The mega event of Turin, the book fair ' Salone del Libro' has just ended, this year there were 144 thousands visitors and almost all accomodations available in town were fully booked.
The Book Tower, landmark of the book fair
There are a total of 5 Padiglione ( Pavilions ) and this is padiglione 2
There are also rare and scarce books
And also Harry Potter
Despite it had been raining during the 5 days run of the event, the place was crowded everyday.
It was claimed that Milan will be the new capital of book. At
least for the Italian Association of Publishers (Aie) who has
officially departed from the collaboration with the Salone del Libro of Turin
in favor of a new project that will be in the capital
of Lombardy.
That was quite a scandal when Aie decided to move the book fair from Turin to Milan ( more accurately to Milan Rho ), they had a voting and the result was in favor of the decision.
The book fair in Milan Rho was held in April, titled ' Tempo dei Libri ' and according to official source, there were 50 thousands visitors.
Nevertheless, the book fair ' Salone Dei Libri ' continued in Turin and it was closed on Monday, and the number of tickets sold was 165 thousands, 30 thousands more than the previous year and way more than the one held in Milan Rho.
Founded in 1988 as Book showroom (Italian: Salone del libro), The Turin International Book Fair is the largest book fair in Europe, involving more than 1,400 exhibitors and 341,000 visitors in 2015.
It was founded in 1988 with the name Salone del Libro by the
entrepreneur Guido Accornero and the bookseller Angelo Pezzana. The
opening ceremony was held on May 18, 1988, at the opera house Teatro Regio, with the Nobel laureate Joseph Brodsky.
It has been held first at Torino Esposizioni and then, since 1992, at Lingotto Fiere.
