Additionally, all participating publishers must ship their books to Tehran prior to April 20. Foreign publishers ought to be prepare their stands for the event four days before the opening of the exhibition. At he same time, they should prepare their stands for the inaugural ceremony, slated for May 2, 2000. At the fair, all books displayed would be accessible to visitors through a computer database and Internet. To further promote cultural exchanges among the nations, an area is to be set up at the fair to display those Persian language books which could be marketed overseas, in either original version or translated format.
Foreign publishers can discuss or sign agreements with Iranian publishers.
A special headquarters is to be established in the exhibition to provide needed assistance to foreign publishers. Regulations on publishers from Arab countries are similar to those said above. The Arabic books, however, must have gone to the press or reprinted no earlier than 1997. To display reference books published before 1996 though, an authorization has to be obtained from the committee. It is worthwhile to note that books on philosophy, literature, social sciences, religion, architecture and arts are the only ones eligible for foreign exchange discount.