The Frankfurt Book Fair is the world's largest trade fair for books, based on the number of publishing companies represented, and also largest trade fair for books based on the number of visitors.
It is held annually in mid-October at the Frankfurt Trade Fair grounds in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The first three days are restricted exclusively to trade visitors; the general public can attend on the last two.
Representatives from book publishing and multimedia companies, content providers and technology companies from all over the world come to Frankfurter Buchmesse in order to negotiate international publishing rights and licensing fees. The fair is organized by Frankfurter Buchmesse GmbH, a subsidiary company of the German Publishers and Booksellers Association. For five days more than 7,000 exhibitors from over 100 countries and more than 277,000 visitors take part. The Frankfurt Book Fair is considered to be the most important book fair in the world for international deals and trading.
Afroza Akhter Tina
Senior Lecturer
Department of English, DIU
