June 2008
Book Fair
The Sixties: from Frankfurt out into the wider world
Marking the 60th Frankfurt Book Fair, we are focusing each month on one particular Book Fair decade. This time, it’s the turn of the "unruly" Sixties, when the Fair was transformed from a "police fair" into the "home of intellectual debate".
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Book Fair anecdotes: "That’s definitely going too far!"
The Frankfurt Book Fair is a place of public intellectual debate. What this "intellectual debate" actually looked like in 1968 is made plain in the reminiscences of Jörg Schröder, the founder of the legendary März Verlag. more ...
The professional programme at the Frankfurt Book Fair
The Frankfurt Book Fair is back this year with a wide-ranging programme for international trade visitors. The International Booksellers & Trade Visitors Centre focuses on children’s and teenage books, the International Library Centre presents digitisation projects. more ...
Frankfurt Antiquarian Book Fair with Heine premiere
One highlight at the Frankfurt Antiquarian Book Fair 2008 is already certain: a hand-written, previously unpublished verse from Heinrich Heine’s "Germany. A Winter Tale" will be on show in October. more ...
Turkish literature and culture bring colour to Frankfurt
Turkey is Guest of Honour at this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair and will be at the centre of attention with their motto “Turkey in all its colours”. Today, the Turkish organizing committee presented its Book Fair and cultural events programme. more ...
International Activities
Perfect recipe produces young booksellers and publishers
Every year, 20 young people from France and Germany are given the opportunity to attend a post-entry training programme for booksellers and publishers. Two of the attendees describe their experiences so far. more ...
São Paulo: German cultural offensive in Brazil
Thanks to the rapid development of its book market, Brazil is an attractive trade partner. German literature is in demand, but availability is limited. This is now set to change. In her interview, Brazilian publisher Caroline Chang talks about bilateral cooperation. more...
British Book Industry Awards
The British Book Industry Awards are the Oscars of the British book business. With almost 20 awards, they take in all aspects of the industry, from booksellers and editors to rights managers. more ...
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South Africa: a book market on course for growth
50 years of apartheid have left their mark on South Africa. But after the many years of cultural isolation, the country on the Cape is now on the way to becoming strongly productive. The flourishing book industry is a particularly striking example of this. more ...
"Words create Worlds"
Elections are due to be held in South Africa next year. This means that political debates and political books will play a big part at the Cape Town Book Fair (14 to 17 June 2008), as the book fair’s Director Vanessa Badroodien explains. more ...
Trade Information
USA - Experiments at the "Digital Book 2008" conference
E-books can be rented, at least in Japan. But it is not the only place where enthusiastic experimenting is the name of the game for this format. After all, it is still true that "you never know what’s going to work". more ...
International - Books sell well in supermarkets
Historical novels, cookery books, identification books: at the end of May, it was book-time again at Aldi in Germany. But a situation similar to that at Tesco in the UK, a supermarket also hoping to sell more books on the internet, is still a long way from that of Germany’s supermarkets. more ...
International - Lucrative high-risk business: companion books to TV series
Books accompanying TV series are a must for true fans, really. Because experience has shown that not every popular series will always guarantee success for the companion book. Especially as viewers as readers expect more from their read than they used to. more ...
Tips and dates
WALTIC: the international congress for translators and writers more ...
New study sheds light on British book buyers’ reading habits more ...
Green4books: conservation made easy more ...
Award-winning books and authors more ...
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