Publishing for Les Petits Parisiens
By Olivia Snaije in Publishing Perpectives

The French children's book fair-the Salon du Livre et de la Presse-celebrated its 25th anniversary this year, with Italy as the guest of honor. Held in the Paris suburb of Montreuil, it's the biggest fair of its kind in Europe that caters to the general public; and is immensely popular with parents and children, as well as professionals.

This year's event was held from November 25 to 30th and finished yesterday. Though the numbers aren't yet in, attendance is expected to be even better than last year. In 2008, more than 27,000 children traipsed around the five day event, as part of class trips or with after school programs; an additional 3,700 came with their parents.
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Bonus Material: Should the Public Be Invited to BEA?
By Edward Nawotka

Frankfurt does it...the Bienal do Livro in Brazil does it...lots of other book fairs do it...and the public loves it. So, the question is, should BookExpo America, the premier book event in North America find a way to let in the public to mingle with publishers and buy books.
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