Attend Liber 2022, the benchmark trade fair for the publishing industry

We celebrate 40 years driving book business and its internationalization

This year, the book sector will be held in Barcelona to continue generating professional contacts, business opportunities and shared knowledge.

Colombia, guest of honour

Colombia, one of the most important publishing markets in Latin America, will be the main protagonist of Liber 2022. As guest of honour, it will take advantage of the Spanish trade fair to promote the internationalisation of its rich and varied contemporary narrative.

Liber will be an excellent opportunity to discover new Colombian authors and publishers, identify commercial and translation opportunities, and share experiences in the field of book promotion and reading.

Liber, a benchmark in the publishing industry

In 2022, we celebrate 40 years as the leading professional event for the book industry. We are back with energy to promote the power of the national publishing sector. We bring together the latest news and trends in the different fields of books. And we are a cultural and business connection between Ibero-American publishing and the rest of the world.

Its contribution goes beyond strictly commercial purposes. An excellent platform for sales and internationalisation, but it also provides a window onto coming trends, a temperature gauge for the activity itself, and a meeting point for all realms of the book trade."

A benchmark in the publishing industry

"Liber is turning 40. Created by Pancho Pérez González and Rafael Martínez Alés, the original purpose was to maintain commercial relations between the publishing industry on both sides of the Atlantic during the severe economic crisis that hit Latin America in the early 1980s. That goal was far exceeded and Liber soon established itself as a benchmark event in the publishing world. In times of turmoil and subsequent crises, Liber has demonstrated the strength of the sector. Its contribution goes beyond strictly commercial purposes. An excellent platform for sales and internationalisation, but it also provides a window onto coming trends, a temperature gauge for the activity itself, and a meeting point for all realms of the book trade."

2022 LIBER

The international trade fair for the book industry that brings together business, professional contacts and practical knowledge. Participate and increase your profile and sales in the European and Latin American markets

Business

An exhibition area where companies can present their new products and publishing catalogue, as well as products and services related to the world of books to the national and international public.

Contacts

We are expecting more than 7,000 industry professionals.

Take the opportunity to hold interviews and business meetings with national and international customers, share market information, make new business contacts and generate orders.

This year we are reinforcing the three international buyers and prescribers programmes, as well as the American librarians’ mission managed by the Federation of Publishers’ Guilds of Spain (FGEE) to bring to the fair key professionals from more than 60 countries with Spanish-language book acquisition projects.

Professional conferences

We are once again taking up the most immediate challenges facing the book sector with a programme of conferences and activities open to all professionals linked to the world of publishing. In addition, we will once again present the Liber 2022 Awards to people and organisations that have stood out for the promotion of books and reading in various fields.