There are still around four months to go till the appearance of Guest of Honour China at the Frankfurt Book Fair. First glimpses of the programme as well as a list of authors who are expected in October have been given at a press conference - the press kit is available here.
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More than 100 countries are represented every year at the Frankfurt Book Fair. Each hall is a microcosm in its own right and worth discovering. In the fifth part of our series, we ask exhibitors from Africa and the Arab world what brings them to Frankfurt.
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Specialist periodicals and academic journals represent an important economic factor. These media are now being given a strong presence at the Frankfurt Book Fair and will be in the spotlight in the new Centre for Business & Specialist Media in Hall 4.2.
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Picture agencies and picture buyers have a new place to meet up this year: the Centre for Photography in the busy Hall 4.1 at the Frankfurt Book Fair. Picture agencies and providers of footage have a professional setting here for their presentations.
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Everything presented by the Frankfurt Book Fair in relation to education is now brought together at one location. In 2009, the Forum Education, the Educational Publishing Pavilion (EPP), the Education Collective Stand and the LitCam Lounge are all at home side by side in Hall 4.2.
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Literary translators, booksellers and publishers take note: anyone who is interested in far-reaching knowledge transfer with international colleagues should apply now for a place on one of the Book Fair's exchange programmes.
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There has been a change at the top for KITAB, the Frankfurt Book Fair's joint venture with the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH). What does that mean for the joint venture? We talked to the directors old and new.
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South Africa has been to the polls and elected a new president, Jacob Zuma. Will the line taken by the new government have an impact on South Africa's economy and its book market? And how will education fare in future?
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It all gets surprisingly lively when Sinologists, translators, publishers and authors meet to discuss the state of contemporary Chinese literature. Andrea Pollmeier reports on the meeting.
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Persecuted, threatened, oppressed: there are many countries where authors fear for their lives if they practice their craft too critically. The international "Cities of Refuge" network acts in support of writers. An interview with the new chair of the organisation's executive board, Peter Ripken.
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The theme of the Digital Book 2009 conference was "An E-Book Stimulus Plan for Publishing". From 11-12 May, attendees gathered in New York City to hear experts from the various sectors of the publishing industry speak about the challenges and solutions that digital publishing and the Internet present
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German readers are still loyal to "their" specialist periodicals, giving suppliers of business and specialist media another increase in their sales last year. Nevertheless, print as the only business model has long since ceased to be enough.
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