Relief, concern and urgent help. With these three words El Pais describes the end of the 73rd Book Fair, Sunday in Madrid.
“Relief, concern and urgent help. And changes in reader-buyer's DNA. Those are the words that surrounded the closure of the 73rd Madrid Book Fair on Sunday, ending with a 5% increase in sales. A fact that consolidates a boost to the waned publishing industry in Spain, falling since 2008 (with an accumulated near 40% drop in income). So far the Fair represents 20% of annual sales, but now the question is whether that percentage will grow.”
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