Our Frankfurt Book Fair 2022 highlights
Our Senior International Book Fairs Manager, Gloria Bailey, was back at Frankfurt Book Fair this year supporting some Publishers Association members with our Book Fair Services. Here are some of Gloria’s highlights from the fair.
There was a feeling of excitement as the trade arrived for this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair, for many the first time since 2019. Publishers were happy to be having in-person meetings once again and the feedback has been positive with the number and quality of the meetings that took place.
A short summary of our Frankfurt Book Fair 2022 highlights are below.
International Publishers Association Sustainability Summit
Our CEO Dan Conway joined speakers at the International Publishers Association (IPA) Sustainability Summit on Wednesday afternoon. During the event Dan discussed tools to help publishers make sustainable choices, highlighting the Publishers Association’s Carbon Calculator. The tool was launched in September this year following the commitment to the Publishing Declares pledge, and the Publishers Association’s pledge to help members meet their sustainability goals.
Accessibility in action: three challenges for the publishing industry
Stacy Scott, Accessibility Manager at Taylor & Francis and Chair of the UK Publishing Accessibility Action Group, joined other accessibility experts for a seminar focusing on key aspects of accessibility. The experts discussed born accessible vs conversion of digital publications, image descriptions and how to distribute accessibility metadata in the value chain. The seminar recording can be viewed here.
Support for Ukraine
Mr Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine addressed a large audience via video link on October 20th. Then on October 22nd, Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelensky who attended the fair in-person was interviewed as part of the Brigitte Live “Exciting Conversations” series.
Frankfurt Book Fair had organised a collective stand of 100 Ukrainian books which was accompanied by a programme of events and workshops.
Other highlights from the fair include:
- King Felipe IV and Queen Letizia of Spain attended the Fair as part of Spain’s Guest of Honour programme.
- Nigel Newton, CEO of Bloomsbury Publishing and Publishers Association President; Dan Conway, Publishers Association CEO and Catriona Stevenson, Publishers Association General Counsel had packed schedules with several key international publishing executives and attended a number of STM, IPA, FEP and WIPO meetings.
- A reception hosted by Dr Andreas Fabritius, the British Honorary Consul; Paul Smith OBE, Director British Council Germany and Britta Egetemeier, Publisher, Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe for the Nobel Prize Laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah on October 20th.
Book Fair Services
The Publishers Association provides all publishers (members and non-members; large and small) with an easy one-stop service for all major book fairs. International book fairs are an important part of your marketing plan and represent a substantial investment. Our Book Fair Services offer an efficient and cost-effective way to reduce the amount of time you spend organising your participation.
Find out more about our Book Fair Services.