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Moscow Book Fair Show Report
2014 September
PODG / SBPRA / AMI
Robert Fletcher, CEO
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CEO Robert Fletcher
Starts the show with a selfie.
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This is a normal mid-sized tradeshow.
Perhaps on the smaller size.
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There were only a smaller number of larger booths.
Probably only about 20 larger booths total.
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Only one booth was selling English learning. This indicates either no opportunity, or huge opportunity. I am still not sure because English penetration is Russia is even less than China. The signage is not in English and it was tough finding even rudimentary speakers.
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China was present (of course).
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Venezuela
I haven’t really seen them at any other shows.
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University Publishers are here as well.
I am always glad to see educational publishers.
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Cuba is their friend.
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This is billed as a Non-Fiction show
As you will see, it was all genres.
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Always glad to see government spending.
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Disney licensing is global!
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I still don’t think I know how to pronounce this.
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I tried to speak to them..
But I think their books were stolen. Smile.
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The Frankfurt Book Fair is everywhere.
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So was France…
Where is the USA? (not present)
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Always glad to see libraries at these shows.
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Korea printing…
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Subway Reading
I like the tablet next to the paper.. It’s about 50/50 on the Metro. The Metro signage is not very good. I always breathed a sigh of relief when I got to my destination correctly.
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Turkey is really on the book fair circuit.
They are on our radar for 2015.
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People walking to the fair.
I love books and I like people that like books. I am always glad to see very good attendance at the book shows because it bodes well for our industry.
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Conclusion
• We will monitor Russia, but with the Ukraine crisis and the lack of English, we do not see it as a market for the foreseeable future.