The Karachi International Book Fair is an annual

book fair A book is a medium for recording information in the form of writing or images, typically composed of many pages (made of papyrus, parchment, vellum, or paper) bound together and protected by a cover. The technical term for this physical arr ...

held in

Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former cap ...

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

. It is the largest book fair in the country, preceding the

Lahore International Book Fair Lahore International Book Fair is one of the largest and annually international book fair held in Lahore, Pakistan. It is held in Expo Center, Johar Town, Lahore for five days and receives thousands of people from different walks of life. It is a s ...

. It provides a platform where

publishers Publishing is the activity of making information, literature, music, software and other content available to the public for sale or for free. Traditionally, the term refers to the creation and distribution of printed works, such as books, newsp ...

booksellers Bookselling is the commercial trading of books which is the retail and distribution end of the publishing process. People who engage in bookselling are called booksellers, bookdealers, bookpeople, bookmen, or bookwomen. The founding of librari ...

, agents, cultural organisations and

press Press may refer to: Media * Print media or news media, commonly called "the press" * Printing press, commonly called "the press" * Press (newspaper), a list of newspapers * Press TV, an Iranian television network People * Press (surname), a fam ...

can meet, exchange ideas and identify business opportunities. It has been organised by the Pakistan Publishers and Booksellers Association. It is held annually at the

Karachi Expo Centre Karachi Expo Center is the convention center where Pakistani products are showcased internationally. The center consists of 8 halls. The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan also helps support the exhibitions at the center. IDEAS exhibition ...

grounds in

Sindh Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...

. In most years, it has been held in December, with the exceptions of 2014 and 2015, when it took place in November. No fair was held in 2020. The Karachi International Book Fair forms a part of Pakistan Publishers and Booksellers Association strategy to transform

into a major centre in the publishing world. The Karachi International Book Fair brings together the

Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an area ...

n and international publishing communities. The fair provides access to publishers in the Asia, and is an important event in the negotiation and sale of book rights and licensing.

References

External links

Home page for the KIBF
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