The Biennial 20th World Book Fair, 2012

Taylor & Francis Group participated in The Biennial 20th World Book Fair, 2012, held at the heart of India – New Delhi, from 25 February – 4 March 2012. Taylor & Francis Group was placed at Hall No. 12 A, Stall No. 163-174. We displayed over 2000 books covering our imprints such as Routledge, CRC Press, Garland Science, Psychology Press, Earthscan, Routledge India Originals, BIOS Scientific Publishers, Europa Publications, Marcel Dekker, SPON Press and much more. We also displayed our complete product range of Journals & Online Resources. We had great presence, good business, brilliant footfall, and the support of all the members of Taylor Francis in this fair.

Theme of the 2012 World Book Fair was “An International Rights Exhibition of Books on Indian Cinema Towards Hundred Years of Indian Cinema.” Moreover, a catalogue including 300 titles representing publications of 800 publishers in all major languages based on Indian cinema has been released by NBT. The World Book Fair prime motto is to provide a valuable edge between authors, publishers, booksellers and readers. The inauguration of the World Book Fair 2012 was done by Hon'ble Minister of HRD, Shri Kapil Sibal on 25 February, 2012. It was a big success and around 1300 exhibitors & 12,000 publishers displayed thousands of books in more than 20 languages. Several publishers from foreign countries like Europe, Asia and Americas have participated in the event. Penguins, HarperCollins, Random House, Simon & Schuster, Macmillan, Orient Blackswan etc., are some of the biggest names from trade publishing who made the weekend fulfilling and profitable.