National Book Fair and Sale kicks off

By Azernews

By Laman Ismayilova

The 4th National Book Fair and Sale has started at the Baku Sports Palace , Azernews reports, citing Trend Life.

The book fair offers a wide range of book choices and presents over 50,000 bestsellers, non-fiction, and newly published books in Azerbaijani, Turkish, Russian, English, French and other languages.

The book fair is co-organized by Qanun Publishing House and the Ali&Nino bookstore chain.

Speaking at the book fair, Qanun Publishing House director Shahbaz Xuduoglu said that the event aims at providing publishers, writers, book dealers, and booksellers with opportunities for direct communication with readers, and selling books at an affordable price. The book fair attracts the interest of a large number of book readers.

Guests are expected to meet with writers, present new books, sessions with publishers, book bloggers, music programs, creative evenings, poetry hours and many other interesting events related to the book industry. Within the framework of the exhibition, a fair-sale of handicrafts of persons with disabilities, the sale of paintings by artists are organized as well.

There is also a free market where everyone can sell or exchange books with other book lovers. All books are 20-70 percent off.

Photo Credits: Vugar Imanov