While organizers are putting an emphasis on the reading public this year, publishing deals and publishing rights negotiations between local and international publishing houses remain a major part of the event.
"TIBE may have changed somewhat this year, with more focus on the reader, but we still hope that the event will bring together publishing houses from all over the world in order to sign deals and develop new contacts," said Huang Hwei-chen (黃輝珍) of the GIO.
"We hope that through the event local publishing houses will continue to develop and raise the standard of international publishing."
Along with books, there will also be a chance for visitors to catch up with the latest in Internet and digital publishing applications, as well as multimedia and e-learning material at the TIBE 2004 Digital Cultural Area.
Unlike previous years, when there was a "Country of Honor," no one country is celebrated at this year's TIBE.
There are, however, several special events and related exhibitions set to take place over the coming week focusing on Italian illustrators.
Art Design Italy: Illustrations features works by 41 Italian illustrators; Art Design: Italy showcases works by 10 Italian designers. The International Publishers and Special Book Design features works by US publishing company Chronicle Books and Corraini Editions from Italy.
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