Book fair

Japanese: ブック･フェア（英語表記）book fair

It is translated as a book fair or book trade fair, and refers to an exhibition where many publishers bring their publications, mainly for the purpose of buying and selling sales and publishing rights. It is often used to refer to the international book fairs that are held periodically in about 20 countries around the world, the largest of which is the one in Frankfurt, Germany (Frankfurter Buchmesse). There are records that book fairs were held annually in Frankfurt as early as the end of the 15th century, and in the 16th century countries such as England and France began to participate, and it is said that it was very popular in the 17th century.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

図書展，書籍見本市と訳され，多数の出版社がそれぞれの出版物を持ち寄って，主にその販売権，出版権などの売買を目的とした展示会のことをいう。とりわけ世界の約20ヵ国で定期的に開催されている国際図書展のことをさすことが多いが，そのうち最大のものはドイツのフランクフルト市のもの(Frankfurter Buchmesse)である。フランクフルトではすでに15世紀末には毎年ブック･フェアが開かれていた記録があり，16世紀にはイギリス，フランスなども参加するようになって，17世紀にはたいへん盛んであったという。

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