Unlike some of the other International book fairs, the Chinese do not care if the author is unknown, they care about the content of the book and if it suits their market.

At last years Beijing book fair we found contracts for 20 books, with interest in another 16.

The Beijing book fair is the perfect venue for Children’s books and is rapidly becoming the Asia version of the Bologna Children’s book fair. Last year we had Chinese and other Asia publishers lining up to see our children’s books. If you have a series of children’s books then this is very attractive to them.

For further inquires:

Email: publishaspg@gmail.com
Phone: 02 6291 2904.

The Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF), now held nineteen times since its inception in 1986, continues to uphold its principle of “introducing excellent books from around the world into China and leading Chinese books to the world”. Over the past twenty years, the BIBF has been an event of the utmost importance to publishers, and has received major support and participation from domestic and overseas book and publishing industries, gradually confirming BIBF’s international brand status, and turning it into a major international publishing event incorporating copyright trade, book trade, cultural events, displays, consultation services and professional networking.

The 20th Beijing International Book Fair will be held at the China International Exhibition Centre (New Venue) from August 28 to September 1, 2013. The exhibition area will cover 53,600 square meters, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will take part as the Country of Honour. Besides expanding and improving on the General Publishing Zone, 2013BIBF will continue to run the Digital Publishing Zone and the Children’s Book, Cartoons & Animation Zone, Periodical Zone, Publishing on Demand Zone, the Rights Centre and the Library Acquisition Zone.

In the recently released Book Industry Strategy Group, final report to the Government September 2011.
It is recommended by the committee P59 that Australian authors should ‘include attendance at international book-fairs’ as a way of promoting their book to the wider world.

Exactly what we have been doing for the last 4 years because it works for many authors.

If you have a book ready or think you can have it ready for October 2013, then why not have it displayed at the Frankfurt Book Fair, the largest book fair in the World. This book fair specializes in getting your book published not only into English language but foreign language too.

Why think small when you can go big. Non English speaking countries are also at the Fair all looking for new books. The Australian Self Publishing group stand is in an area with the big publishing companies from other countries who will see your book everyday, so you never know what could happen.

Your book will get incredible exposure with over 7,300 exhibitors from over 100 countries, 299,000 visitors and over 10,000 journalists from around the world, all looking to do business. We offer you this opportunity at the best cost we can, we just share the costs of the stand, set up and managing the stand and printing the catalogue etc.

We arrange appointments with Publishers, Agents, and Distributors  to personally promote your book. We also seek International and foreign translation rights for your book with non-English speaking countries.

Your book is given the personal treatment and handed to book industry professionals, not just stuck on a shelf with hundreds of other books. You also get a full written report on what happened with your book.

Remember as we are authors ourselves we only try to share the costs of the stand and the other associated cost of the book fair. We actually do all the appointments at no charge to the author. The way we look at it, is we are already there so why not help others at the same time. We have found that face to face is the best, even in the age of instant emails and messaging.

How it works at international book fairs.
Companies know what they are looking for when they go there. Companies in the book industry work up to 18 months in advance. They go to the fair sourcing books that fit their business models for the future. If a company finds something that fits their model they mark the book as a potential candidate. They then take the information back to their headquarters and their editors do more investigation and it moves on from there. It is not instantaneous results, it can take time, there is a process to be followed.

If you want you can even go to Frankfurt with us under our entry badge or we can just take and present your book, it is up to you.

Don’t forget we can help you get your book ready for the Frankfurt book fair, just contact us.

PS: This is only for the serious author who wants to get their book out to the World. See the Book fair results page for the exciting results other authors we have represented at International Book fairs have got previously.

Packages Available
Copper Package.

• Have your book listed in our main catalogue in its genre’.
• Book front cover displayed.
• A written spiel explaining what your book is about.
• Your contact details given out to all interested parties.
• Your book will be pointed out to all interested parties in your genre’.
• Catalogue handed out to Publishers.
• Catalogue handed out to International literary agents. Either printed or on USB.
• Cost $125.

Bronze Package: What you get.

• Your book is displayed on The Australian Self publishing group stand and shown to interested people.
• Your front book cover is placed in our catalogue and handed out to the industry at the fair.
• Written spiel about your book in catalogue.
• Your book will be pointed out to all interested parties in your genre’.
• You will be sent all contact information from interested parties, so you can negotiate.
• Your book will be offered to a distributor or Agent.
• With the Bronze package your book is taken to the FBF. Information on how to do this will be sent to you. Cost for this package is only $260 per title.

OR

Silver Package: What you get

• Your book is displayed on The Australian Self publishing group stand and shown to interested people.
• Your book front cover with back cover information is placed in our catalog and handed out to the industry at the fair.
• We negotiate on your behalf at the fair personally with publishers and agents who are interested in your book.
• Your book will be given to a distributor’s for consideration.
• We will handout your business cards to the industry at the fair.
• Your cards are placed on the main stand table in easy reach.
• Your books will be listed on the Australian Self Publishing Groups website for greater exposure.
• You will be sent all contact information to you from interested parties

With the Silver package your book is taken to the FBF.  Information on how to do this will be sent to you. Cost for this package is only $395 per title.

OR

Recommended Package.

Gold Package: What you get.

• Your book is displayed on The Australian Self Publishing Group stand up to 3 books per author.
• Your book front cover with back cover information is placed in our catalog and handed out to the industry at the fair. Extra space is allocated for a spiel on your book.
• Your book will be prioritized in our catalogue.
• We personally make appointments with the publishers, agents and distributors to show them your book.
• Your books will be presented to a UK, USA and Canadian distributors who can get your book listed on Amazon.com and distributed to book stores in the UK, USA and Canada. We will negotiate a deal for you.
• Your book will be presented to Foreign language scouts, literary agents and publishers, to be translated into non English languages.
• You are allocated space for a personal flyer and we will handout your flyers to interested parties and explain about your book.
• We will handout your business cards to the industry at the fair.
• You get your flyers and cards displayed on the main stand table, so interested people can get them easily.
• You are welcome to join us at the book fair.
• You get an authors entry badge to the fair Free. (limited number available).
• We carry your books personally with us to the book fair.
• You will be sent all contact information to you from interested parties, and we will advise you on contract details for any offers that are made to you.
• Your books will be listed on the Australian Self Publishing Groups website for greater exposure.
• Your book will be listed with an International library supplier for massive exposure.

With the Gold package we carry your books to the Frankfurt book fair in our personal luggage free of charge.

Cost for this package is only $550 1 title per author displayed. Each extra book will be $200, this basically helps us cover the costs of getting the books to Frankfurt, as we take all books with us personally and have to get excess baggage on the plane.

No one can guarantee all books will get positive results, but I can guarantee that the exposure of any book is massive and will give it the best chance of being spotted.

Don’t forget with the Gold Package your book is allocated the most time when we are promoting it to publishers, agents and distributors.

For more information and to book

call 0262912904 (Domestic). 61262912904 (International)

OR

email: click here

Why not click here to see the fantasic results authors got at the 2011 Frankfurt book fair.

Australian Self Publishing Frankfurt Book Fair 2011.

Your book can be here in 2012.

As the APA has withdrawn from the LBF this year, the Australian Self Publishing Group will be the only company flying the Australian flag and name in the official London book fair catalogue that is given free to everyone attending. So all people who are looking for Australian books will come to us, this will generate more exposure for the books we take.

In the recently released Book Industry Strategy Group final report to the Government September 2011.
It is recommended by the committee (P59) that Australian authors should ‘include attendance at international book-fairs’ as a way of promoting their book to the wider world.

Exactly what we have been doing for the last 5 years because it works for many authors.

Not only that you will have the opportunity to get your book picked up by non English speaking publishers and the opportunity to sell the International Rights to your book. Of course we can’t guarantee 100% that your book will have that big a success but we guarantee you will be given the best chance of success.

Here is what we do that others will not do for you. We don’t just put your book on a shelf with thousands of other books hoping that someone will stroll past spot your book in the middle of the pile and say “Wow this is the book for me”? This will not happen. We actually personally hand your book to publishers, literary agents, scouts and distributors for them to look at. We have standing arrangements with 4 agents, one specialising in children’s books, a publishing house, and distributors to show every book we take to the fair.
We can’t guarantee they will make an offer but at the very least they will give a genuine appraisal of your book, very valuable feed back.

Checkout the video for a look at why you should come or send your book with us to the London Book Fair.

PS: Our basic aim is to help authors get their books out to the World. Like you we were sick of getting knocked back by Publishers, so have started The Australian Self Publishing Group.

As individual authors we have basically zero chance of getting our work out to the world. But as a group we have much more power and credibility. So why not join us at the London Book Fair and share the costs with us for the best possible results.

This is the exposure you get by having your book shown at the London Book Fair

• Over 23,000 publishing professionals from every point in the publishing supply chain attend The London Book Fair annually.
• Literary Agents/Scouts - representing international authors and looking to sell/acquire rights to print, audio, and film/TV content
• You get your book listed on The London Book Fair website that attracts 2.2 million visits and 402240 to the exhibitors directory where you book will be.
• You get a press release that goes out to 750 media outlets, massive exposure! This stays on the LBF website for 12 months.
• Publishers - ranging from small to medium sized, as well as the larger publishing house’s, all conducting rights business, export and national sales and looking for new books.
• Domestic booksellers - from both independent bookshops and the retail chains wanting to put new titles on their shelves.
• Foreign booksellers - buying for their home markets looking to have English books translated into their own language and willing to pay.
• Library and Information Professionals – influencers and purchasers wanting to buy new books for the libraries.
• Production, Distribution, Technical and Creative Professionals from the UK and overseas publishers – looking for effective solutions to their business needs; your book just may fit their criteria. So you can see the advantage of attending or having your book there. You cannot get this kind of exposure for so little money anywhere.

Massive exposure for your book.

Packages Available

Copper Package.

• Have your book listed in our main catalogue in its genre’.
• Book front cover displayed.
• A written spiel explaining what your book is about.
• Your contact details given out to all interested parties.
• Your book will be pointed out to all interested parties in your genre’.
• Catalogue handed out to Publishers.
• Catalogue handed out to International literary agents. Either printed or on USB.
• Cost $125.

Bronze Package: What you get.

• Your book is displayed on The Australian Self Publishing Group’s stand and shown to interested people.
• Your front book cover is placed in our catalogue and handed out to the industry at the fair.
• A written spiel explaining what your book is about in catalogue.
• You will be sent all contact information from interested parties, so you can negotiate.
• Your book will be offered to agents, publisher and  distributors.
• We take your book with us.
• Cost for this package is only $260 per title.

OR

Silver Package: What you get

• Your book is displayed on The Australian Self Publishing Group’s stand and shown to interested people.
• Your book front cover with back cover information is placed in our catalogue and handed out to the industry at the fair.
• We take your book with us to appointments at other stands, so it gets priority exposure.
• A written spiel explaining what your book is about.
• More listing space in catalogue than Bronze.
• We negotiate on your behalf with publishers and agents who are interested in your book at the fair.
• Your book will be pointed out to a German and Italian agent for consideration.
• Your book is placed on the next best shelf after the Gold book package allocation.
• We will handout your business cards to the industry at the fair.
• Your cards are placed on the main stand table within easy reach.
• Your books will be listed on the Australian Self Publishing Groups website for greater exposure.
• You will be sent all contact information from interested parties, for you to follow up.

Cost for this package is only $380 per title. You can send your book to the fair or we can take it for you.

OR

Recommended Package.

Gold Package: What you get.

• Your book is displayed on The Australian Self Publishing Group stand up to 2 books per author.
• Your book front cover with back cover information is placed in our catalogue and handed out to the industry at the fair. Extra space is allocated for a spiel on your book.
• Your book will be prioritized in our catalogue.
• Your book stays listed in our catalogue for two book fairs.
• A press release for each of your books is uploaded to the LBF site where it is available to 750 Media outlets for 12 months exposure. LBF webpage has over 2 million visits a year, so this is massive exposure.
• We take your book with us to appointments at other stands, so it gets priority exposure..
• We personally make appointments with the publishers, agents and distributors to show them your book.
• Your books will be presented to UK, USA and Canadian distributors who can get your book listed on Amazon.com and distributed to book stores in the UK, USA and Canada.
• You are allocated space for an A4 size display photo of your book to be placed on the stand walls for greater exposure.
• You are allocated space for a personal flyer and we will handout your flyers to interested parties and explain about your book.
• We will handout your business cards to the industry at the fair.
• You get your flyers and cards displayed on the main stand table, so interested people can get them easily.
• You are welcome to join us at the book fair.
• You get an special Authors entry badge to the fair free. (limited number available so be quick).
• We carry your books personally with us to the book fair.
• Your book is placed on the middle shelf at eye level for greater exposure.
• You will be sent all contact information from interested parties, and we will advise you on contract details for any offers that are made to you.
• Your books will be listed on the Australian Self Publishing Groups website for greater exposure.
• Your books will be shown and offered to an International company that deals with library distribution.
• Your book with be given to a German and an Italian agent for foreign rights consideration.
• Search for eBook distribution with eBook publishers.
• Your children’s book will be offered to a highly regarded international children’s book agent who has been in the industry for over 20 years.

Cost for this package is only $550 one to two books per author. With the Gold package you can send extra books to the LBF at a special discount. Information on how to do this will be sent to you.

Don’t forget with the Gold Package your book is personally handed and promoted to publishers, agents, distributors and has more time allocated to it for promotion.

For more information and to book

call 02 6291 2904 (Domestic). +61 2 6291 2904 (International)

OR to book

email: click here

Please note: Time is running out and we have to close soon, please send us an email ASAP if you would like to have your book promoted. Ask about our early bird discounts for February payment.