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 yesterday at the Taipei World Trade Center Hall 1  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  , 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. Two days ago many participants were still stocking goods for the main show, and the organizer ( Taipei Book Fair Foundation, TBFF) set several warning and control lines to welcome comic and anime fans to the main show. As a result, fans and readers filled the booths in the opening hours. The comic pavilion suddenly became a hot center-stage in this exhibition. First-ever Taipei international Book Exhibition Prize This year the TBFF decided to award the "TIBE Prize" based off their experiences at the [w:Frankfurt Book Fair|Frankfurt Book Fair]]. The goal of the award was to choose the best books and promote them in the global publishing market.
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. Two days ago many participants were still stocking goods for the main show, and the organizer ( TBFF) set several warning and control lines to welcome comic and anime fans to the main show. As a result, fans and readers filled the booths in the opening hours. The comic pavilion suddenly became a hot center-stage in this exhibition. First-ever Taipei international Book Exhibition Prize This year the TBFF decided to award the "TIBE Prize" based off their experiences at the [w:Frankfurt Book Fair|Frankfurt Book Fair]]. The goal of the award was to choose the best books and promote them in the global publishing market.
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