Presentations made at the EIBF Conference in London, 11/04/2018

EIBF conference, held on 11/04 in London, proved to be a real success, with a full room and almost all EIBF members being present.

Following the positive achievements of Frankfurt conference two years in a row, EIBF members highly demanded to have a second opportunity during the year to exchange best practices and ideas from which they can inspire and/or pass on to their own members.

From the UK to Germany and from Romania to Latvia, members were given the opportunity to share insight on their national lobbying practices and the way they increase footfall in their shop, while the presentations highlighted the diversity of the international book market.

You can find the slides of all these presentations in PDF format below:

Best practices for lobbying your governments for book-friendly policies

1. Tim Godfray (UK), CEO of the Booksellers Association of the UK & Ireland
2. Juancho Pons (Spain), Owner of Libreria Pons, President of the Spanish Booksellers Association, EIBF Treasurer
3. Jessica Sänger  (Germany), Director for European and International Affairs at the German Booksellers & Publishers Association

How to increase customer footfall in bookshops and town centers

1. Oana Doboşi-Potcoavă & Raluca Selejan (Romania), Owners of La Două Bufniţe
2. Inara Belinkaja (Latvia), Owner of Jānis Roze bookshops, President of the Latvian Booksellers association
3. Nic Bottomley (UK), Owner of Mr B’s Emporium of Books, Incoming President of the Booksellers Association of the UK & Ireland