APRIL IN BUENOS AIRES Professional Sessions April 22 to 24, 2014
years
40ยบ Buenos Aires Book Fair
HOW TO PARTICIPATE Professional Sessions: Join in as a special three-day exhibitor or take part in our intense training and business program on the Latin American publishing industry. According to a recent poll, 82% of the participants who attended in 2013 closed deals for amounts equal or bigger than the year before. Open Fair: Exhibit and sell your books throughout 21 days to more than one million qualified visitors. In 2014 we will celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Fair and San Pablo (Brazil) will be our Guest of Honor. Literary Festival: Promote your authors through our cultural program and training seminars for targeted audiences (educators, librarians, publishers, distributors, booksellers, illustrators and other book-related professionals).
TRAINING PROGRAM Be inspired and further your knowledge by the training program on the latest trends and topics in the publishing industry: EspacioTendencias International Seminar (in collaboration with Frankfurt Academy); Conference for Booksellers; and workshops aimed at all publishing professionals.
BUENOS AIRES BOOK FAIR IN FIGURES Professional visitor´s profile Editors
44%
Book sellers
26%
Illustrators, distributors, librarians, agents, translators, marketing directors, journalists, students
30%
21 days
45,500 sq. m. 460 exhibitors
20% foreigners from 32 different countries (most represented: Chile, Brazil, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Spain and Uruguay).
1,700 publishing houses
1,120,000 visitors
10,000 professional visitors
TWENTY countries
“As always, visiting the Buenos Aires Book Fair Professional Sessions was one of the main events in my annual schedule.” Álvaro Risso, Librerías Linardi y Risso (Uruguay)
CONTACT Commercial Director: Jorge Gutiérrez Brianza jorgegutierrez@el-libro.org.ar www.el-libro.org.ar /feriadellibro
@ferialibro