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Book Fair
Looking forward to the 60th Frankfurt Book Fair: an overview
What links Orhan Pamuk and Dieter Bohlen, Günter Grass and Mike Krüger, Paulo Coelho and Tomi Ungerer? They’re all expected at the Frankfurt Book Fair sometime between 15 and 19 October.
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Hotels in Frankfurt - book your accommodation now
The closer it gets to the Frankfurt Book Fair, the harder it can be to find somewhere to stay. But right now, there is still plenty of availability in all price categories both in Frankfurt am Main and in the region. more ...
Just do it all online: the Frankfurt Book Fair services
Looking for events, making business appointments, putting together routes around the exhibition site and buying tickets for the trade visitor days at the Book Fair: the Frankfurt Book Fair’s online services make it easy. more ...
The nineties: the future begins - from book to media fair
In 1993, the Fair adopted the slogan "Frankfurt goes electronic", and that still applies today. In the mid-nineties, Frankfurt became the main meeting-place for the "New Media". There was a gold-digger mood in the multimedia halls … more ...
Book Fair anecdotes: hotel bars, dinner dates and bad boys
For many in the nineties, the "after-Fair" parties were the reason to come to Frankfurt in the first place. You were "in" when you were invited to the most important parties. British publisher Patrick Janson-Smith has been one of the crowd for 34 years now. more ...
Deutscher Wirtschaftsbuchpreis 2008 - shortlist online
The financial crisis, the rapid rise of China, the disputes over raw materials, the future of globalisation - all the issues that are of concern to people and markets in 2008 are covered by the shortlist for the Deutscher Wirtschaftsbuchpreis - German Business Book Prize. more ...
30th golf tournament for "The Silver Book"
It’s 30 years since a small group of golfing-mad book people met up for the first time for a game of golf. Since then, the group has grown and as an informal gathering on the fringes of the Book Fair, the tournament is still a lot of fun. more ...
International Activities
Future markets at the Frankfurt Book Fair
China and India are among the book markets with the strongest growth rates in the world, and with their total population of around 300 million, the Arabic-speaking countries also have considerable potential. The Frankfurt Book Fair has already been active on these markets for some years now. more ...
20th Bienal do Livro de São Paulo: Goliath without David
As the biggest book fair in Latin America in terms of the area it occupies, the 20th Bienal do Livro de São Paulo closed at the end of August. Once again, the big publishing companies dominated - something the international rights traders see as a shortcoming. more ...
ReadOn
Invitation Programme: big stage for small publishing companies
Small publishing companies are given a big showing in Frankfurt - thanks to the Book Fair’s Invitation Programme. A total of 25 publishers are invited this year from 24 countries. Three of them have told us what they are hoping for with their appearance in Frankfurt. more ...
Trade Information
Germany - Obstacles in schoolbook sales
Actually, everything is clearly regulated. Nonetheless and every year again, school textbook business proves to be difficult. Not just for the book trade, but also for government and parents’ associations. One of the reasons involves improper demands for discounts. more ...
International - Is there now going to be paperback-on-demand?
Thanks to print-on-demand technology (PoD), it has never been so easy to publish a book. The Espresso Book Machine (EBM), about to arrive in Europe, is adding a different approach in line with this trend. more ...
Tips & dates
German Book Prize 2008 and Man Booker Prize 2008: longlists in place more ...
Supply Chain Specialists Meeting: programme now online more ...
Handbook "Open Access - Opportunities and Challenges" now available more ...
Award-winning books and authors more ...
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