HOW TO PARTICIPATE In the Professional Sessions: Join as an exhibitor or professional attendee over three intensive days of business and training activities.
Register your specialists in training sessions targeted to specific audiences (teachers, librarians, translators, and more).
In the Fair open to the Public: Sell your books, book your stand or promote your catalog over the three weeks of the Fair, and reach one million visitors.
THE BEST TRAINING FOR PROFESSIONALS
In 2018, the Guest City of Honor will be Montevideo, one of the Latin American cities with the highest tradition and cultural production.
In the Literary Festival: Make your authors known through our cultural program: Latin American Writers Dialog, International Story-Tellers Meeting, International Poetry Festival, the innovative International Booktubers Conference, and more.
CONTACT
Professional development options for all industry players: Interviews with Prominent Publishers; Publishing Industry Insights Seminar; University Publishing Sessions; Booksellers’ Seminar; Translators’ Seminar; Librarians’ Meeting; Illustrators’ Seminar, and a wide range of roundtables on key industry topics.
Commercial Director: Jorge Gutiérrez Brianza jorgegutierrez@el-libro.org.ar www.el-libro.org.ar /feriadellibro @ferialibro
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IN BUENOS AIRES -
Great Business in the Publishing Capital of Latin America Professional Sessions 24-26 April 2018
44th Buenos Aires International Book Fair
WE CREATE MORE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
- FACTS AND FIGURES -
Free Logistics Service
International 50 kg shipping service free of charge per visitor 6,326 kg shipped 276 shipments 38 foreign cities
National 150 kg shipping service free of charge per visitor 18,000 kg shipped 1,300 shipments 500 cities of Argentina
- Benefits and Special Events FOR ALL VISITORS
FOR BOOKSELLERS
Coupon book with more than 60 publishers offering special benefits and promotions. Business center with conference room, coffee service, and computers with internet and wi-fi connection. Free admission to the Book Rights Meeting. Business Meetings with international buyers.
Friend Bookseller Program, with 200 participating publishers offering 50% discount on the retail price. Food vouchers for booksellers residing within 60 km of the Fair. Parking for booksellers residing within 60 km of the Fair.
FOR SPECIAL BUYERS
12 national and international innovative publishers take part for the first time with fully free stands.
Vouchers for select South American buyers. Accommodation. Free registration as professional attendee. Additional economic support.
New Neighborhood
45,000 sq.m.
imprints +5,000 publishing represented
+500 exhibitors
and 17 countries communities
GENERAL FAIR
participating
PROFESSIONAL SESSIONS
19 days 1.200,000
3 days 12,000 professional
general public attendees
Participation of professionals:
attendees
In the 2011-2017 period, the participation of professional attendees in the Professional Sessions grew by 90%.
Booksellers
30 %
Publishers
16 %
Distributors
9%
Illustrators
6%
Agents, sellers, librarians, translators, marketing heads, press, students, designers and others
39 %
Profile In 2017, people from more than 30 countries came to the Fair: Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, Turkey, Uruguay and USA.