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Trade ShowsMadrid Book Fair Draws Three Million Visitors
The Madrid Book Fair ran from May 27 to June 12 and attracted more than three million visitors, up 2% over the last, pre-pandemic year of the fair in 2019.
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Book Sales Rebounded in 2021 in Taiwan
After falling 2.8% in 2020, book sales in Taiwan increased 5% last year, to NT$20.04 billion (about $690 million). Sales growth was aided by a nearly 65% jump in book output in 2021 over 2020, with 57,710 new titles published in 2021.
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Taipei Book Fair Concludes In-Person Run
The six-day Taipei International Book Exhibition, which wrapped up on June 7, was held in-person after two years of virtual fairs. About 250,000 people attended the event, down from 580,000 visitors the last time TIBE was held, in 2019.
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Candlewick Grows Its Spanish-Language Publishing Program
With 50 Spanish-language titles and counting, the publisher says sales for its list were up 30% in 2021.
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Abu Dhabi Fair Highlights International Publishing Ties
The Abu Dhabi International Book Fair ran from May 23-29 in the United Arab Emirates. The event offered more than 650 events and attracted 1,130 publishers from more than 80 countries.
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JIBF Holds Memorable Week-Long Book Forum
Several hundred international book publishing professionals and authors gathered in mid-May for the newest edition of the biennial Jerusalem International Book Forum.
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Readmagine 2022: Publishing Faces Its Future in Madrid
The Readmagine publishing conference in Madrid discussed several dynamic issues facing the industry, from the challenge of increasing inclusivity to reducing the book business's environmental impact and more.
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The War’s Toll on Ukrainian Publishers
An online survey of the Ukrainian book market, conducted through early April, found that nearly 10% of publishers in the country have been forced to stop operations.
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Hindi Novel 'Tomb of Sand' Wins International Booker
'Tomb of Sand,' written by Geetanjali Shree and translated from the Hindi by Daisy Rockwell, won the 2022 International Booker Prize for Translated Fiction. The book is published by Tilted Axis Press.
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Abu Dhabi Congress Spotlights Arabic Market Growth, Challenges
On May 22, the inaugural International Congress of Publishing and Creative Industries was held in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. Speakers discussed the growing relevance of the Arabic-language book market—which caters to nearly 400 million speakers—to the rest of the world.
