Cape Town Bookfair
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The Cape Town Book Fair started in 2006 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre
. The annual fair is a joint venture
between South-African publisher-association PASA and the Frankfurt Book Fair
.
In the first year, there were exhibitors from over 20 countries. In 2007 there were 350 exhibitors from 25 countries; in 2008 there were 293 exhibitors from 31 countries; in 2009 there were 274 exhibitors from 31 countries. 70 percent of all books come from Great Britain and other English-speaking areas.
Cape Town International Convention Centre
The Cape Town International Convention Centre is a convention centre in Cape Town, South Africa. The centre opened in June 2003. It hosted the Final Draw of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa...
. The annual fair is a joint venture
Joint venture
A joint venture is a business agreement in which parties agree to develop, for a finite time, a new entity and new assets by contributing equity. They exercise control over the enterprise and consequently share revenues, expenses and assets...
between South-African publisher-association PASA and the Frankfurt Book Fair
Frankfurt Book Fair
The Frankfurt Book Fair is the world's largest trade fair for books, based on the number of publishing companies represented. As to the number of visitors, the Turin Book Fair attracts about as many visitors, viz. some 300,000....
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In the first year, there were exhibitors from over 20 countries. In 2007 there were 350 exhibitors from 25 countries; in 2008 there were 293 exhibitors from 31 countries; in 2009 there were 274 exhibitors from 31 countries. 70 percent of all books come from Great Britain and other English-speaking areas.