2023-06-14 13:01:06
“Despite having been the Madrid Book Fair rainiest since 2000 with 12 rainy days out of 17“As reported by the organization, the turnover has exceeded that of 2022 by 9.6%book sales have risen to 11,188,000 euros, but the number of visitors has dropped.
A “particularly positive” figurethey affirmed this Wednesday, taking into account the rise in the price of books in the last year, 2.5%, due to the increase in the cost of paper, energy and transport.
But still, they have been 600,000 copies plus those sold This year compared to the last edition, information has been obtained from the data provided by the exhibitors themselves, who have been consulted by the organization in three waves over the 17 days. As for the influx of visitors, it has decreased compared to last year. Thus, according to official sources, in total 1,213,000 people have visited the Faircompared to the 3 million who did so in 2022.
“Despite this information -they have qualified- it is possible to confirm that the balance of the recently closed edition has been very positive: fewer people have visited the Fair, but the exhibitors have sold more”.
Regarding the ages of the visitors, the Readers between the ages of 13 and 25 have again starred in long waits to get the long-awaited signature of their favorite authors, but it has been a fringe within this reading public, specifically those who are of university age, the one that has bought the most popular science books.
With the science as vertebrate axis of this edition, the Children’s Pavilion has been the most popular with 94 activities including presentations, storytelling, printing workshops and scientific experiments designed for a family audience, to name just a few. Up to 4,300 boys and girls have been able to enjoy these proposals in an open format, to which 1,000 more have been added from schools that have enjoyed exclusive activities.
On the other hand, the cultural offer of the CaixaBank Pavilion, which this year has occupied a more central location on the Paseo de Coches, has been attended by 4,880 people throughout its 81 activities. The Europe Pavilion, for the second consecutive year at the Fair, has been another of the most frequented spaces in this edition, receiving 5,052 visitors, 44% more than in 2022. Of this total, 1,168 have been boys and girls.
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