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Beijing Book Fair 2021 Gets Back on Track
After being postponed in late August, the 2021 Beijing Book Fair is nearing the end of its five-day run. The hybrid event is taking place against a backdrop of numerous policy changes implemented by the Chinese government that are impacting the publishing industry.
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Beijing Book Fair Postponed at Last Minute
The Beijing International Book Fair will be postponed to a later date as a result of the spread of the coronavirus around Beijing, organizers announced today. The fair, which was holding both in-person and virtual exhibitions, was originally scheduled to start tomorrow.
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Bologna Children's Fair Sees Increase in Online Visitors
The Bologna Children's Book Fair's virtual events program wrapped up last week and organizers cited a 55% increase in pageviews compared with last year's fair. Some 16,000 professionals participated.
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Bologna Conference Seeks Answers from the Pandemic
The opening day of the Bologna Children's Book Fair offered the day-long, virtual conference “Forging Forward - An Interruption, or an Opportunity to Rethink," which focused on the impact of the global pandemic and related topics.
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Levine Querido Among Bologna's 2021 Publisher of the Year Winners
Levine Querido was among six winners of the Bologna Children's Book Fair's BOP – Bologna Prize for the Best Children’s Publishers of the Year Awards, which also included winners from Colombia, Iran, New Zealand, Switzerland, and Tanzania.
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Global CEOs Discuss Silver Linings, Consequences of the Pandemic
BolognaBookPlus, the new online trade conference of the Bologna Book Fair, brought together publishing CEOs from Australia, Mexico, Sweden and the U.K. to discuss how their businesses have fared recently.
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Beijing Book Fair Remains a Hybrid Event
During the 28th edition of the Beijing Book Fair, the physical show will be limited to local companies. For international publishers, BIBF has launched Smart Assistant, a service that provides on-site assistants to help international publishers present their titles physically at the show.
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Abu Dhabi Book Fair to Hold Hybrid Event
The Abu Dhabi International Book Fair in the United Arab Emirates is scheduled for May 23-29 as a hybrid event, with both virtual events and a live exhibition. Germany is the guest of honor.
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Suited to Change: Spotlight on the Jerusalem International Book Forum
Known for its mix of intellectual and informal gatherings, the forum embraces cultural diversity and fosters inclusion and open dialogue. (Sponsored)
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Bologna Children's Book Fair Will Be Virtual
For a second year in a row, the Bologna Children’s Book Fair will be an exclusively virtual book fair. Organizers had held out hope that the event, scheduled for June 14–17, could be an in-person show, but continuing Covid concerns forced the cancellation of all live plans.
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