“You will not believe how full this place will be once the Fair starts,” Katie Morris, the event manager for the London Book Fair (LBF), told us when we first visited the Olympia venue two days before it started. She was right: no one could have prepared any of us, the four NYU M.S. in Publishing: Digital and Print Media students who were helping at the 2017 London Book Fair, for what happens during those three amazing days. On Sunday, Olympia was completely empty except for the crews setting up stands. As soon as LBF started, the halls were filled with publishers and agents talking about the latest news in the industry: Penguin Random House’s $65 million deal with the Obamas, what Brexit means for the British publishing industry, and all the titles that were generating buzz in the International Rights Center.
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London Book Fair 2016: NYU in Wonderland
“It’s still stories—and the authors who create them—that make publishing important, not the format.” This comment from Baroness Gail Rebuck, Chairman of Penguin Random House UK, echoed the theme prevalent throughout the Quantum: Publishing & So Much More conference that preceded the London Book Fair, not to mention the fair itself. [Read more…] about London Book Fair 2016: NYU in Wonderland
“Christmas for Book Lovers“ at the London Book Fair
Fierce rights negotiations, a members-only elite club, lively panel discussions, and the presence of renowned authors and thousands of publishers from across the globe—these are just a few things that NYU publishing students experienced at the London Book Fair (LBF) and Publishing for Digital Minds Conference (PDMC). [Read more…] about “Christmas for Book Lovers“ at the London Book Fair
London Book Fair: Students’ Cup of Tea
“We’re on the move!” proclaimed the signs all over the 2014 London Book Fair. While these referred to a new venue in 2014, they certainly related to this year as well. With all the informational seminars and panels and important meetings, the fair was a flurry of constant movement. And in the middle of all the hustle and bustle, learning and deal-making, were four excited NYU-SCPS M.S. in Publishing: Digital and Print Media students.