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Founding Publishers Program · 2026

A home for publishing houses entering the digital age.

We’re onboarding our first founding publishers personally — house by house, conversation by conversation.

If that’s you, tell us about your house below.

What URUK is ↓

01 · What URUK is

Built for books — not generic e-commerce.

A catalog model built for publishing

ISBNs, editions, translators, formats, series. The data structure your house already uses — finally on the web.

Bilingual at the core

Arabic and English, equally elegant. Every component flips for RTL. Typography tuned for both scripts — not a translation layer bolted on top.

Payments that work where you operate

Stripe globally. Tap, PayTabs, HyperPay, Fawry, and others in regions where global gateways fall short. Books sold, paid, and delivered.

Partner, not vendor

Every founding publisher is onboarded by us personally. We help you move online thoughtfully — and we stay close after launch.

02 · Three ways to publish

Hosted, Branded, or Showroom.

We’ll help you choose the right path on the call. No need to decide now.

Hosted

URUK Read

Sell on URUK’s discovery layer alongside other publishers. The lightest way to begin — readers find you, we handle the storefront.

Branded

Your own store

Your domain, your brand, your storefront. Full commerce with your own checkout and your own customer base.

Showroom

Catalog only

Display your books beautifully without selling online — for houses that fulfil through retailers or direct contact.

Pricing shared during your onboarding conversation.

03 · Tell us about your house

Three short steps. About 90 seconds.

We’ll reply within 24 hours.

Step 1 of 3

About youYour publishing houseWhat you publish

Many publishers prefer WhatsApp for faster replies.

We read every message. No marketing emails — only a personal reply.