As you know, Book Expo convenes in New York City again next week after a quiet show in Chicago last year that appears to have set the stage for a quieter, smaller, simpler, and shorter Book Expo going forward. For the first time since an experiment in 2010, the show floor will be open for two full days only, Thursday, June 1 and Friday, June 2. Which is probably quite adequate now that the exhibitor floor space is also much reduced. Last year’s show in Chicago, occupying 98,000 square feet, was more than 20 percent smaller than the last show […]
