2007 Frankfurt International Book Fair opens
{{date|October 11, 2007}}
[[image:Buchmesse_I..JPG|thumb|right|200px|Frankfurt Book Fair (Archive picture). {{Image source|Florian K}}]]
Wednesday morning, the [[w:Frankfurt Book Fair|Frankfurt Book Fair]] opened its gates to the first of an estimated 280,000 visitors this year in [[w:Frankfurt|Frankfurt am Main]], [[Germany]]. 

The Frankfurt Book Fair is the biggest book fair in the world. It also organises the participation of German publishers at more than 25 international book fairs and is the co-founder of the Cape Town Book Fair in [[South Africa]]. It maintains the most visited website worldwide for the publishing industry.

The German Publishers & Booksellers Association, which runs the Frankfurt Book Fair, says that the book market is thriving. It declared on Tuesday that the high number of exhibitors and the record numbers of 7,448 exhibitors from over 100 countries, showing 391,652 books, including 121,267 new books of this year, proves that the book market is thriving.

[[w:Publishing|Publishing houses]] have long since expanded into non-traditional markets. [[w:Television|TV]] and [[w:Merchandising|merchandising rights]] have long played a role, but have become more and more important for larger projects. Two other media forms have also become more standard elements of the [[w:value chain|value chain]]. [[w:E-books|E-books]] and [[w:audiobook|audiobook]]s are both big topics of this year's Book Fair.

==== Awards for Julia Franck, Michelle de Kretser, Saul Friedländer and Nintendo ====

The various awards handed out during and around the fair show the variety and scope of media and interests represented at the Frankfurt Book Fair:
* On Sunday, October 7, [[Australia]]n writer Michelle de Kretser, born in [[w:Colombo|Colombo]]. [[Sri Lanka]], was awarded the LiBeratur-award for the German edition of her book 'The Hamilton Case', previously published in English with Little, Brown and Company, New York. The LiBeratur-award for an outstanding publication of a woman from [[Africa]], [[Asia]] and [[Latin America]] in German language in the previous year, was awarded for the 20th time.

* On Tuesday, October 9, German author [[w:Julia Franck|Julia Franck]] was honoured with the German Book Prize for her novel 'Die Mittagsfrau'. Against the background of two world wars, Julia Franck tells the disturbing story of a woman who leaves her son, without fnding herself. 
* On Wednesday, October 10, the software award GIGA-Maus for family friendly and educational entertainment was awarded to [[w:Wii Sports|Wii Sports]] ([[w:Nintendo|Nintendo]]) for best software of the year. The award of the children judges went to [[w:Buzz! Junior: Robo Jam|Buzz! Junior: Robo Jam]]([[w:Sony|Sony]], [[w:PS2|PS2]]).
* On Sunday, October 14, the Peace Prize of the German Booksellers will be awarded to [[w:Saul Friedländer|Saul Friedländer]], for his retelling of the [[w:The Holocaust|Shoah]] as one of the most important historiographers of the time.

Prizes still open include the German Young Literature Award on Friday and the Fantasy Final of the first German Cosplay Masters at the comic-centre of the book fair.

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Frankfurt Book Fair (Archive picture). 
Wednesday morning, the Frankfurt Book Fair opened its gates to the first of an estimated 280,000 visitors this year in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. 

The Frankfurt Book Fair is the biggest book fair in the world. It also organises the participation of German publishers at more than 25 international book fairs and is the co-founder of the Cape Town Book Fair in South Africa. It maintains the most visited website worldwide for the publishing industry.

The German Publishers & Booksellers Association, which runs the Frankfurt Book Fair, says that the book market is thriving. It declared on Tuesday that the high number of exhibitors and the record numbers of 7,448 exhibitors from over 100 countries, showing 391,652 books, including 121,267 new books of this year, proves that the book market is thriving.

Publishing houses have long since expanded into non-traditional markets. TV and merchandising rights have long played a role, but have become more and more important for larger projects. Two other media forms have also become more standard elements of the value chain. E-books and audiobooks are both big topics of this year's Book Fair.

The various awards handed out during and around the fair show the variety and scope of media and interests represented at the Frankfurt Book Fair:
* On Sunday, October 7, Australian writer Michelle de Kretser, born in Colombo. Sri Lanka, was awarded the LiBeratur-award for the German edition of her book 'The Hamilton Case', previously published in English with Little, Brown and Company, New York. The LiBeratur-award for an outstanding publication of a woman from Africa, Asia and Latin America in German language in the previous year, was awarded for the 20th time.

* On Tuesday, October 9, German author Julia Franck was honoured with the German Book Prize for her novel 'Die Mittagsfrau'. Against the background of two world wars, Julia Franck tells the disturbing story of a woman who leaves her son, without fnding herself. 
* On Wednesday, October 10, the software award GIGA-Maus for family friendly and educational entertainment was awarded to Wii Sports (Nintendo) for best software of the year. The award of the children judges went to Buzz! Junior: Robo Jam(Sony, PS2).
* On Sunday, October 14, the Peace Prize of the German Booksellers will be awarded to Saul Friedländer, for his retelling of the Shoah as one of the most important historiographers of the time.

Prizes still open include the German Young Literature Award on Friday and the Fantasy Final of the first German Cosplay Masters at the comic-centre of the book fair.
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