What is the Frankfurt Book Fair?
The Frankfurt Book Fair is the world’s oldest and largest book fair. It has been held continuously at the Frankfurt exhibition complex, known as the Messe, since 1949. Following a consistent growth pattern, the 2008 fair had 299, 112 visitors–up 5.6% from the previous year–7,373 exhibitors from 100 countries presenting 420,282 products including 123,496 new releases.
