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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
11 Reasons 2019 Frankfurt Book Fair is good for Self-Published Authors

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.

  1. 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.
A day in Frankfurt International Book Fair.
  1. 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):
  2. Authors
  3. Exhibitors
  4. Book agents
  5. Antiquarians
  6. Service Providers
  7. Content Providers
  8. Guest Personalities
  9. Multi-media companies
  10. Professional and trade associations
  11. 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.
2018 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, Aleida and Jan Assmann.

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.
Meeseturm tower in Frankfurt, Germany.
  • 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.

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