The Paris Book Fair is considered to be one of the most important book fairs in the world. This year the fair welcomes more than 200000 visitors from the general public, including 36500 children under eighteen, 12,000 students, 20,000 visitors at the opening, 30,000 professionals. More than 1,200 exhibitors are hosting your presence in their stands. The fair’s visitors can discover all that the French and international publishing houses have to offer, with around 500 stands and shared trading counters.

Paris Book Fair also has several events stages: the Authors’ Stage, the Main Stage, the Little Stage and the Digital Stage. Every year, there are five main themes, including a country and a city represented by a delegation of writers, forming a basis for several cycles of conferences. This year, South Korea will be the guest of honour at the fair.

Exhibits/main sectors: Domestic and international publishers, French and foreign language publishers, specialist publications, CDI and CD-ROM producers and manufacturers, equipment and furniture for libraries and publishers, French and foreign magazines - with Book Industry Exhibition

Taking part in the Paris Book Fair adds pages to your professional address book... 

• Preview your newest collections to bookshops;
• Highlight your innovative products thanks to the Conferences area;
• Negotiate audiovisual rights at the SCELF audiovisual rights market;
• Expand internationally with the more than 50 countries represented;
• Negotiate rights and meet literary agents at the International Rights Centre.

… And it also gives you the chance to learn and talk about the industry:

• Attend meetings about translation;  
• Meet publishers from the country guest of honourbrought together by the BIEF;
• Discover the newest innovations on the digital market;
• Learn about the industry’s concerns thanks to over 50 professional conferences;

And, of course, the opportunity to meet almost 200,000 bookworms!

The Paris Book Fair entry is €12/ visitor. There is also a special group offer as €8.50 /visitor. Free access is also available for 18 and younger teenagers with ID card presentation at the register. More discounts can be checked on the fair's official website. Last day 9am-1pm is for trade visitors only.


For further information, please visit the official website at www.livreparis.com/