Börsenverein Des Deutschen Buchhandels

Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels (English: ''German Publishers and Booksellers Association'') is a trade association of the German publishing industry, based in Frankfurt. It was founded there in 1948 and merged with a similar Leipzig organisation in 1991 after German reunification. It organises the annual Frankfurt Book Fair, where the peace prize Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels has been awarded since 1950.

History

In 1825, an association of German booksellers was founded in Leipzig, the . When Leipzig was in the Soviet zone after World War II, the western part needed representation. In 1948, the ''Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutscher Verleger- und Buchhändler-Verbände'' was founded in the American and British zones, which was renamed ''Börsenverein Deutscher Verleger- und Buchhändlerverbände''. The organisation began using its present name, Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels, in 1955. In 1972, personal membership was replaced by institutional membership. From 1974 to 2000, Hans-Karl von Kupsch was managing director. After German reunification, he led the unification with the similar organisation in Leipzig.

The office was in Frankfurt, Großer Hirschgraben 17–21, next to the Goethe House. In 2012, the office moved to 16, to a building designed in 1956 by and named Haus des Buches (House of the book).

Program

The Börsenverein organises the annual Frankfurter Buchmesse (Frankfurt Book Fair). Beginning in 1950, the Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels has been issued at the Paulskirche as part of the fair. It supports (as ''ideeller Träger'') the Leipziger Buchmesse, where it awards the annual Leipzig Book Award for European Understanding.

Additionally, since 2002, the association has awarded non-monetary literature prizes. This began with the Deutscher Bücherpreis at the 2002 Leipzig Book Fair with several categories including international books, and since 2004 has been replaced by the German Book Prize, which is only awarded to one German-language book each year.

Memberships

The association is a member of the International Publishers Association, the Internationale Buchhändler-Vereinigung, the Federation of European Publishers and the European Booksellers Federation.

The Börsenverein is an inaugural signatory of the SDG Publishers Compact, officially launched on 14 October 2020 at the Frankfurt Book Fair. It has taken steps to support the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the publishing industry, including the establishment of a sustainability working group with three task forces to focus on production and logistics (Task Force 1), sustainability reporting (Task Force 2) and sustainable operations for all sizes of publishing companies (Task Force 3).

See also

* Börsenblatt

References

Further reading

* ''Der Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels 1825 bis 2000 – Ein geschichtlicher Aufriss'', eds. , and Hermann Staub with Monika Estermann, Buchhändler-Vereinigung, Frankfurt am Main 2000, .
* ''Geschichte des deutschen Buchhandels im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert''. eds. Georg Jäger with Dieter Langewiesche and , K. G. Saur, Munich, 2001 to 2003.
* Klaus-W. Bramann, C. Daniel Hoffmann, Peter Cremer: ''Wirtschaftsunternehmen Sortiment''. 4th edition, Bramann, Frankfurt, 2014, .

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Bookselling trade associations
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1948 establishments in Germany
1991 mergers and acquisitions