Readers enjoy books at last year’s Hà Nội Book Fair (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) - Books are one of humanity’s oldestcommunications technologies, and this year’s Hanoi Book Fair seeks to highlighttheir role in the digital age with the theme “Books and Start-ups”.
The annual fair, which runs from September 22 to 26 at Thang Long ImperialCitadel, will gather 200 stalls of book companies, publishing houses anddistributors nationwide. The book fair will introduce books on start-ups,foreign books and a wide range of books issued by Vietnamese publishers.
E-books and reading technology for digital devices will be highlighted as well.Events include seminars, discussions and conversations between readers andauthors. These dialogues will focus on start-ups, reading culture, andeffective reading skills.
Representatives of international publishing organisations and associations willbe invited to the fair and attend talks on development trends in the publishingindustry. They will also share their experiences of organising and attendinginternational book fairs.
Book agencies will exchange copyrights and sign cooperation agreements. Thebook fair will call on participating enterprises and readers to donate booksfor mountainous and disadvantaged areas.
The book fair contributes to improving reading culture, encouraging bookreading among the people and building the elegant, civilised lifestyle ofHanoians, said Nguyen Minh Khanh, Deputy Director of the capital Department ofInformation and Communications.
It also contributes to popularising the revolutionary tradition among theParty, the government and the people, he said.
The fair will open from 8am to 9pm each day.
As Middle Autumn Festival is coming, a children’s book fair is also taking place at the Children’s Palace, 36 Ly Thai To street, Hanoi.
Entitled Middle Autumn Festival for Children, the book fair will open dailyfrom September 21 to 29. About 50 agencies have registered to presentchildren’s books as well as products and services for children.-VNA
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