Cairo literary scene helps businesses grow

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Egypt's literary scene is thriving, with a new generation of writers and poets taking advantage of social networking sites to get their work noticed.

It is not just the writers flourishing, as a growing number of small publishers and other businesses are benefiting from the increasing popularity of the written word.

Katy Watson reports from Cairo.

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