Category: Book Fairs
Iceland’s Publishers Association Book Fair sold 1 book for every 4 residents
Fully one third of all books consumed in Iceland are audiobooks. 97,829 books sold at any book...
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India – Confusion over New Delhi World Book Fair numbers as conflicting reports emerge. Could I million be 2 million?
This being India, both numbers are entirely credible, but clearly one or both is inaccurate....
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India – Almost 1 million visitors, but sales disappoint at the New Delhi World Book Fair
While one million visitors may sound impressive, it barely matches other provincial book fairs in...
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Bangladesh – 6 million visitors spent $4.4 million on books at the world’s biggest book fair
…But when we consider Bangladesh has literally twice as many internet users as the UK,...
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Oman’s Muscat International Book Fair pulls a disappointing crowd this year – less than half its peak one million visitors
Disappointing for the organisers, perhaps, but bear in mind that would be a top-level achievement...
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Bangladesh – can the book fair beat $10 million in book sales next month?
Come March, as the Boi Mela book-buying bonanza fades away, it will be time for Bangladesh...
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The Casablanca Int. Book Fair will again be in Rabat. This time in June
The first and so far only Rabat incarnation in 2022, it transpires, was heavily financed by the...
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Arabs Don’t Read” Redux – International Book Fair “the biggest cultural event in Kuwait”
But what an opportunity for smaller and more nimble publishers to partner with their Arab partners...
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UAE – Arabs don’t read? Sharjah International Book Fair clocks 2.17 million visitors as western book fairs struggle to attract pre-Covid footfall
Sharjah wasn’t the biggest book fair by visitors this year – that honour went to Madrid – but it...
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Frankfurt pulls in only 60% of its pre-Covid traffic as economic realities of the New Normal hit home
No question in-person trade events have a future, and will continue to be important for the...
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Saudi Arabia – Riyadh Int. Book Fair clocks 1 million+ visitors for third time as the Arab Renaissance rebounds after Covid
As we head into cooler months, and providing Covid behaves this time around, there’s every...
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Azerbaijan – Baku Int. Book Fair shows publishing’s international fraternity talk often has little substance
The business of publishing – beyond the obvious commercial core – is to breakdown...
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