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Article: From the mall to the hall...; Mla. Int'l Book Fair celebrates in a big way.(Youth & Campus)
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- Manila Bulletin
- Article date:
- August 7, 2004
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Byline: IVY LISA F. MENDOZA
Long before the resurgence in local publishing, long before todays Filipinos dis-covery of the joys of reading, organizers of the Manila International Book Fair had long put their trust on the power of books.
While we are still a long way to seeing an event in the magnitude of a Frankfurt Book Fair or a London Book Fair, the fact remains that for 25 years now, one group has successfully brought together local and foreign publishers, wholesalers and retailers, book lovers and collectors, librarians, and every major player in the local and international publishing industry under one roof, amid a happy, frenzied manner.
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