Cape Town Book Fair 2010 (30 July – 2 August, 2010) – news

Welcome to the first newsletter of the 2010 Cape Town Book Fair (CTBF). Through this newsletter you will be kept up to date with the latest news and developments, deadlines and dates that are vital to the success and smooth running of the fair.

This year we are excited to announce that the first day of the fair, July 30, 2010 will be a trade day. This is a great opportunity to grow the trade aspect of the fair.

The professional day will be open to exhibitors and trade visitors, for example booksellers, librarians, institutional buyers, teachers, school principals among others. The organisers will present on the spot seminars, e.g. on Rights Trading, Publishing in Africa, Digital publishing, a seminar for booksellers and other subjects.

The organisers will also present matchmaking seminars for different target groups, one of them being a buyers/sellers meeting. Exhibitors are invited to stage their own professional programmes on that day as well: making the CTBF a place where publishers, booksellers and other trade exhibitors can send their staff to be trained and gain knowledge for free.

If publishers want to meet potential clients and business partners, they should sign up for the matchmaking sessions – we have had tremendous success with these in the past – and great outcomes for the participants!

Other highlights for trade visitors will be the Rights and Business Lounge where participants will be able to conduct meetings in a business-like environment and in privacy. On top of this the CTBF will present an International Collective, where exhibitors from all over the world can register single titles, shelves or panels in order to test the market.

The CTBF has been embraced by the public, with tens of thousands of visitors streaming through its doors over the past four years to celebrate books and take part in discussions. We are confident that this year, with the added attractions of the trade day, and the strong focus that we placing on the CTBF as the portal to the African publishing market will make it a fitting celebration of the fair’s fifth year.

We look forward to welcoming you to Cape Town from 30 July to 2 August, 2010.

Warm regards
Claudia Kaiser
Director Cape Town Book Fair

Exciting opportunity to attend networking and information exchange event about the CTBF

This year a new forum event has been introduced to allow PASA members and stakeholders in the CTBF to get the latest information about the fair and all its new innovative features. These features have been designed so that you will get the maximum benefit from your participation in the fair. Join the CTBF team for a forum discussion where you can express your expectations with the team.

Date: 12 May 2010
Time: 9am to 2pm, lunch will be served
Venue: Cape Town International Conference Centre
RSVP: To Juliet at info@capetownbookfair.co.za or telephone +27 21 418 5493

Be part of the first International Collective at the CTBF

The CTBF is the largest book trade event on the African continent which has a market of over 680 million people spread across 47 countries. You can access this market through the first International Collective which will allow you to display your titles, even if you are not at the fair. You will receive:

- Prominent display of your books, magazines and non-print material
- Full company and title listing online for one year at www.pubmatch.org/CTBF
- Distribution of catalogues and brochures
- Staff on hand to collect enquiries on your behalf
- You can tailor make your entry to suit your budget

For more information contact the CTBF on info@capetownbookfair.co.za or visit www.capetownbookfair.com

Registration: Hurry up, there isn’t much space left

Space is rapidly being booked out, but there are still some opportunities to book space at the fair.
Go to www.capetownbookfair.co.za/exhibitors/registration

Book2Look
Another innovation will be the, “Book2Look” – a new marketing tool for books. Publishers can register their titles (published 2008 or later) on this special Cape Town Book Fair edition, in Book2Look they can upload reading samples of the titles as well as other information, create links to different book shops where the title can be ordered and bought. Readers can recommend the books and the reading samples through facebook, twitter etc. to their friends. The Book2look programme will be a valuable marketing tool allowing sampling of books and a view of covers and illustrations. It will be launched for exhibitors on May 10, 2010 on the Cape Town Book Fair website.

Industry News from South Africa: Independent Publishing
Independent publishing is a growing trend in the South African market. For many it is seen as a way to get their books published in a relatively small market, but it holds many challenges. For some publishers though these challenges have been overcome in a quite spectacular manner.

Jacana Media, headed up by Bridget Impey, was voted the South African Small Publisher of the Year in 2009. Impey says, “Jacana is an independent publisher who punches well above their weight.” An example of this is evidenced by the fact that the biggest chain of bookstores in South Africa had six Jacana titles on their list of 30 books in their Home Bru promotion (Home Bru is a list that focuses on South African writers and their works).

Part of the challenge for Impey in taking on a manuscript lies in “thinking we’ll sell more than 1 500 of a title before we’ll take it on, we’re pleased when we sell more than 3 000 copies of a title”. While these numbers may seem small one has to keep in mind that a “bestseller” for a South African book lies somewhere between 3 000 and 7 000.

Click here to read more

Cape Town Book Fair 2010

SBPA members are invited to exhibit at the 5th Annual Cape Town Book Fair to be held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre from 30 July to 2 August 2010.

From Cape Town Book Fair: We are very pleased to announce that 30 July, the first day of the fair, will be a dedicated trade day, a day exclusively reserved for publishers and trade visitors as well as institutional buyers. We will further arrange “matchmakings” to introduce interested parties to each other and stage seminars addressing hot topics of the trade. As another “First Time” all exhibitors can register their exhibited titles from 2008 onwards on our website, so as to promote them to potential buyers at an early stage. Together with the Goethe-Institute and other partners we will continue our efforts to ensure that more publishers from other African countries will exhibit at the CTBF. While strengthening the trade aspect of the fair, we will also keep on staging the very popular seminars and events at the Fair, aimed at attracting the general public. Last not but least we can ensure you of a much improved shelving system.

I have much pleasure in attaching the Registration form and Registration Booklet for your perusal. Please note that we have introduced an early bird discount of 2.5 % which is applicable to all bookings made by 31 December 2009 and payment by 31 January 2010.

A hard copy has been sent to you in the post. In the meanwhile you are welcome to complete the application form online at www.capetownbookfair.co.za or complete the attached form and fax to +27 (21) 418 5949.

If you have further queries please do not hesitate to contact us at +27 (21) 418 5493 or email Sadika Ahmed at ahmeds@capetownbookfair.co.za

Click HERE for the registration booklet
Click HERE for the registration form

We very much look forward to welcoming you in Cape Town in July 2010!

With very best wishes
Claudia Kaiser, Director
Sadika Ahmed, Exhibition Manager
Cape Town Book Fair
Tel: +27 21 418 5493
Fax: +27 21 418 5949

2009 Beijing International Book Fair

Invitation to 2009 Beijing International Book Fair

2009 Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF) will be held at the China International Exhibition Centre from September 3 to September 7, 2009. The exhibition area will cover 35,000 square meters. Spain will take part in the fair as the Country of Honor.

As the organizer of BIBF, CNPIEC will invite the publishers form ASEAN to attend 2009BIBF. We will provide the ABPA a free stand for the first year attending BIBF. The booth number is 8A.H04 in Hall 8 at China International Exhibition Centre. The stand will be manned by the Deputy Secretary General Ms. Sonia A. Santiago during the whole duration of the book fair.

There are some issues I would like to remind you before you come to BIBF this year.

1. Application for Visa
Please fill the form 6-2 attached and send it back to us. Then we will
send you the invitation letter to apply Visa.

2. Reservation for Hotel
Please Check the link: http://www.bibf.net/uploadfile/2009BIBF-7-1.pdf
find the HOTEL RESERVATION FORMs at the last part of the file for the
hotels near the exhibition center, With this form, the hotels will give
you preferential price for the BIBF¡¯ exhibitor.

3. Shipping Ways
Because of the regulation of Chinese Customs, DHL, FEDEX or UPS could not
carry your books to the fair site. Since all the Logics companies could
not do the custom clearance. Then please refer to the instruction below:
Direct transport to Beijing by air mail
Consignee: China National Publications Import and Export (Group) Corporation
Add: 16 Gongti E. Rd., Chaoyang District, Beijing
Liaison persons: Mr. Tang Helong Ms. Wei Ying
Tel£º+86 10 6592 2150 Fax£º+86 10 6508 6936
Exhibits should arrive at the Beijing Capital Airport no later than August 2, 2009
Case Marking: BIBF¡¯2009
Dest.: Beijing (September 03-07, 2009)
Exhibitor: ASEAN Book Publishers Association
Hall No.: Hall 8
Booth No.: 8A.H04
Case No.: xxx/xxx
Shipping documents delivery: Shipping documents must be faxed to the
consignee after exhibits have been delivered for shipping. A “Declaration
Form for Temporary Import Exhibits” (See attachment) should include with
the original shipping documents.
Charges for transportation handled by exhibitors
All exhibitors handling their own transportation will be charged US $70
for customs clearance for each batch of exhibit materials.
Transportation charges from the Beijing Airport to the booth:US$1.35/kg
(minimum charge of 70kg)

For assistance, contact:
Rong Rong
Beijing International Book Fair Management Office,
Room 803, 16 Gongti East Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100020, P.R. China
Tel: 0086 10 65866995
Fax: 0086 10 65089188
Email: rongr@bibf.net
Website: www.bibf.net

Funding available for Göteborg Bok Fair, 24 – 27 September 2009

We would like to inform you that the Göteborg Book Fair and the Swedish Arts Council have decided to provide funding for non-Nordic publishers and agents interested in attending the Göteborg Bok Fair, 24 – 27 September 2009.

To see the rules, application form and a press release, please visit: www.goteborg-bookfair.com and www.kulturradet.se

Kuala Lumpur International Book Fair 2009 (KLIBF 2009), 17–26 April 09

Greetings from the National Book Council of Malaysia! We write to inform you that our Kuala Lumpur International Book Fair 2009 (KLIBF 2009) will be held from 17th– 26thApril 2009 at the Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC),Kuala Lumpur(www.pwtc.com.my). We would like to seek your kind assistance to help disseminate the information on KLIBF 2009 to book publishers in your country, particularly members of your association to visit our book fair. The Malaysian National Institute of Translation and the Malaysian Book Publishers Association will run a Rights Center open to all those who want to make rights negotiations with our Malaysian publishers and other interested parties. Should you need more information, please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Amran Alias, KLIBF Event Manager at +603 – 2694 4799 (office) / +6019 – 216 2806 (mobile) or email:amran_snatrade@obl.com.my

Click here to download the invitation letter to KLIBF 2009 from the National Book Council of Malaysia.

Re:Bangkok Intl Book Fair, 25 March – 6 April 2009

Please note that members who wish to display their books at the SBPA booth on the ASEAN stand at the Bangkok International Book Fair 2009 can submit their books to Cannon International, Blk 86 Marine Parade Central #03-213 (time: 8.00am to 12.00 noon), latest by March 2, 2009.

Each member company can submit three books for display and after the book fair, the books will be donated to a public library in Bangkok.

Members who wish to attend and need help can contact me by email or by phone at 6344 7801 as I shall be attending as official representative of SBPA.

HKTDC Hong Kong Publishing Copyright Fair, 22-24 July 2009

To cater to the demands of copyright exchange in the region, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council will launch the HKTDC Hong Kong Publishing Copyright Fair on 22-24 July 2009 as a new stand-alone trade fair for the first time. The Fair co-locates with our long-standing HKTDC Hong Kong Book Fair, which celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2009. This brand new event will provide a platform for publishing industry, enhancing cooperation and exchange among entities in the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan and around the world.

Who Should Exhibit?
The Fair is suitable for publishers, copyright owners/dealers/producers, writers, media agencies, copyright service companies and associations. Major exhibits cover all kind of books, magazines, periodicals, blog, online publication and multimedia products.

Value-Added Packages for your company
A Rights Centre will be set up for professional buyers and exhibitors to conduct business networking at the well-equipped meeting space. Exhibitors can upload their book information to the Online Copyright Catalogue for buyers’ or literary agents’ reference. Business Matching service is also available upon request to search for suitable buyers and partners. Asian Publishing and Copyright Conference featuring distinguished keynote speakers who share insights on the latest developments in the publishing and copyright industry will be organised.

Participation Fee
9 sqm Standard Booth: HKD 16,911 / USD 2,187
9 sqm Standard Booth (with display platform): HKD 19,926 / USD 2,583
Raw Space (min 36 sqm): HKD 1,646 / USD 218
Discount: Debut Discount for all participants: 10%
Early Bird Discount: 20% Deadline: 20 February 2009
Bundle Discount: HK Book Fair 2009 participants enjoy 30%

With an additional particiation fee of HKD 7,800/USD 1,000, your company can get a booth at the “Hong Kong Publishing Copyright Fair – Public Zone”, which locates within the Hong Kong Book Fair on 25-28 July 2009. More information is available at www.hktdc.com/hkcopyrightfair

REGISTER HERE

MDA support for Frankfurt Book Fair and Bologna Book Fair

The Media Development Authority (MDA) will not be arranging a national booth at Frankfurt Book Fair, Beijing Book Fair or Bologna Book Fair in 2009. However, publishers may apply for a subsidy from MDA under its Media Development Scheme (MDS) to attend Frankfurt Book Fair and Bologna Book Fair. MDA has yet to announce whether the MDS will be applicable for Beijing Book Fair.

For more information, please visit the MDA website.

Calling all SBPA members to indicate interest in 2009 overseas fairs

Calling all SBPA members to kindly email Lim Li Kok, VP, SBPA, to indicate their interest in participating at (a) Bologna Children’s Book Fair (23-26 March 2009), (b) Beijing International Book Fair (3-7 September 2009) and (c) Frankfurt Book Fair (14-18 October 2009).

Please email Lim Li Kok by 10 January 2009.