Book Fair
Series "Who is Who": Asia introduces itself
More than 100 countries are represented every year at the Frankfurt Book Fair. Each hall is a microcosm in its own right and worth discovering. In the fourth part of our series, we ask exhibitors from Asia what brings them to Frankfurt.
more...Survey: Musical future?
Amazon has been doing it for some time now, Holtzbrinck since the beginning of the year. The industry has discovered there's business in music. Do crossmedial alliances between the book and music industries really pay off? We want to know what you think!
more...What'll come after print?
The weiss'raum in Hall 4.0 is planned as a projection surface for visions of the future in the world of digital print.
more...Strong in partnership: World Library Federation (IFLA)
The IFLA World Library and Information Congress in August and the Frankfurt Book Fair in October are important business platforms for librarians and the publishing industry. Now, the two partners are set to cooperate more closely …
more...International Activities
A perfect place to get an overview of African literature
The excitement is growing in the lead-up to the fourth annual Cape Town Book Fair CTBF (13 - 16 June 2009). Last year the fair broke attendance records with more than 50,000 visitors. This year's full programme will be announced on the website www.capetownbookfair.com on May 6.
more...International trade visit to Buenos Aires: amazed and delighted
For the first time, the Frankfurt Book Fair organised an international trade visit to the 35th Feria Internacional del Libro (20 April – 10 May). The Guest of Honour for the Frankfurt Book Fair 2010 introduced itself in all its diversity.
more...Picture gallery: beautiful, more beautiful, the most beautiful Chinese books
China is Guest of Honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair. The organisers are promising the "book Olympics". When it comes to beauty, at least, we already know the winners. They are on show in an exhibition – here in Frankfurt.
more...Interview: Creative China?!
"Made in China" is not necessarily associated with design know-how. That might change on reading this interview. Professor Lu Jing Ren talks about how design and appreciation of it have changed in China – restrained and elegant, entirely in keeping with the style of Chinese aestheticism.
more...Trade Information
Launch of the Digital World Library
Cultural treasures go on line: after "Europeana", UNESCO's "Digital World Library" has now been launched, giving free access to 1,300 works in forty languages.
more...International: The author as event
Some call it total festivalitis, for others, it's about sales. It could be said that there is a new industry of reading events, and it's not just the authors who hope to make money.
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