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Bogota Book Fair Brings in 415,000 Visitors, $20m in Sales

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The Bogotá International Book Fair was a high-energy affair, which featured Brazil as guest of honor. It attracted 415,000 visitors and generated $20m in sales.

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Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival Roundup

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Sharjah’s Children’s Festival drew together Arabic and foreign publishers for cultural exchanges; now annual, it aims to become the Bologna of the Middle East.

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Rights Trade Intensifies at Buenos Aires Book Fair

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The trade in rights at the Buenos Aires Book Fair is growing and is now being supported by a new web site, Books in Argentina, aimed at increasing transactions.

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As KL Book Fair Opens, Publishers Eye Booming Southeast Asia

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Surveying Malaysia’s booming book market finds award-winning multicultural publishers, growing readership, a hot rights scene, and innovative digital projects.

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Digital Publishing Growth in the Arab World: Slow, But Steady

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The Abu Dhabi Book Fair next week will showcase several Arabic digital publishing startups, including Qordoba Books, but there’s still unfulfilled potential.

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TOC Bologna Report: The Business of Digital Content for Kids

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Our review of O’Reilly’s Tools of Change conference at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair finds insight for an industry coming to terms with digital publishing.

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Guadalajara’s FIL Forefronts Digital, Germany, and Translation

The Guadalajara International Book Fair is in full swing and is showcasing Germany as Guest of Honor, as well as new programs covering digitization and translation.

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Attending FIL, the Guadalajara Book Fair? Share Your Stories

If you’re attending FIL, the Feria Internacional del Libro de Guadalajara, let us know the highlights for you so far and we’ll share them with the world.

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31st International Book Fair of Santiago, Chile Opens October 28

By Andres Hax The International Book Fair of Santiago, Chile (FILSA) opens on October 28 and will run through November 13. The event takes place  … 

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Attendance Statistics from Frankfurt Show Diverse Fair

The Frankfurt Book Fair recorded 7,384 exhibitors from 106 countries in attendance in 2011, and a total of 280,194 visitors.

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