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11 Reasons 2019 Frankfurt Book Fair is good for Self-Published Authors
by Blog Contributor | July 17, 2019 | 2019 Frankfurt International Book Fair, book marketing services | 3 comments

The 2019 Frankfurt International Book Fair is just around the corner. This year ReadersMagnet, will join the annual event for the third consecutive year. ReadersMagnet believes that book fair content distribution is one of the best book promotion services a self-published author can avail.
- The Frankfurt International Book Fair is the world’s largest book
fair. Frankfurter International Book Fair gathers more than 280,000
participants and visitors each year. With over 100 participating countries,
thousands of authors, publishers, digital media experts, artist,
performers, content providers, and book lovers come together for the
annual FIBF. Last year, 7,300 exhibitors took part in the weeklong event.

- The 2019 Frankfurt International Book Fair is an annual five-day
event. The FIBF maintains a unique format. Day 1 to day 3 (The event
is exclusive to trade participants): - Authors
- Exhibitors
- Book agents
- Antiquarians
- Service Providers
- Content Providers
- Guest Personalities
- Multi-media companies
- Professional and trade associations
- Other invited guests from various sectors
Day 4-5: The Fair is
open to public, for a fee.
- Each year, the Frankfurt
International Book Fair has a Guest of Honour. The tradition
began in 1976 where in BIBF chooses focus of interest. A special literary
program is organized for the chosen country. The program includes readings,
exhibitions, public talks, theatre productions, and other media
presentations. A special hall is set up for the guest country. The 2019
Frankfurt International Book Fair will feature Norway as the Guest of Honour.

Frankfurt International book
- Fair yearly gives out two prestigious awards. The first is the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade. Since 1950, the awarding ceremony is held in the famous Frankfurter Paulskirche. The second award is the Bookseller/Diagram Prize for the Oddest Title of the Year. The award aims to poke fun at the book with the oddest book title. It was first awarded in the year 1970.

- Frankfurt International Book
Fair means Messeturm, spots, food, and wine. There’s more
to book displays, presentations, and performances when attending the annual FIBF.
The venue features the Messerturm or the Trade Tower. It is an 843-ft building.
It is the second tallest building in both Frankfurt and Germany and the third
tallest building in the European Union. Participants also get a chance to
visit the Gutenberg Museum, stroll along Leipzig Street lined with specialty
shops, small bookstores, a coffee-roasting, a wine shop, and souvenir shop. Of
course, no FIBF is complete without tasting the German delicacies over the
5-day event.
- Frankfurt International Book
Fair offers a variety of event discounts. From budget offering
on fair stands to showroom packages, BIBF offers a
variety of discounts and markdowns. First-time joiners are also
in for special packages and exclusive offers. Frankfurter Buchmesse also offers
discounts in marketing services, guaranteeing 100% fair success.
- The Frankfurt International Book Fair is also
a multi-sectoral event. The 2019 FIBF is expected to be participated by representatives from
various sectors. Apart from publishers, exhibitors, book
agents, academics, booksellers, and marketing experts, attendance also
includes multi-media companies, content providers, film producers,
illustrators, artists, multimedia suppliers, and trade associations to name a
few.
- Frankfurt International Book
Fair has global marketing network. Frankfurt International Book
Fair coordinates with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs tapping international
book offices. These are informational offices set up in the
most in-demand markets around the globe namely New Delhi, New York,
Moscow, and Beijing, with contacts in Brazil and Southeast Asia. It means
that book marketing is not confined within the trade fair grounds. Frankfurt
International Book Fair commits to promoting your brand around the globe, all
year round.
- The Frankfurt International
Book Fair is also the world’s oldest book fair. The Frankfurt
Buchmesse’s book fair tradition spans more than 500 years and has a rich
cultural significance. The Frankfurter Buchmesse is Europe’s most prestigious
book fair, and one of the world’s most important book events. To be a part in
the world’s book fair is a truly remarkable feat.
- Worldwide
media coverage of the 2019 Frankfurt International Book Fair. As the
world’s biggest, oldest and probably the most prestigious book event, FIBF
attracts international media coverage during the five-day event. FIBF gathers
not only the largest crowd in a book trade fair but also the biggest media
contingent in a literary event. As per https://www.buchmesse.de/en/press, around
10,000 journalists and bloggers will show up and report during the 5-day book
fair. And that doesn’t include representatives from the government media
institutions.
- There is strong
presence of publishing companies from the United States. In recent years, a number of established traditional and independent publishing houses from all over the United States made their presence felt in the previous FIBF. Established print and publishing companies such as Penguin, Crown, Delacorte, Morrow, Putnam, and Simon&Schuster were just some of the U.S.-based publisher who participated these past few years.
Sign up with us today and join us in the largest book fair in the world- The Frankfurt International Book Fair. Call us at 1-800-805-0762 | 619-354-2643 or email us at [email protected]

3 comments
Kenneth
it was a wonderful time to be in Germany that year.
Laurence
how about the books though?