A total of 680 professionals from 64 countries have already received invitations to Liber to participate in business meetings during the fair which will take place October 1st-3rd in the Fira de Barcelona Gran Via fairgrounds.
These meetings will take place between importers, distributors, booksellers, copyrights buyers, as well as heads of public entities, libraries, literary agents, and publishers, who have been selected for their purchasing power in target markets for the Spanish publishing industry.
The Federation of Spanish Publishers' Guilds (FGEE) in collaboration with the Spanish Economic and Commercial Offices Abroad have agreed on the guest list for the three internationalization programs of Liber 2024. The objective is that exhibitors participating in the fair can hold interviews with these foreign professionals, share information on markets, make new business contacts and generate orders. With this, the organization expects to schedule more than 3,500 business meetings at Liber.
Specifically, through the international buyers’ program financed in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture; ICEX España Exportación e Inversiones; the Generalitat de Catalunya; and the Centro Español de Derechos Reprográficos (CEDRO), 552 professionals from 62 countries have been invited, a figure similar to that of the 2023 edition. For its part, Acciona's Prioritary Press Program (PICE) from Acción Cultural Española (AC/E) reaches 97 professionals from 34 countries, which translates to 64% more than last year.
Finally, through the specific program for U.S. librarians developed in conjunction with ICEX España Exportación e Inversiones and the Trade Commission of Spain in Miami, more than thirty professionals in this field have been invited.
