Application for participation in LIBER 2022 now available

LIBER 2022 will be held in Barcelona between 5 and 7 October and will keep the application form available until 15 June.

LIBER, the main professional meeting in Europe of the book industry published in Spain will be held in Barcelona between 5 and 7 October 2022 and will commemorate its 40th anniversary. This year the book sector will meet again in Barcelona to continue generating professional contacts, business opportunities, and shared knowledge. It will include round tables, debates, and presentations on the latest developments in the world of books.

The Federation of Publishers’ Guilds of Spain is offering exclusive benefits to its members of up to an 8% discount on the 2022 rates and a 5% discount for advanced payment, if the application for participation is sent before June 15.

An edition that will bring together all sectors of the publishing industry with the expected participation of 350 exhibitors, more than 7,000 professionals, and the presence of 350 international buyers from 70 countries, many of whom have already expressed their intention to travel to Barcelona both to meet their colleagues and friends and to get to know the editorial fund and publishers with whom they have not had commercial relations until now.

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Along with the commercial offer, LIBER will feature a program of conferences, and professional and cultural activities with experts from the world of books to exchange information and ideas on topical issues that help the entire value chain to face technological, economic, and consumer changes.

Message for the 40th anniversary, by Antonio Mª Ávila, director of the Federation of Publishers’ Guilds of Spain.

«LIBER celebrates 40 years. It was created by Pancho Pérez González and Rafael Martínez Alés to maintain commercial relations between the publishing industry on both sides of the Atlantic during the severe economic crisis that hit Latin America in the early 1980s. That initial objective was far exceeded and soon LIBER was consolidated as a reference event for the book world. In times of confusion and subsequent crisis, Liber has demonstrated the strength of the sector. Its contribution goes beyond the strictly commercial sphere. It is an excellent platform for sales and internationalization, but it is also an observatory of trends, a thermometer of activity, and a meeting point for all areas of the book.»