Frankfurt Buchmesse has announced its final numbers from the 2019 Frankfurt Book Fair, and while overall attendance (Wednesday-Friday) was up 1.8%, the number of exhibitors was down from 7,503  from 109 countries in 2018 to 7,450 from 104 countries in 2019. By contrast the public weekend days saw an increased visitor count up 9.2%. The … Continue reading Frankfurt trade attendance up 1.8% amid fewer exhibitors from fewer countries. What might this mean for the future of the Buchmesse?