INTERNATIONAL BUYERS BUOY LIBER 2013
October 1st, 2013
DIGITAL innovation and exports dominated discussion at the 31st edition of Liber 2013, Spain’s leading book fair, which ended on Sunday (October 6) in Madrid after drawing 10,000 visitors, compared with 6,000 last year in Barcelona.And while 450 exhibitors and 300-plus international buyers almost universally framed their comments in terms of recession, robust overseas sales and advances in e-publishing made for a slightly more positive mood than last year.Encouragingly, at least 40% of visitors were international buyers, double 2012’s percentage. “Despite ...
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