LIBER offers opportunities and new markets to the Spanish Book Sector

Liber, the International Book Fair promoted by the Federation of Spanish Publishers' Guilds (FGEE) and organised this year by Fira de Barcelona, is set to welcome 346 exhibitors from 10 different countries, confirming it as the Spanish-language book industry's leading professional event, held for the 34th time. Combining retail offer and activities, Liber will showcase book sector innovations, business models and growth opportunities in new areas connected with book digitization, marketing and internationalisation from 12-14 October. 

With a turnover of €2.257bn last year (+2.8%), the Spanish publishing industry is the fifth largest in the world despite the economic crisis, digitization and changes in cultural consumption habits having brought down its business by 30.8% since 2008. However, the sector is looking to this year's Liber Fair with some optimism, given the positive trend since 2014 in the recovery of Spain's book market and the good performance of exports in recent years.

In the words of the Chairman of Liber and the FGEE, Daniel Fernández: "The Fair will help us sound out the Spanish market, learn about the challenges we are up against as an industry and further our commitment to the international expansion of book sector companies' business, particularly in Latin America. Liber is also a space for reflection and debate on future challenges, and it provides visibility for a sector representing our country's leading cultural industry."

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