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Dear Publisher!
For being the shortest month on the calendar, February sure felt long. It might have had something to do with attending the American International Toy Fair though. That’s a long, and big big big show (which you can read about below).
Now that we’ve reached the end of the month, the Spring show season will continue right into March with Public Library, then in April with plenty of state library shows. And speaking of libraries, we’ve decided to do a little more for libraries as we continue our 75th year anniversary celebration (which you can read about that below).
Of course, while looking ahead, its fun to look back on all that February had to offer. February’s most Hallmark-friendly day is of course Valentine’s Day—a day for love and friendship. And speaking of friendship, we’re happy to pass along to you some information from our good friends at Publishers Weekly (which you can read about below).
What’s not below is the Comblogged Book Exhibit, the great books at the CBE Database, and the soon-to-be-launch of the brand new CBE Website.
But what is below for you, hopefully, is some happy reading!
Seth
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CBE's Toy Fair Debut: |
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The 2008 edition of the annual American International Toy Fair took place this past February 17-20, and there was quite a treat waiting at booth 3308 for anyone in attendance that was in the market for books. The Combined Book Exhibit made our debut at the American International Toy Fair, greeted with compliments and important traffic.
The American International Toy Fair is a show representing the $20 billion youth entertainment market, which of course includes books. For the Combined Book Exhibit debut, we were located in the “Reading, Writing and Rhythm” area of the show floor—an area exclusively for books and book related material. The Combined Book Exhibit’s three-booth display was comprised of books and other material representing more than 65 publishers.
As a non-book fair, the American International Toy Fair has a lot of competition that most book fairs don’t have. Instead of vying for traffic from other publishers, books represented at the Toy Fair have to compete with completely different products. While this does lead to slower traffic, this also means that the traffic that was received was the right traffic: those looking for books. And since the Toy Fair is trade only, this traffic included buyers, licensers, wholesalers and distributors.
The Combined Book Exhibit’s debut at the American International Toy Fair brought quality traffic to all participants. Leads and links to the official show catalog and report will be emailed to all participants in the coming weeks.
Now we look to you: after a successful debut, would you participate with the Combined Book Exhibit at the 2009 American International Toy Fair? |
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CBE Becomes Library Champions: |
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As part of our 75th year celebration, Combined Book Exhibit has decided to become official ALA Library Champions, as a way to give even more to libraries. Seventy-five years ago, the original Combined Book Exhibit Book Mobile was created as a way to give librarians better means of making costly acquisition decisions during the Great Depression. Now, 75 years later, the library market is our biggest venue, and we’re always looking for new ways to contribute.
For Combined Book Exhibit’s participating publishers, this also offers more opportunity. Library Champions are specially advertised and heavily trafficked exhibitors, which means even more traffic to your titles at the ALA shows. Being a Library Champion also allows for more advertisement and marketing opportunities, which we will in turn pass onto you. More details are still in the works, but be on the lookout in the coming weeks for how to take advantage of these new opportunities.
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Updates from Publishers Weekly: |
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Our good friends at Publishers Weekly have a lot of new great programs and important announcements that they would like to share with publishers. They’ve enlisted the help of the CBE Newsletter to pass the information along. So, without further adieu…
Publishers Weekly is proud to announce that they have joined forces with Publishing News to exchange UK/US editorial international news, widening the scope of their reach, and in turn, making your publisher’s news more international. Together, PW and PN are jointly producing the official London Book Fair Show Daily at the 2008 London Book Fair.
The March 10th issue of Publishers Weekly is dedicated to discussing the "Green Movement" in the book publishing community.
Publishers Weekly launches a Digital PW version.
A unique partnership between Publishers Weekly and netGalley will soon make it possible for publishers to submit their advance title information digitally to PW, allowing you to submit your new titles for review quicker, easier, cheaper, and with more lead time.
For more information about these new initiatives, please contact Cevin Bryerman at cbryerman@reedbusiness.com or 646 746 6654 |
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London Book Fair Preview
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Show Name |
Show Date |
Location |
Registration Deadline |
| 2008 American Library Association Midwinter |
11 Jan 2008-14 Jan 2008 |
Philadelphia, PA |
New!! Click Here To Read Conference Report |
| 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
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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
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| 2008 Sharjah World Book Fair New Title Showcase* |
TBA |
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates |
TBA |
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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 |
Advertisements in our individual show catalogs are available for $150 per ad. Only Full page ads accepted. 8.5" x 11" pdf files preferred. Show catalogs are printed in black and white only.
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