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Asian Content for the World’s Children at AFCC 2014
The just-concluded Asian Festival Children’s Content (AFCC), which ran from May 30 to June 4 in Singapore, hosted around 100 speakers from 16 different countries.
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Indigo Named Bookseller for New Toronto Fair
Indigo Books and Music will be the official bookseller for the new Inspire! Toronto International Book Fair, which is set for for November 13-16 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
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Abu Dhabi Book Fair: From Swedish Noir to Arabic Poetry
Sweden is the guest of honor at this year’s Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (ADIBF), running from April 30 to May 5 at the vast glass-and-steel Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre.
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Bologna Book Fair 2014 Preview: Emerging Imprints and Promising Publishers
Subagents from around the world recommend noteworthy children's publishing efforts, just in time for the 2014 Bologna Book Fair.
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Horowitz Set to Deliver Digital Minds Keynote
The "polymath" author will offer "unique insight into critical and commercial success across books, film, and T.V."
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Children Are Welcome at the Angoulême Comics Festival
When comics fans invaded the town of Angoulême, France, two weeks ago for the Angoulême International Comics Festival, children were well represented. That's not surprising: Children's comics are big business in France.
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Strong French Manga Market Begins to Dip
In France, the manga bubble never burst—although it may be starting to deflate a bit. Last year French manga sales declined for the first time.
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Improving Skills and Exploring New Themes: Children's Books at the Taipei International Book Fair
At the Taipei International Book Fair, children's publishers presented Taiwan as a market open to exploring new authors, imported titles, and innovative themes.
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LBF Announces Gaming Pavilion
Gaming @ LBF is designed to connect the "creative and commercial talents of gaming developers, publishers and distributors with their publishing counterparts."
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Taipei 2014: Exhibiting the Unique and Tested
On the second day of TIBE (Taipei International Book Fair), the traffic built up significantly after most Taipei residents returned to town at the end of the Chinese New Year holidays.
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Taipei 2014: Hosting Friends Near and Far
The fair highlights publishers from Japan, Korea, Singapore and Thailand with a collective display on selected works from other member countries.
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Watterson Wins at Angoulême Festival
Calvin and Hobbes’ creator Bill Watterson won the 2014 Grand Prix, the top prize at the 41st annual Festival International de la Bande Desinée in Angoulême, France.
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Comics Jump International Lines at Angoulême
Europe’s biggest comics festival opened in Angoulême, France Thursday with the streets thronged with avid comics readers and the rights center jammed with meetings from publishers around the world.
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Record Attendance at Guadalajara
Tight security did not deter over 750,000 people (50,000 more than last year) from attending FIL—a meeting point between readers and books.
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U.S. Publishers Increase Presence at Guadalajara
The first ever "USA Pavilion" contributed to an increase in American publishers' participation at this year's Guadalajara International Book Fair (FIL).
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U.S. Librarians at FIL
This year, a growing number of librarians, publishers, agents, distributors, and self-published authors have come to the largest Spanish-language book fair in the world.
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President of Israel Opens Guadalajara Book Fair
On November 30, President Shimon Peres opened the largest Spanish-language book fair in the world.
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New Toronto Book Fair Announced
BookExpo Canada closed in 2009, but now plans for a new consumer-oriented book fair in Toronto have been unveiled. The Toronto International Book Fair is currently slated for Nov. 13-16, 2014.
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Children's Book Authors Feted at Shanghai Children's Book Fair
On the last day of the inaugural China Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair (CCBF), held from November 7-9, the winners of the Golden Pinwheel Awards were announced.
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Shanghai Children’s Book Fair: A Strong Foundation
Positive reviews from exhibitors continue to roll in on the second day of the China Shanghai Children’s International Book Fair (CCBF).