In 2018, digital will overtake print. That's what the majority of 840 international representatives of the industry now believe. Read more about the outcome of a current survey carried out by the Frankfurt Book Fair in cooperation with buchreport.

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New exhibition areas, new key focuses, new conferences and congresses. In 2009, the Frankfurt Book Fair has yet again much to offer that's new. We have compiled an overview for you of all new features.

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With more than 7,000 exhibitors and over 2,500 events, you're bound to miss something, no matter how full your schedule may be. So it's good to know that this year too, there will be a range of daily Book Fair news bulletins and topical online Book Fair specials, providing an overview of the key topic of the day at the Fair.

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There is lively debate just now in Germany surrounding the Frankfurt Book Fair's Guest of Honour China. In two weeks' time, the issue of China will be even more topical, with around 500 events scheduled for and at the Fair.

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For the first time since 1994, 2010 features a Latin American country as Guest of Honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair. The programme of events in 2009 already includes many Argentinian events as a foretaste of things to come. An overview.

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International digitisation experts will meet up on 13 October in Frankfurt for the European premiere of the conference Tools of Change for Publishing (TOC). The conference's most important topics and trends are listed in the programme, now available online.

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The new key focus Creative Industries is for all those who think beyond the familiar boundaries of their own industry. As a market place for ideas, the professional programme "Focus on Creative Content" includes more than 30 panels, workshops and talks relating to the book, film, TV, games, picture and music industries.

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This year, the Frankfurt Book Fair is hosting a get-together in Frankfurt's Römer on two alternative evenings.

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The German Book Office (GBO) New Delhi asked international publishers: What does globalisation in the publishing industry mean to you? How assertive are regional publishing initiatives?

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More than 2,600 events are listed in the online Calendar of Events for the Frankfurt Book Fair - that makes it difficult to choose. Where should you go, which discussions should you attend? We hope the personal tips from Book Fair staffers will help you make up your mind …

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The book industry is undergoing radical change, the search for new business models is driving everyone. In cooperation with "buchreport", our new series introduces some of the most exciting international business ideas. We begin with companies from China and the German-speaking world.

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Who is the biggest in the international book industry? What developments have there been? This question has been looked at again in 2009 by "Global Ranking of the Publishing Industry". We reveal the outcome.

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Most recently, it has seemed as if events surrounding the controversial Google Book Settlement were following one another thick and fast. That is why instead of the planned hearing, there will now be a "status conference", designed to clarify further proceedings in the dispute over Goggle's use of digitised books.

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Michael Cader, founder of "Publishers Marketplace", on the Google Book Settlement and its effects: an interview.

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