January, 2010

 In This Issue...

 Letter From The Editor...
Letter From The Editor
Bologna Book Fair
Changes at BEA

Quick Hits

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Dear Publisher

A Happy New Year to you and yours! I personally have had a big month as a New York Jets fan, but starting the new year brings so many opportunities besides football (candidly, I wouldn’t have said that if the Jets were still in it—I’m nothing if I’m not honest), and I’m happy to talk to you about some of them.
 
Besides the last season of “Lost” coming in 2010, there are also big industry events such as The Bologna Children’s Book Fair taking place in March, and BookExpo America taking place in May with some huge changes. Read below for information on both! Finally, check below for some quick hits, including a recap from ALA Midwinter!
 
At Combined Book Exhibit, we like to think we have some great foresight, so check out www.CombinedBook.com for a year’s worth of events; plan for your full year and the future at www.PubMatch.org; and check out more than a year’s worth of reading material at www.TheBookCheckout.com. That’s foresight for ya!
 
So Happy 2010, Happy final season of “Lost,” and Happy Reading!

 

 

Seth Dellon
Editor 

 


 
Bologna Book Fair....

 
In 1998, Scholastic paid author J.K Rowling $105 thousand for the rights to publish her first novel, “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.” The rest, as they say, is history—history made at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair. And while this story certainly comes with the quantifier, “Results NOT Typical,” it also comes with the adage, “You Gotta Be in It to Win It,” which is why the Bologna Children’s Book Fair attracts so many each year to its halls.    
 
The Bologna Children’s Book Fair, which takes place every March in Bologna, Italy, is the oldest, biggest and most prestigious book fair exclusively for children’s material, bringing together tens of thousands of authors, illustrators, publishers, rights agents, distributors, translators, librarians, booksellers and so much more specializing in the genre. Having your book on display at the show one way or another makes it available for rights and translation sales, bookstore and library acquisitions, distributing transactions, and a lot of other opportunities that comes with the breadth of people in attendance.
 
If you gotta be in it to win it, and you don’t want to be there, Combined Book Exhibit is happy to offer you the opportunity to have your book on display without the cost and hassle of traveling and attending yourself. Simply click here to get started.
Changes at BEA...


For those with their finger on the pulse of CBE—or perhaps even the casual CBE observer—you already know that The New Title Showcase (which can be found at www.NewTitleShowcase.com) is our venture and partnership with BookExpo America. While New Title Showcase is heading into its sixth year in 2010, the format has been nothing but successful and doesn’t really require change. BookExpo America on the other hand made some huge changes for this year. 

First and foremost, one of the most significant behind-the-scenes-while-at-the-same-time-very-much-in-the-forefront-changes that has been made has been the promotion of former Event Director (and CBE friend) Lance Fensterman to a position outside of the show, and the concurrent promotion of former #2 in command (and long time CBE friend) Steve Rosato to Fensterman’s former position. It is with huge congratulations that we welcome Steve to the new post! Steve brings with him over a decade of experience on BookExpo America, a great report with exhibitors, and the knowledge on what works and what doesn’t work for the show. With Steve at the helm, we can all expect a smooth—and most importantly—a logical and knowledgeable transition into the other new changes.
 
The most obvious and well publicized change is in BEA’s new format, from three days on the weekend to two days in the middle of the week. The changes have been debated and justified many times over in the past few months. With those changes, has come BEA’s rebranding. See the top here for their new logo. Looking for an explanation of the new logo? Check out the new BookExpo America Blog—The BEAN (short for BEA News)—at http://bookexponews.blogspot.com.  Constant updates on the constantly changing event can be found there and at the official BookExpo America website here.
 
No matter your stance on the changes, there’s sure to be some excitement as they all unfold, and we look forward to seeing you there.

 
Quick Hits From CBE...

  • The first show of the year has come and gone. Read about our experience right here (click where it says “here” then choose “2010 ALA Midwinter Report” on that page).
  • Speaking of the American Library Association, we’re partnering with them yet again to make their Annual Conference in June even better. Last year with cookbooks, and this year with cookbooks, travel, romance and mystery, we’re excited to help them create awesome pavilions to make the attendee experience even better. Go to www.thebookcheckout.com/alapavilions to learn more and register your books for participation!
  • With the New Year here, and a new year’s worth of trade shows, it’s never too early to start planning, especially for those big international shows where schedules fill up quickly! A lot of people have had great success doing so via www.PubMatch.org where you can do it for free! Simply create a free account, and search the network for those attending the shows you’ll be attending. Send them a message, and watch your calendar fill!
  • Don’t forget you can save 20% on valuable publicity when you contact Smith Publicity and mention Combined Book Exhibit. Click here to learn more.

 

 
2010 CBE Shows and Past Reports (click links to learn more!)
Show Name
Show Date
Location
Registration Deadline
2010 American Library Association Midwinter 15 Jan 2010-18 Jan 2010 Boston, MA -------------------------
2010 Dubai International Children's Book Fair 3 Feb 2010-10 Feb 2010 Dubai, United Arab Emirates -------------------------
2010 New york State Reading Association  7 Mar 2010-9 Mar 2010 Saratoga Springs, NY 2/19/10
2010 Louisiana Library Association 10 Mar 2010-12 Mar 2010 Baton Rouge, LA 2/19/10
2010 Michigan Reading Association 20 Mar 2010-22 Mar 2010 Detroit, MI 2/26/10
2010 Bologna Book Fair  23 Mar 2010-25 Mar 2010 Bologna, Italy 2/5/10
2010 Public Library Association 24 Mar 2010-26 Mar 2010 Portland, OR 2/17/10
2010 Florida Library Association  7 Apr 2010-9 Apr 2010 Orlando, FL 3/17/10

2010 Texas Library Association
14 Apr 2010-17 Apr 2010 San Antonio, TX 3/17/10
2010 Pennsylvania School Library Association 15 Apr 2010-17 Apr 2010 State College, PA 4/2/10
2010 London Book Fair New Title Showcase* 19 Apr 2010-21 Apr 2010 London, UK 3/9/10

2010 Connecticut Library Association

20 Apr 2010-21 Apr 2010 Uncasville, CT 4/8/10
2010 New Jersey Library Association  27 Apr 2010-28 Apr 2010 Long Branch, NJ 4/8/10
2010 Bookexpo America New Title Showcase* 25 May 2010-27 May 2010 New York, NY 5/7/10
2010 American Library Association Annual  25 Jun 2010-28 Jun 2010 Washington, DC 6/11/10
2010 National Education Association 1 Jul 2010-3 Jul 2010 New Orleans, LA 6/11/10
2010 Beijing International Book Fair 2 Sept 2010-6 Sept 2010 Beijing, China 5/14/10
2010 Illinois Library Association 29 Sept 2010-30 Sept 2010 Chicago, IL 9/6/10
2010 Frankfurt International Book Fair 6 Oct 2010-10 Oct 2010 Frankfurt, Germany 8/9/10
2010 New England Library Association 17 Oct 2010-19 Oct 2010 Boxborough, MA 10/9/10
2010 Pennsylvania Libraray Association 24 Oct 2010-27 Oct 2010 Lancaster, PA 10/9/10
2010 New York Library Association 2 Nov 2010-5 Nov 2010 Saratoga Springs, NY
10/16/10
2010 Michigan Library Association 10 Nov 2010-12 Nov 2010 Acme, MI
10/16/10
2010 California Library  Association 12 Nov 2010-15 Nov 2010 San Diego, CA 10/16/10

*Visit www.newtitleshowcase.com for pricing and registration 
Below are rates for participating in all other shows
 
State/Regional shows
National Shows
International Shows
Member Rates Member Rates Member Rates
$85 Per Title $595 Per Publisher Shelf (up to 10 titles per shelf)
$105 Per Title $750 Per Publisher Shelf (up to 10 titles per shelf)
$150 Per Title $750 Per Publisher Shelf (up to 6 titles per shelf)
Non-Member Rates Non-Member Rates Non-Member Rates
 $150 per title  $795 Per Publisher Shelf (up to 10 titles per shelf)
 $195 per title $950 Per Publisher Shelf (up to 10 titles per shelf)
 $250 Per Title  $950 Per Publisher Shelf (up to 6 titles per shelf)