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How can culture contribute to solving our global challenges? How do culture activists succeed in initiating debates and how revolutionary must they be in order to make a lasting difference? We will be asking these questions at this year's Frankfurter Buchmesse (16-20 October 2019). Together with the United Nations (UN) and the German Publishers and Booksellers Association, we are launching the campaign "Create your Revolution – Initiative for the Future of Culture". Curious? Find out more in this issue of our newsletter!
Have fun reading!
Your newsletter team
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Let’s talk about the Future of Culture
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Culture is what can bring about change and progress – without culture there is no future! Therefore, Frankfurter Buchmesse, together with the United Nations and the Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels, is launching the global campaign “Create your Revolution – Initiative for the Future of Culture”. As part of the campaign the interactive festival THE ARTS+/B3, that takes place during Frankfurter Buchmesse, is inviting change makers from all culture and creative industries to submit loud, bold, and revolutionary ideas. The call for participation is now open until 31 July 2019.
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Photo: Delegates to the IPA’s first seminar on African publishing, © Nabs Ahmedi / Emirates Publishers Association
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African publishing in Frankfurt
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| For the first time this year, the African Publishers Network (APNET) will organise a collective stand at Frankfurter Buchmesse with the goal of fostering more international connections. Find out more about various African publishing markets, and read the interview with Ama Dadson from AkooBooks, who will speak at the Frankfurt Audio Summit on 17 October, presented in the special issue “Africa Rising” by Publishing Perspectives.
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Photo: Free paper bags will be handed out with each purchase at Frankfurter Buchmesse, © Frankfurter Buchmesse
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Expanded book sales at the weekend
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For the first time, exhibitors at Frankfurter Buchmesse will be able to sell books and media on both the Saturday and Sunday (19 and 20 October 2019) of the fair. Many exhibitors already offer their books for sale on Sunday and can now do so on Saturday as well. The organisers of the world’s largest industry event are thereby accommodating a wish expressed by many publishers.
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Did you know that the growth of non-English internet use rises at an annual growth rate of 18%, with an expected 536 million Indian users in 2021? Rüdiger Wischenbart discusses the effects of this development for content producers in the white paper “The Business of Books 2019”, published annually for the Business Club of Frankfurt Buchmesse. The paper offers insights and data on the latest developments in book markets in Europe, Asia, and North and South America.
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Photo: Kelly Luegenbiehl, VP International Originals at Netflix
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Kelly Luegenbiehl in Frankfurt
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Kelly Luegenbiehl, Netflix’s Vice President International Originals, will be in the hot seat at this year’s Global 50 CEO Talk at Frankfurter Buchmesse on Wednesday, 16 October 2019, from 2pm to 3pm in the Frankfurt Pavilion. She will be interviewed by the editors of five international trade publications.
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Photo: 1st place - 3rd place from left to right, © Frankfurter Buchmesse
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| "The dream we carry", the theme of Frankfurter Buchmesse's Guest of Honour Norway, inspired the winners of the competition for young designers: their works alienate the "dreamers" and show new interpretations. Design students from all over Germany and Switzerland have contributed to this year's contest. The winners are: Silvan Bearth (F+F School of Art and Design, Zurich), Philip Martin Pothfelder (Rhine-Waal University of Applied Science, Kleve) and Paul Eßer (University of Applied Science, Mainz). The first two designs of the poster competition will be showcased as posters, a set of 10 postcards will be available during the fair. The contributions have been submitted anonymously.
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In cooperation with ALDUS, the network of European book fairs, THE ARTS+ presents the new ALDUS magazine! This issue is all about the future of the creative industries, plus the „European Manifesto on Supporting Innovation for Cultural and Creative Sectors“ that 14 european partners created at THE ARTS+ Innovation Summit last year.
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Foto: © Frankfurter Buchmesse
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Business Club Ambassadors
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Don't miss this opportunity!
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Become a Business Club Ambassador and get a free five-day Business Club and Conference ticket for Frankfurter Buchmesse 2019. All Ambassadors will also be invited to a special “Welcome Breakfast” at the fair. As an Ambassador you raise awareness for the book fair’s Business Club within your professional network. The deadline ends on 18 July!
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Illustration: © Kitty Crowther
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Are you an illustrator or emerging picturebook maker with an unpublished book project under your arm? If so, you can submit it to THE UNPUBLISHED PICTUREBOOK SHOWCASE, where it will be considered by a jury of the world's finest picturebook publishers. Their favourites will be in a unique showcase at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2019. Deadline: 5 August 2019.
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Photo: Lars Birken-Bertsch, Director Business Development, © Frank Krings/ Frankfurter Buchmesse
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“It’s all no longer linear, but ‘cross’.”
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Our colleague Lars Birken-Bertsch presents the new Frankfurt Authors area and explains how writing and publishing are changing in the 21st century.
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