Being an annual event and the 23rd year in the running, the World Book Fair is just getting bigger and better! There is something for every visitor to the WBF. Besides having talks that caters to all in both English and Chinese, there are also story-telling sessions, activities such as art contest and balloon demo. A stage will be set up for readers to get a chance to meet and greet their favourite authors in person! The stage will also be used as a platform for various publishers to introduce new titles to the public as part of launching of their new books. Furthermore, there are also lucky draw contests. Watch out for this space!

- ASEAN Book Publishers Association (ABPA) and Copyright Trading
- Copyright Trading
- English Book Publishers/Distributors/Retailers
- Chinese Book Publishers/Distributors/Retailers
- Teachers’ Resources
- Educational and Enrichment
- Children Education
- Electronics
- Special Interest
- Comics
- Stationery/IQ Toys/Arts and Crafts
- International Publishers

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ASEAN Book Publishers Association (ABPA) and Copyright Trading

• World Book Fair is not only for local writers and publishers. Each year, there are many exhibiting companies from countries/region from across Asia – Singapore, Brunei, Malaysia, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia and Laos coming together, taking part in this established book event. <back to top>

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Copyright Trading

• Participating ASEAN countries often use this event as a platform not only for them to exhibit their latest publications, books, educational products and resources, but also to conduct copyright trading with publishers from other countries and regions such as China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, USA, UK etc and vice versa. <back to top>

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English Book Publishers/Distributors/Retailers

• Publishers and distributors from various countries and regions such as the UK, the USA, Canada, Australia and many more, are given the opportunity to exhibit their English books at the World Book Fair.
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Chinese Book Publishers/Distributors/Retailers

• The World Book Fair also provides a platform for publishers and distributors from countries and regions such as China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore and so on to showcase their Chinese books to the public.
• Last year, local Chinese newspaper <<新明日报>> published two books on temples in Singapore, increasing the awareness of the traditions and cultures observed when praying in temples locally. In addition, the books provide some history background and interesting facts behind each temple in Singapore. <back to top>

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Teachers’ Resources

• Apart from regular teaching/educational materials used in the local education systems, teachers and tutors may also find some other treasures here at the World Book Fair that might provide some assistance to them. Teaching will never be the same again, and students may benefit from it.  <back to top>           

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Educational and Enrichment

• A series of books have been published for enrichment reading purposes here at local schools. These are catered mainly to Primary school students, as well as Secondary school students.
• To make it easier for students to understand, a number of the Chinese publications came up with different ways to make reading Chinese characters more enjoyable and faster. <back to top>

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Children Education

• The World Book Fair has everything that is suitable for a child’s educational needs. Children can make use of this opportunity to widen their knowledge. Contents of the books are easy to read and simple to understand. They are also colourfully illustrated to capture children’s’ attention more effectively.
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Electronics

• World Book Fair is not only about books! There are also sales of electronic devices and softwares that aid in the learning process for students especially. iKnow was sold at last year’s World Book Fair, with its distributing agent, Lite Speed Education Pte Ltd coming up with a series of programmes to go with iKnow, created specially for Primary 1 to Primary 6 students.
• In addition, the latest Ultra-Mobile PC was unveiled and sold at last year’s World Book Fair.
• Electronic dictionaries are a hit with students. Its compact size and portability allows students to be able to carry them around at any time. Most importantly, the electronic dictionaries. They can bring the dictionaries around due to its compact size and its portability.  <back to top>

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Special Interest

• For those who are interested in religious issues, customs, traditions, as well as philosophies, do not fret! Here at the World Book Fair, one can find a wide range of books related to religions and philosophies for his interest. <back to top>

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Comics

• Comics displayed in the various booths are in accordance with the stringent guidelines set by the Media Development Authority (MDA). The comics are suitable for any age groups that are pursuing leisure reading.
• Avid comic readers may find copies of comics such as The Simpsons, Garfield, and Baby Blues.
• Besides English comics, there are also comics of other genres and languages such as Death Note, Naruto and Bleach <back to top>

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Stationery/IQ Toys/Arts and Crafts

• Why continue using the normal stationeries when now you can own one that is much more interesting and funkier in appearance?
• Wooden animal staplers, files with animals and zodiac designs, pencils, pens etc.
• Daily school necessities such as bags are also sold in the World Book Fair.
• In addition, for people who are interested in areas such as the Arts and Crafts, you may also find books related to your area of interest here at the World Book Fair. <back to top>

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International Publishers

• A multi-racial country like Singapore should not neglect the welfare of its minority. For Malay and Indian visitors, there are booths at the World Book Fair selling books catered to these groups of people. Published in their respective mother tongue languages, there are books catered to the different age groups. In addition, there are many different genres such as children’s books, magazines, newspapers, fiction stories, non-fiction stories, and so on. <back to top>