Book Expo America (BEA) combines the largest selection of English language titles on the planet with special industry and author events and unparalleled educational content to create a dynamic environment for networking, sourcing and relationship building. 

BEA played host to 1085 members of the media in 2007. The convention generated enormous press coverage and it put many publishers and their books on TV screens and in the pages of many leading newspapers and magazines. C-Span was at the convention providing "opening to closing" coverage; 60 Minutes sent two camera crews to gather b-roll for interviews they are doing on two big Fall 2007 titles; Access Hollywood featured a segment; the Associated Press, Reuters, Bloomberg, among other wire services, filed major pieces (in particular, the stories filed by Hillel Italie at the Associated Press were picked up by hundreds of newspapers throughout the country); and both out-of-town as well as the major NYC metropolitan papers thoroughly covered BEA convention activity. Notably, coverage of BEA on Internet blogs rose dramatically this year and convention officials expect this to be a trend that will continue well into the future.

View samples of the type of features and stories generated by authors and other activity at BEA.

Who Exhibits?

BookExpo America features over 2,000 companies showcasing books in every format, gifts and other non-book products carried in bookstores and other retail outlets, as well as technology products and services for publishers.

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General Publishing Children's/Educational Gift Merchandise Audio/Visual Travel, Maps & Globes Art Remainders Religious Spiritual/Inspirational	Professional/Technical/Scientific International/Books in Foreign Language Small Press University Press Comic/Graphic Novel Retailer Services & Supplies Industry Services & Supplies  And more!
Who Attends? BookExpo America attracts thousands of buyers and industry professionals from the United States and from around the world. These include:
Booksellers	Industry Professionals and Buyers
Independent Booksellers Chain Bookstores University/College Bookstores Specialty Bookstores Online Booksellers	Educational/Professional Institutions Wholesalers/Distributors Independent Publishers' Reps Advertising/Sales/PR Consultants Publishers Published Authors Critics/Reviewers
Retailers	Librarians and Collections Development Professionals
Mass/General/Discount Merchants Museum Stores Consumer Electronics/Computer Merchants Video/Music Stores Toy Stores Mail Order/Catalogs Bookclubs Gift/Card Stores Educational/Entertainment Stores	Adult Young Adult Children References Audio/Visual And Others
Rights Professionals
Literary and Rights Agents Scouts Acquisition Editors/Rights Directors Film/TV Developers/Producers Book Packagers

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The excitement of BEA fuels the passion for books and sparks new ideas for publishers, booksellers, librarians and rights professionals from around the world:

"If you want to go to heaven you go to BookExpo America."
 - Carol Nahrworld, Manager Readers' Services, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, IN

"BookExpo America is a remarkable event and an invaluable way to stay on top of the bookselling world."
- Mitchell Kaplan, Books & Books, Inc., Coral Gables, FL

"At BookExpo we see literally every upcoming book, make invaluable contacts with any number of authors and publicists and have a chance to reconnect with long-time friends from all sides of this blessed business."
- Betsy Burton, The King's English Bookshop, Salt Lake City, UT

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