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Frankfurter Buchmesse

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Plan your fair presence 2020 now

Frankfurter Buchmesse is the world’s most important fair for the print and digital content business, as well as an outstanding social and cultural event. It’s where publishing experts come together with VIPs from the creative industry to meet authors, celebrities, journalists, and cultural enthusiasts from around the world. They come for business opportunities and to do deals, for networking and discussions, and for the glamour and socialising.

Every year, Frankfurter Buchmesse brings innovative technologies and world literature to the city of Frankfurt, transforming it into a global hub of the media and publishing industries.

Frankfurter Buchmesse 2019 was a huge success, featuring exciting conferences, fascinating events and an expansive range of innovative exhibitors that captivated visitors. And we already have a lot more in store for you 2020. It’ll be a fair you can't afford to miss. We hope to see you there.

Act now and secure the best possible location for your stand at the world’s most important marketplace for print and digital content.

  • News

    Statement by Frankfurter Buchmesse on the coronavirus

    Juergen Boos, Director of Frankfurter Buchmesse, about the current situation

  • News

    Stay at home – and read a book

    What do you do for leisure in times of reduced contact and social distancing? We have an obvious recommendation – and a selection of our favorite titles.

Wildcard der Frankfurter Buchmesse

Wildcard: Win a free stand

Answer three questions about your exhibition at the fair and win a Wildcard for an 8-square-metre stand at Frankfurter Buchmesse 2020!

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BIGGER; BETTER, BOOKFEST

Be part of BOOKFEST 2020

When Frankfurt celebrates stories, yours needs to be there too. Be part of BOOKFEST 2020 with your event or location. Just fill out the form describing your event idea by 30 April.

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Konferenz und Fachprogramm auf der Frankfurter Buchmesse

Frankfurt Conference

Experience the new conference on 15 October 2020.

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A look back at Frankfurter Buchmesse 2019

  • 302267

    visitors

  • 7450

    exhibitors

  • 104

    countries

Frankfurter Buchmesse in one click

Stars auf der Frankfurter Buchmesse

Did you miss the fair? Would you like to watch exciting, full length contributions again? Here, you can find talks by star authors and celebrities, readings, press conferences, award ceremonies and much more.

Handover of the guest role

Übergabe der Gastrolle an Kanada

Welcome & bienvenue, Canada!

We look forward to our 2020 Guest of Honour Canada! The Guest of Honour will present both English and French-language literature for the first time, featuring world-famous authors like Margaret Atwood, Douglas Coupland, Dany Laferrière, Yann Martel, Alice Munro and Michael Ondaatje, along with First Nations authors.

The right topics for your target group

Stand Taipeh

Present your brand around the world

Every year, there are countless events around the world for booksellers and publishing industry exhibitors, open to both trade specialists as well as the general public. Germany puts in regular appearances at about 20 of these international events, often as the guest of honour.

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Exhibitors: expect these improvements in 2020

Direct connection to the public

At Frankfurter Buchmesse, exhibitors can reach their target groups directly and in-person, which often leads to a boost in their global social media reach. As we do every year, Frankfurter Buchmesse is offering even more measures for B2C success in 2020.

Perfect-match business encounters

In order to increase the number and diversity of experts, Frankfurter Buchmesse continuously develops new formats for beneficial encounters, e.g. in the form of special areas and opportunities tailored to your field.

Modernised fair infrastructure

Many exhibitors will find themselves in new places in 2020 – with the opportunity to make new, unexpected contacts that advance their business. Hall 4.1 will feature international players representing romance-language countries and the Arab world. In Hall 6, the English-speaking world will join exhibitors from Asia.

Attention exhibitors!

Take advantage of the many options at Frankfurter Buchmesse to raise awareness for your products and brand.
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