The Frankfurt Book Fair - What a "Messe"!

Actually, this is a play on words. The word "Messe" means "fair" in German. Having just returned from eight days in Germany where we exhibited as part of the worlds biggest book fair, I can't stop thinking about the Frankfurt Book Messe.

If you had the chance to see this fair, you'd be utterly amazed! The fair, which consists of ten enormous halls covering 172,000 square meters, attracts over 7,000 exhibitors and 300,000 visitors from around the world. Buses shuttle visitors back and forth from hall to hall.

It's a totally exhilarating experience. So many people from so many countries, speaking so many languages. I've posted a few photos here.

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Meeting with Stephane Derone [top left] of Linguascope in the U.K. Conversing with Sean Charlebois and Peter Crabtree [top right] of Crabtree Publishing. The "messe" was crowded [bottom] with people and excitement from 9 am to 6:30 pm every day!