Buchmarkt
History. In 1966, the idea arose to publish an independent specialist magazine for the German-language book trade. On 10 May 1966, Klaus Werner, Eberhardt Dickert and Christian von Zittwitz founded the publishing house for this purpose. The name was later changed to . The first issue was presented in 1966 at the Frankfurt Book Fair. In the beginning, was published in two editions, but increased every year. In 1967, there were already four issues, in 1968 six, eight the following year, ten in 1970; and since 1971 has been published monthly. Christian von Zittwitz is now the sole shareholder  and in 1997 relocated the company's headquarters from Düsseldorf to Meerbusch-. Since 1998, there is also been an online offer of . In 2006, the magazine celebrated its 40th birthday with an anniversary edition: industry highlights from 40 years of . In 2009, Christian von Zittwitz was the first journalist ever to receive the golden pin of honor from the Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels. Initiatives. The "Buchmarkt AWARD" has been presented annually at the Leipzig Book Fair since 2000. The award is a cooperation between , Leipzig Book Fair, Spiegel, Die Welt and . Every year since 2003, has honored the "Bookstore of  the Year": a company in the German-speaking region that offers competent advice, a balanced range of goods, imaginative presentation and good marketing as well as economic success. Cooperations. Since 2005, there has been a cooperation between and : , an educational portal for the book trade. The has existed since 2000, a cooperation between and HypoVereinsbank, which is intended to support an exchange of information between publishers and bookstores. Publisher of the year. Since 1994, has been awarding a "Publisher of the year" prize. The winners were: