The Taipei International Book Exhibition , abbreviated TIBE) is a book fair organized by the Taipei Book Fair Foundation and supervised by the Government Information Office

Government Information Office

The Government Information Office is a cabinet-level agency of the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China in charge of promoting government policies and regulating domestic media.-History:...

. It was established on 15 December 1987 at the National Central Library

National Central Library

The National Central Library in Taiwan is located atNo. 20, Zhongshan S. Rd., Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 10001, Taiwan .- Mission :...

 and focused on distribution and copyright negotiations between international publishers. The second show was held two years later at the Taipei World Trade Center, which has remained its venue since. In 1998, the fair switched from a bi-annual to an annual schedule, and is now held every February. Attendance to the event has continued to increase, making the Taipei International Book Exhibition the largest book fair in Asia. The book fair is currently the fourth largest in the world, behind the Frankfurt Book Fair

Frankfurt Book Fair

The Frankfurt Book Fair is the world's largest trade fair for books, based on the number of publishing companies represented. As to the number of visitors, the Turin Book Fair attracts about as many visitors, viz. some 300,000....

, BookExpo America

BookExpo America

BookExpo America is the largest annual book trade fair in the United States. BEA is almost always held in a major city over four days in late May and/or early June...

 (BEA), and the Bologna Children's Book Fair

Bologna Children's Book Fair

The Bologna Children's Book Fair or La fiera del libro per ragazzi is the leading professional fair for children's books in the world.Since 1963, it is held yearly for four days in March or April in Bologna, Italy...

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Country Pavilion

Prior to the 5th edition of the exhibition, the Country Pavilion (國家主題館) was called the International Pavilion (國家主題館) as it showcased publications outside of Taiwan. Following editions saw the pavilion being renamed the 'Country Pavilion'. Each edition would focus on a certain country, in what has been described as a bid to highlights the book publications of featured countries. Since then, the pavilion has featured a different country in every edition.

External links

• Taipei International Book Exhibition official site and