ▁Publishing ▁programs ▁ ▁Today ▁the ▁A UC ▁Press ▁publish es ▁books ▁in ▁twelve ▁broad ▁categories : ▁▁▁ ▁Arab ic ▁Language ▁Learning ▁ ▁Arch ae ology ▁and ▁An cient ▁Egypt ▁ ▁Art ▁& ▁Architecture ▁▁ ▁Business , ▁Econom ics , ▁and ▁Environment al ▁Studies ▁ ▁Co ptic ▁and ▁Islam ic ▁Studies ▁ ▁Egypt ▁Guide books ▁ ▁F iction ▁in ▁Trans lation ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Liter ary ▁Crit ic ism ▁ ▁Middle ▁East ▁Studies ▁ ▁Middle ▁East ▁Tra vel ▁ ▁N agu ib ▁Mah f ou z ▁ ▁It ▁publish es ▁ann ually ▁up ▁to ▁ 5 0 ▁wide - r anging ▁academic ▁texts ▁and ▁general ▁interest ▁books ▁for ▁distribution ▁world wide . ▁ ▁It ▁also ▁maintain s ▁a ▁back list ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁ 6 0 0 ▁high - quality ▁scholar ly , ▁literary , ▁and ▁general ▁interest ▁publications . ▁Through ▁its ▁own ▁book st ores ▁and ▁other ▁ret ail ers ▁in ▁Egypt , ▁along ▁with ▁its ▁distrib utors ▁abroad , ▁namely ▁In gram ▁Content ▁Group ▁and ▁Blo oms bury ▁Publishing , ▁the ▁A UC ▁Press ▁s ells ▁its ▁books ▁in ▁every ▁major ▁book ▁market ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁and ▁through ▁major ▁online ▁ret ail ers , ▁including ▁Amazon . ▁The ▁A UC ▁Press ▁also ▁s ells ▁e - books ▁and ▁lic enses ▁foreign ▁ed itions ▁of ▁its ▁publications ▁in ▁many ▁languages . ▁ ▁F iction ▁in ▁Trans lation ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9