
	The Combined Book Exhibit Newsletter



		Letter from Editor
		Recap From Sharjah
		Special Exhibit at the New Delhi World Book Fair
		Comining Next Year
		Happy New Year!!!
		Upcoming Shows and Deadlines
		Shows Pricing





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	Combined Book Exhibit, 277 White Street, Buchanan, NY 10511 Telephone: 914-739-7500 Toll Free: 800-462-7687 Fax: 914-739-7575
	Contacts: Seth Dellon Peter Birch Jon Malinowski

Dear Publisher!

We’ve reached the end of 2007, and have some fun international stuff to report below, including our experience at the first ever New Title Showcase in the Middle East, and a really good free exhibiting opportunity in India, so look out below for that stuff.

As for 2008, there are all sorts of great stuff planned for our 75^th year in business! Be sure to come see us at ALA Midwinter, where we’ll have new books on displayed, and new features for everyone.

Look to see our updated website in coming weeks at www.combinedbook.com, as well as the ever expanding cbedatabase.com and (I promise) new updates from around the country (and the world) at Comblogged Book Exhibit.

So until next time, have happy holidays, a happy New Year, and of course, enjoy some happy reading!

Seth

Recap From Sharjah:

The 2007 edition of the Sharjah World Book Fair, held in the United Arab Emirate of its namesake, took place from December 5-12 with a projected attendance of upwards of 200 thousand, and exhibits from some 700 companies. One exhibit in particular, however, represented several companies all on its own.

Held in the International Hall of the fair, the now ubiquitous New Title Showcase—a joint effort between the Combined Book Exhibit and Reed Exhibitions—made its Middle East debut to great praise. With the largest percentage of books being sold at the fair consisting of English-language titles, its no surprise that the New Title Showcase, which exclusively featured English-language books, would be one of the most popular exhibits at a fair that consisted mostly of Arab publishers and booksellers and a small amount of foreign collectives.

It was evident from the beginning of the fair that there is a strong interest in U.S. and U.K. books for sales purposes, and since the fair historically only showed backlist titles from US and U.K publishers, the organizers specifically wanted a New Title Showcase to (not surprisingly) showcase new titles for the attendees’ benefit. Most visitors to the New Title Showcase wanted to buy the books on the spot, and by the show’s end, every book was sold to bookshop-clients of Ingram International (a New Title Showcase participant there to take orders from attendees, along with Gardners UK).

Unlike many other international book fairs, such as those held in London, Bologna and Frankfurt, the Sharjah World Book Fair was much more of a fair for booksellers, and less for rights purposes. However, rights and translations are not overlooked in the region as there are several very well funded programs in Abu Dhabi and Dubai (where Abu Dhabi is translating 100 books a year into Arabic, and Dubai is claiming that they want to translate 1000 books a year). Both are funded by their respective Emirates and are great opportunities for publishers. The Abu Dhabi program is called Kalima and can be seen at http://kalima.ae/eng.php. The Dubai group is Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation http://www.mbrfoundation.ae/. Both will be attending the London Book Fair.

The first-ever Sharjah World Book Fair New Title Showcase was both a success, and a valuable learning experience. In this new arena for English-language books, there is a lot of competition and an unlimited amount of opportunity that we hope to be a part of for many years to come.

	Special Exhibit at the New Delhi World Book Fair
	While The Combined Book Exhibit does not exhibit at the New Delhi World Book Fair (though who really knows what the future may bring), we are never opposed to sharing a special opportunity with you all. In Words and Deeds is the name of a special exhibit to be held at this year’s fair, the theme of which is works by and about Mahatma Gandhi. There is also a corresponding audio-video exhibit as well. The exhibit is free to participate in, and is a great opportunity to sell rights for these important books in this region. For more information on the exhibit, including how to enter, and what would be required to enter, contact Nuzhat Hassan, director of the National Book Trust, India at nbtindia@ndb.vsnl.net.in

	Coming in 2008
	More Shows More Stories More Great Stuff For You!

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Show Name	Show Date	Location	Registration Deadline
2008 American Library Association Midwinter	11 Jan 2008-14 Jan 2008	Philadelphia, PA	December 21, 2007
2008 American International Toy Fair	17 Feb 2008-20 Feb 2008	New York, NY	January 25, 2008
2008 Michigan Reading Association	15 Mar 2008-17 Mar 2008	Detroit, MI	February 22, 2008
2008 Public Library Association	25 Mar 2008-29 Mar 2008	Minneapolis, MN	March 2, 2008
2008 London Book Fair New Title Showcase*	14 Apr 2008-16 Apr 2008	London, England	March 3, 2008
2008 Texas Library Association	15 Apr 2008-18 Apr 2008	Dallas, TX	March 24, 2008
2008 Florida Library Association	23 Apr 2008-24 Apr 2008	St. Petersburg, FL	March 24, 2008
2008 Pennsylvania School Library Association	24 Apr 2008-26 Apr 2008	Hershey, PA	April 04, 2008
2008 Connecticut Library Association	28 Apr 2008-30 Apr 2007	Mystic, CT	April 07, 2008
2008 New Jersey Library Association	29 Apr 2008-30 Apr 2008	Long Branch, NJ	April 07, 2008
2008 Bookexpo America New Title Showcase*	29 May 2008-01 Jun 2008	Los Angeles, CA	April 07, 2008
2008 Bookexpo Canada New Title Showcase*	15 Jun 2008-16 Jun 2008	Toronto, Canada	May 09, 2008
2008 American Library Association Annual	28 Jun 2008-01 Jul 2008	Anaheim, CA	June 02, 2008
2008 National Education Association	01 Jul 2008-03 Jul 2008	Washington, DC	June 02, 2008
2008 Beijing International Book Fair/International Children's Publishing Exhibit	01 Sept 2008-04 Sept 2008	Tianjin, China	May 09, 2008
2008 Ohio Library Council	12 Sept 2008	Columbus, OH	August 27, 2008
2008 Illinois Library Association	03 Oct 2008-05 Oct 2008	Chicago, IL	September 10, 2008
2008 Frankfurt Book Fair	15 Oct 2008-19 Oct 2008	Frankfurt, Germany	August 01, 2008
2008 New England Library Association	19 Oct 2008-21 Oct 2008	Manchester, NH	October 03, 2008
2008 New York Library Association	05 Nov 2008-08 Nov 2008	Saratoga Springs, NY	October 17, 2008
2008 California Library Association	09 Nov 2008-12 Nov 2008	San Jose, CA	October 13, 2008
2008 Pennsylvania Library Association	10 Nov 2008-11 Nov 2008	Valley Forge, PA	October 17, 2008
2008 Sharjah World Book Fair New Title Showcase*	TBA	Sharjah, United Arab Emirates	TBA

*Visit www.newtitleshowcase.com for pricing and registration
Below are rates for participating in all other shows

State/Regional shows	National Shows	International Shows
Member Rates	Member Rates	Member Rates
$75 per title, per show / face-out	$95 per title, per show / face-out	$125 per title, per show / face-out
Non-Member Rates	Non-Member Rates	Non-Member Rates
$95 per title, per show / face-out	$125 per title, per show / face-out	$195 per title, per show / face-out

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