Inside the Australian and New Zealand book industry

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Despite disruptions, book fairs ‘have never felt more vital’

‘While some complain about the expense of such events and inevitably their carbon footprint, the bigger trade fairs … have never felt more vital. You only need to glance at Twitter to see how differently the business can look when viewed from a distance instead of from within.’—The Bookseller editor Philip Jones argues that, despite disruptions, publishing remains a business ‘best done close-up’.

 

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