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Exhibitors Sharing Their Experience at The New Delhi World Book Fair 2023

New Delhi World Book Fair 2023 has embarked on its 9-day long journey from 25th February 2023
on Feb 27, 2023

The 31st edition of the New Delhi World Book Fair (NDWBF) officially commenced on February 25th and will run until March 5th. Organized by the National Book Trust, India, in collaboration with the India Trade Promotion Organization, the Fair is being held at the centrally located Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.

The NDWBF 2023 provides exhibitors with special opportunities to do B2B and B2C interactions in expanding their business as well as cultivating relationships. Also, it is the best location for trade, co-publication agreements, and title promotions. In addition to the numerous literary and publishing seminars and programs held during the Fair, it provides access to the diverse publishing and intellectual communities.

Team Frontlist Media visited the New Delhi World Book Fair 2023, interacted with the exhibitors, and learned about their experience participating in the event, which is being held after the pandemic.

At the New Delhi World Book Fair, Turkish Exhibitor Nizar Kara, Culture and Tourism Expert Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey, shared his experience attending the book fair and said, "We aim to promote Turkish literature among Indian readers. So far, we have collaborated with sixteen Indian publishers to publish 93 Turkish across 7 Indian languages, Bengali, Hindi, English, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, and Tamil. We hope to do more such collaborations in the upcoming year. We are also planning to participate in literary festivals."

Mariam, a Spanish Teacher at The Institute of Cervantes, located on Hanuman Road, New Delhi, said, "The footfall this year is excellent since the Fair is happening after Covid. Many people are visiting our stall, and we hope to promote the Spanish language among Indian book lovers."

Alok Srivastava of All World Gayatri Pariwar stated, "Here we have displayed more than 1000 books, all of which have been written by one person. He has written over 3200 books in his lifetime, and his name is Pandit Shreeram Sharma Acharya. These 3200 books have been written in 71 categories related to health, scientific spirituality, personality development, life management, religion, science, etc. Through this book fair, we aim to spread the learnings of Pandit Shreeram Sharma Acharya among the readers."

Piyush Kumar, Director of Prabhat Prakashan, said, “After nearly three years, this book fair is being held. Even after the online sale, readers have the desire to come to the Book Fair and physically check out the books and get a taste of them. The book fair drew a large crowd in just two days, far exceeding expectations. One thing is certain: people have a strong desire to read more books. Having a more significant number of book readers enriches any culture. We also have customers who want to buy books for themselves and their family and friends and who want us to deliver them to different cities and countries."

Chaitanya Arora, Social Media and Digital Marketing Executive at Vitasta Publishing, talked about his experience at the book fair and said, "The book fair is quite a buzz this time, happening after 3 years. We are expecting some good sales. However, due to the ongoing Board exams, we are not expecting much of a young crowd."

Soumya Tiwari from Mithaas services' management team said "My experience here at the book fair has been quite good so far. It's exhilarating to be a part of the event. Being someone who loves to read, it was unfortunate not to be able to attend the book fair due to Covid."

From Spring Time Software, Delhi, Chander Shekhar said, "We have been serving the publishing industry since 2002. Our software solutions are used by over 1200 publishers in 12 countries worldwide. The New Delhi World Book is happening after three years and has been beautifully organized in the halls. We have had a lot of interest from the publishing industry and a lot of foot traffic. Since we are a B2B company, we want more publishers' booksellers to come in."

Deepika, Manager for publisher relations at Nielsen Book India, stated, "After three years, we are returning to the book fair. This time around, many new publishers have joined and participated. This year, we are focusing on doing a lot of business."

Sheikh Fatehuddin, Vice President of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Delhi, said, "We are here to spread the message of peace and the teachings of Islam among the readers."

Saksham Garg, Editor at Penguin Random House and Debut Author, shared his experience attending the book fair and said, “He got a good response from the readers toward his book Samsara. One massive learning he has acquired from the book fair is that reaching out to readers directly works and is often really appreciated.”

Narendra Singh from Paper Towns, Jaipur, stated, "We are exhibiting at the New Delhi World Book Fair. It's the event's second day, and the experience has been great. We are getting great responses from readers of all age groups. And I believe that the upcoming days will be great as well."

Deepak Yadav, CEO of Bigfoot Publications, said, "I've been running this publishing house for the last five years. I'm an author myself, and I started this firm to help fellow authors struggling in the publishing industry. We have published more than 2500 books. We are participating in the book fair for the first time, and our experience has been great till now.

We are looking forward to selling a good number of books at the Fair."

With the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav theme, the Fair has various attractions, including Children's Pavilion, Authors' Corners, YUVA Corner, Child Authors' Corner, International Events Corner, CEO Speak, Cultural Programs, etc. Since its inauguration, the event has witnessed good footfall in the last three days. People all around the world are partaking in the event. Panel discussions and various book launches by domestic publishers and writers are also hosted at the festival.