July Edition 2008
Stand numbers for the Frankfurt Book Fair 2008 now online
As of now, this year's stand numbers can be looked up online. Parallel to this, exhibitors are receiving the so called "Service Set 2" by post, which also includes exhibitor passes and catalogue vouchers.
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Change at the top in the Exhibition Management Department
After almost 30 years with the Frankfurt Book Fair, Helga Jansohn is retiring. Her position as director of the Exhibition Management Department is being taken by Gabi Rauch-Kneer (47). more ...
WWW instead of queues: online registration for trade visitors
Trade visitors and journalists can already go online now to register quickly and conveniently, buy their trade visitor tickets for the Frankfurt Book Fair and print them out for themselves. more ...
The Seventies: celebrity alert and focal themes
We are marking the 60th Frankfurt Book Fair by focusing each month on a particular Book Fair decade. With stars like Muhammad Ali, the Fair became a media favourite in the seventies, and Latin America set the standard as the first national focal theme. more ...
Agency fever at the Book Fair: an interview with Ed Victor
The seventies was not least the decade of the agents and scouts. Agencies were included in the official Book Fair catalogue for the first time in 1970 and in 1978, the agents and scouts were given their own home at the Fair: the LitAg. more ...
Springfield is everywhere! - The Simpsons in the Comics Centre
Yellow is not just the colour of summer, everything at the Frankfurt Book Fair is set for yellow in 2008, with the Simpsons in town. Fans can look forward to meeting star illustrator Bill Morrison and director David Silvermann. A competition will make you eager for even more. more ...
Summertime - reading time: books from Africa, Asia and Latin America
You’re looking for something to read next weekend or on your summer holiday? Then take a look at the book tips from staffers at the Society for the Promotion of Literature from Africa, Asia and Latin America (litprom). more ...
Promoting translations in Romania: Allianz Kulturstiftung project
Strengthening social debate in Europe is the aim of the Allianz Translators Award for Central and Eastern Europe. The prize was awarded for the first time in 2006 in Poland, it has now gone to Romania. The winners have already been chosen. more ...
US editors’ trip to Germany
German crime novels were the focus of interest for the six US editors who were here in June to visit publishing companies, bookshops and branches of the Literaturhaus in Berlin and Munich. The information trip was organised by the German Book Office (GBO) in New York. more ...
Young publishers join the 11th Frankfurt Book Fair Fellowship Programme
The worldwide network of "Frankfurt Fellows" continues to grow and grow. This year’s information trip for the up-and-coming international publishers will take the young publishers to Frankfurt, Munich and Berlin. more ...
South Africa: dream of the rainbow nation
German bestselling author Andrea Maria Schenkel ("The Murder Farm")) was a guest for the first time this year at the Cape Town Book Fair (CTBF), South Africa. Here, she describes what she experienced there and what personally impressed her most. more ...
Germany - Springer tries out sidelines
If two parties get together when you would not have expected it, this usually means finding new ways to win customers. So it is with the cross-over partnership between Tchibo and Springer. more ...
UK - A toast to 150 years of "The Bookseller"
The trade magazine "The Bookseller" has just celebrated its 150th anniversary. For editor-in-chief Neill Denny this was a good opportunity to look back and to ask what has actually changed in the British book business since 1858. more ...
Online: updated information on book markets worldwide
In summer, many book markets take a look back at the previous year. The Frankfurt Book Fair’s website provides information on the economic data from the industry around the world, such as current data from Turkey, France and Germany. more ...
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