Events organiser Reed Exhibitions has announced that The London Book Fair 2014 will be the last to take place in its current location, Earls Court. Following the substantial coverage in the media regarding The Earls Court Opportunity Area, the future of Earls Court as an exhibition venue from 2015 onwards remains uncertain and it is unlikely to be available.
From 2015, The London Book Fair will move from Earls Court to an equally iconic new home at sister ECO venue, Olympia. This decision was taken following extensive consultation with The London Book Fair Advisory bodies, representing the industry at home and overseas.
In 2014, The London Book Fair will launch London Book and Screen Week 2014, with the book fair as the pivotal three day event within a five day programme. The week will open with the established and highly acclaimed Publishing for Digital Minds Conference, on April 7 and will close with a direct-to-consumer creative writing event The London Writers’ Fair on April 11, with other events to be confirmed over the coming weeks. The week is designed to bring into focus the importance that written content has across an increasingly multi-channel route to the consumer.
The London Book Fair is the global marketplace for rights negotiation and the sale and distribution of content across print, audio, TV, film and digital channels. Taking place every spring in the world's premier publishing and cultural capital, the Fair welcomes over 25,000 visitors and exhibitors from 114 countries each year and is a unique opportunity to explore, understand and capitalise on the innovations shaping the publishing world of the future. The London Book Fair 2014, the 43rd Fair, will take place from April 8 – 10, 2014, Earls Court, London. The London Book Fair's Digital Minds Conference will take place the day before LBF opens, on April 7. Korea is Market Focus country in 2014, following Turkey in 2013.
