Kids and students are the major customers of 2010 South China Book Fair. (Guangzhou Daily)
The long queues in the checkout counters of 2010 South China Book Fair. (Guangzhou Daily)
The 2010 South China Book Fair opened yesterday (Aug 19) at the Pazhou Exhibition and Convention Complex. In just one day, over 70,000 visitors were recorded and the sales volume of books amounted to 2 million RMB.
This year, the layout of the fair has improved with 26 areas set up according to book categories, no longer only by publishing house. In addition, a family meeting area has been set up for parents who loose their children. English books authorized to sell in the PRC are also on sale by HK Sino United Publishing Ltd., mainly those related to films such as The Kite Runner, Alice in Wonderland and The Twilight Saga.
The Guangzhou book fair has been growing in popularity in recent years and it now covers over 30,000 square meters. To encourage people to attend the fair, the organizers and the metro operator have given out free one-way tickets to the exhibition hall.
(By Robert Wang, David Keyton)
