Turin International Book Fair
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The Turin International Book Fair (Italian: Fiera internazionale del libro) is Italy
's largest trade fair
for books, held annually in mid-May in Turin
, Italy.
Founded in 1988 as Book showroom (Italian: Salone del libro), it is claimed to be one of the largest book fairs in the world, along with Frankfurt Book Fair
, involving more than 1,400 exhibitors and 300,000 visitors by year.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
's largest trade fair
Trade fair
A trade fair is an exhibition organized so that companies in a specific industry can showcase and demonstrate their latest products, service, study activities of rivals and examine recent market trends and opportunities...
for books, held annually in mid-May in Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
, Italy.
Founded in 1988 as Book showroom (Italian: Salone del libro), it is claimed to be one of the largest book fairs in the world, along with 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....
, involving more than 1,400 exhibitors and 300,000 visitors by year.