Even though the weather was cold & bad weather in Taipei the 2008 Taipei International Book Exhibition (TIBE 2008), anticipated by world-wide media, government executives, and publishing experts, started from Feb. 13 at the Taipei World Trade Center Hall 1 to 3. The show organizer, the Taipei Book Fair Foundation (TBFF), presented a special book award named the "Taipei International Book Exhibition Prize" (TIBE Prize) to publishers and authors for the first time. Comic fans crowded, cosplayers became a focus at Comic Hall The Comic & Anime Hall, located at the Taipei Show (Hall 2), held the first opening reception party with many cosplayers from "Romantic Versailles Star", spokespeople of its pavilion (Eddie Yu-yen Peng and Janine Chun-ning Chang), and several experts from the comic and anime industry like Rex How & Riyoko Ikeda. Executives, officials, spokespeople, and readers gather over TWTC The spokespeople in the Hall 2 and the TBFF also invited Ashin from Mayday to become the spokesman of TIBE 2008. As many publishing executives world-wide, government officials in Taiwan, entertainers, and spokespeople from Taiwan gather for this show, the publishing industry will have a bright future with more international exchanges and trade opportunities. Day 1 Key Photos
Even though the weather was cold & bad weather in Taipei the 2008 Taipei International Book Exhibition (TIBE 2008), anticipated by world-wide media, government executives, and publishing experts, started on February 13 at the Taipei World Trade Center Halls 1 to 3. The show organizer, the Taipei Book Fair Foundation (TBFF), presented a special book award named the "Taipei International Book Exhibition Prize" (TIBE Prize) to publishers and authors for the first time. Comic fans crowded, cosplayers became a focus at Comic Hall The Comic & Anime Hall, located at the Taipei Show (Hall 2), held the first opening reception party with many cosplayers from "Romantic Versailles Star", spokespeople of its pavilion (Eddie Yu-yen Peng and Janine Chun-ning Chang), and several experts from the comic and anime industry like Rex How & Riyoko Ikeda. Executives, officials, spokespeople, and readers gather over TWTC The spokespeople in the Hall 2 and the TBFF also invited Ashin from Mayday to become the spokesman of TIBE 2008. As many publishing executives world-wide, government officials in Taiwan, entertainers, and spokespeople from Taiwan gather for this show, the publishing industry will have a bright future with more international exchanges and trade opportunities. Day 1 key photos
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