As reported ahead of the show, Book Expo was small this year — in square footage, in length (two exhibition days), and in scope (reduced conferences) — and organizers confirmed in a letter on Wednesday that attendance was modest as well, in line with their stated intention to “curate a high-quality attendance of the people exhibitors told us they value the most” that vetted “self-published authors, bloggers, digital service providers and consultants.” Show director Brien McDonald said their preliminary count registered 7,425 attendees, “comprised primarily of booksellers, librarians, retailers and media.” In the past media has been counted separately, in its […]