A book fair takes place usually annually for publishing houses, book trade, authors, literature agents, journalists and the public. Beside the classical book also on-line products, hearing books and Comics are introduced.

History

Originally a part of the general commercial fairs, at the beginning of the modern times independent book fairs had already developed. The Frankfurt commercial centre was for the book industry since 1564, when the first book catalog appeared, the most important place of transshipment for books. Since that 17. Century up to the end of the Second World War was the central fair place Leipzig, after the most important and largest publishing houses had settled. Also during the GDR time regularly book fairs took place. After the reunification of Germany Leipzig meaning won, although more as interface between Eastern European and German publishing houses and than public exhibition. While the book fair in Frankfurt in the autumn (mostly at the beginning of of Octobers) takes place, the book fair opens Leipzig in each case in March. It is equally own to both fairs that during the public days no direct sales (i.e. sales at users) may take place. For the organization of the fairs the exhibition and fair GmbH, a daughter of the association of trade of the German book trade are responsible.

Since center of the 1990er years urge increases electronic media on the fair; beside books and magazines hearing books, literary DVDs etc. are presented.

In the context of the Frankfurt book fair in each case peace price of the German book trade takes place, an international literary award on fair Sunday into the Frankfurt Paulskirche the award, with which distinguishes authors for its special employment for the peace become. Annually changing a host country (Guest OF Honour) is determined, which in particular its book industry and - production to present can. 2005 were it South Korea, 2006 are it India.

In nearly each country book fairs are organized (see below: Table). Many are only national or regionally important; other one internationally: like e.g. in Buenos Aires (Feria Internacional del Libro), Chicago and elsewhere changing (BookExpo America), (Bok & Guadalajara (Feria international del Libro de Guadalajara), Jerusalem (Jerusalem internationally Book fair, JIBF), Cairo (Cairo internationally Book fair), London (London Book fair, LBF), Moscow (MBIF) - and their competition in pc. Petersburg) -, Paris (salon you livre), Prague (Svet Knihy) and Warsaw (Warsaw internationally Book fair). The fairs in the Baltic States of Riga, (Tallinn, Vilnius) attain increasing meaning, in the Eastern European States of (Budapest (Budapesti Knyvfestivl), Bucharest, Sofia) as well as the asiatic fairs in Peking (Beijing internationally Book fair, BIBF), Seoul (Seoul internationally Book fair), Taipei (Taipei internationally Book Exhibition, TIBE) and Tokyo (Tokyo internationally Book fair). As important book fair specialized in is considered in Bologna (Fiera del Libro by Ragazzi). On some to the more important foreign fairs the exhibition and fair puts GmbH in Frankfurt/Main in the context of a Gemeinschaftstands in such a way specified of the Federal Republic of Germany to German publishing houses exhibition surfaces for their publications against a title fee at the disposal. Same is done e.g. also with France for French publishing houses or via Swiss the association of publishers and bookseller and/or the federation of the Austrian book trade.

As the book fair London in the meantime the size of resounds to 8 of the book fair Frankfurt reached, hangs also on other fairs, remarkable book fairs surface-filling sometimes to. Example: the CeBIT with computer and electronics specialized publishing houses, Dienstleistern from E-Publishing/the Touristica with travel guides, maps etc.

Book fairs in Germany

Frankfurt book fair

The world-wide most important book fair organizes the measurement and exhibition company of the association of trade of the German book trade registered association with many lectures, discussions, "Events""Â…, since 2005 of the world-wide largest second-hand bookshop fair and the steeped in tradition peace price.

Leipziger book fair

Beside the Frankfurt book fair again the Leipziger larger before the Second World War was established book fair than family "read celebration".

other German book fairs

In Germany gives it in addition many regional book fairs and - exhibitions, as annual in the good mountain city Mainz, in November. Next door at the Rhine bank the singular Mainzer mini press fair (MMPM), with mini presses, small publishing houses, hand press printers, book artists and authors, every two years four days in the summer.

Book fairs internationally

Annual book fairs in all world are still substantially smaller also in the anglo-saxon area than in Frankfurt.

London Book fair

Second largest book fair world-wide, annually at the beginning of March meet 23,000 publishers, bookseller, literature agent, librarians, medium and industrial representative out over 100 countries, but hardly the public. Starting from 2006 in the Excel Exhibition Centre in of London of dock country. Announced booksellers from the states of the European Booksellers Federation (EBF) have free entrance.

The Book fair Earl's Court

Probably because the established Londoner book fair competes long in the crucial license trade of the rights of publication with Frankfurt, the exhibition and fair GmbH (AuM) wanted, are called the Frankfurt book fair of the association of trade of the German book trade, immediately a new international book fair in London: "The Book fair Earl's Court, London 2007" (16. - 18 April). It "is to bundle the right trade in the spring": "The initiative proceeded from several renowned publishers and agents, who had asked the management of the Frankfurt book fair to develop a fair in cent ral London. ((In May 2006 the office of the new fair in London, for those opens is first 28,000 square meters intended, on 45,000 square meters expandable.))" (New type character book fair, 8.5.2006) the fairground Earl `s Cout negotiated nevertheless at the same time with the established organizer Reed. Result: "Frankfurter Rundschau"/"FAZ", 13. May: "Whether that had to be real everything, asked themselves yesterday the executive committee of the association of trade. In the long run however, Juergen Boos says, to the Frankfurt fair the action was useful. World-wide one does not know, how quickly the Frankfurt fair can react, one is any more now the tanker of the book fairs, but the David against the Goliath Reed." /"Boos considers the reproach, to have over-hurried or naively act, unjustified: 'We would have found not differently to act to be able ("Â… now is) a better location for the Londoner fair, the desire of the industry would have fulfilled."

Salon you livre Paris

The French book fair in March 2006 to 26. Times with 1.250 publishing houses from 40 countries and (5.5 per cent plus:) 174,000 visitors. To the festival of the Frankophonie, which takes place into October inside, were (40 authors from 5 continents) honour guests. (bbl. on-line, 4.4.2006)

Antwerpse Boekenbeurs (book fair Antwerp)

Large book trade fair, annually to November beginning, Dutch/Belgium, organized of Boek.be., see below table

Book fair in Warsaw

The book fair in Warsaw is the turntable into the countries of Eastern Europe.

To the GermanPolish year 2006 Germany was host country with 300 additional square meters of exhibition surface. Poland is 2005 as a customer of German licenses place one (that were the seven years before it China and Korea. 116 German Belletristik titles appeared turned around to 17 on Polish, only. /All readings of the German authors on the book fair were overcrowded. (Stock exchange sheet on-line one, 22.5.2006) Externe/r Link/s:

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Book fair Lemberg

The largest book fair of the Ukraine is the Lemberger book forum in September.

BookExpo America

At the end of May takes place in the USA the BookExpo America (BEA) in the change in different metropolises, so in Washington (D.C.) (2006), New York, Jacob Javits Convention center (2007), Los Angeles (2008), often in Chicago. 2006:1.700 exhibitor on 24,000 square meters, 22 per cent more than 2005.

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