A visit to the Book Fair is worth the trip
Even if your store is very busy because of all the media coverage of the Book Fair, it is always worth a trip to Frankfurt.
At the Frankfurt Book Fair, you can meet with many publishing representatives, meet publishers in person and exchange ideas with other bookseller colleagues.
Hall 4.0 is particularly interesting for booksellers. Here you will find the Booksellers Centre with a cafeteria and lockers and, directly beside it, exhibitors in the Stationery & Gifts section – a treasure trove of new ideas for expanding your product range, including articles for the Christmas season.
Hall 4.0 is also where you’ll find many service providers who could be of interest to your business: shop architects, book distributors, software producers, etc. At the Frankfurt Book Fair, you can get an overview of what’s available and find the offers that could best help you in your daily business.
Numerous events also offer an insight into the publishing industry’s newest developments – on this page you will find an overview of the offers for booksellers.
- Meet new business partners or get together with existing contacts for a face to face chat
- Network with your colleagues
- Find out about the latest industry trends and innovations
- Build on your professional skills at one or several of our many events
- Get new ideas and impulses for your business, such as how to expand your booklist or nonbooks
- Be seen and heard – take part in the discussion about the future of the industry
What does the Frankfurt Book Fair provide for Booksellers?
At the Frankfurt Book Fair, we support booksellers with numerous free offers, events and with a central meeting place to exchange ideas with colleagues and to network with business partners.
Here is an overview of our new offers and services:
- Every bookshops in Germany, Austria and Switzerland is allowed to two free five-day-tickets for Frankfurt Book Fair 2012 if they are members of the “Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels e.V.
- Bookshops outside Germany are entitled to two free tickets if they are members of the European or International Booksellers Federation (EBF/IBF)
- Trainees are also entitled to one free ticket
- A large work centre is available for booksellers at the fair, the Booksellers Centre
- At the Booksellers Centre, you can obtain a free copy of the Frankfurt Book Fair Catalogue, including a pocket guide
We are looking forward to seeing you!
Do not miss the chance to exchange ideas at the biggest event of the trade.
Also in 2013 we will offer you many interesting things around the book trade. Come to exchange ideas, talks and experiences!