Cookbooks? Romance? Sci-fi? Is Niche the Future of Fairs?

In Discussion by Edward Nawotka

By Edward Nawotka Today’s lead story discusses the inaugural Paris Cookbook Fair, which takes place later this week. The fair focuses entirely on cookbooks, with an emphasis on selling rights to the titles on display. Cookbooks are, as Fair director Edouard Cointreau explains, growing some 5-10% per year and many bestselling books, such as those published by charity organizations around …