Book Fair attendees condemn poor location and threaten not to return next year

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Participants participating in the Alicante Book Fair, fiasco What does the venue of the competition mean? in Seneca Square Y they threaten not to return if not relocated next year and no further promotion. This was reported to this newspaper on Saturday by several booksellers. He is very angry with the Metropolitan Municipality. where he decided to celebrate the event and the small spread made from it in his opinion.

The professionals this newspaper spoke to overlap in stating that: Public influx of Book Fair was very lowespecially on weekdays and this is largely due to Seneca Square. “It’s not a commercial area, it doesn’t even go through”but “you have to attract people” above. And in that sense, they insist on thinking about it. the promotion is clearly inadequate. Under these circumstances, no one found it profitable to exhibit at the event. And to that, from this Saturday, Old and second-hand book fair on Paseo de Federico Sotocoincidentally, for booksellers, “that does not make sense”.

Jose Antonio Lopez VizcainoThe director of the Editorial Club Universitario reiterates that the Séneca square is “non-commercial no matter what anyone says” and that “what the bookstore wants is to sell books”, a tricky thing in an area where almost no one goes. “We’ve been suffering from this for three years,” he says, and if it goes on like this, he says: “I won’t be riding next year” exhibitor at the fair. He concedes that the site of the old bus station is “good but deprecated” and therefore it is necessary to influence publicity to attract public attention. “The book should be taken to people so that they can read it”emphasizes.

López Vizcaíno criticizes this “The municipality is not listening to us”, and proof of this was already the relocation of the fair in Seneca Square. But in addition to this, he points out, “It is unacceptable that they set up an old and second-hand book fair in Federico Soto, this is still being set up”. an opinion shared by other booksellers such as Borja CaamanoFrom Cordovan publisher Bunker Books: “Exhibitions cannot be stepped on”. He points out that the organization has told them they “want to revive the region”. [la plaza Séneca], but there is no human crossing here; it gives fair and i I’m not coming from Córdoba for this.Also keep in mind that the book is a “must reach the reader” product with proper promotion.

Moreover Frank SerranoFrom the editorial Murcia Libros, he believes “This year has been painful”, but adds that this is “in line with recent years.” As a graphic example, it states: “Today is a bright day, it’s Saturday and there are hardly any people”. Indeed, there was hardly anyone in the stands until 13:30. “This is a total loss, we are trying to alleviate the disaster a little; Unless things change a lot, I won’t be going back next year.‘ he assures.

On your own behalf Helios Munoz“I totally agree” with the sentiment expressed by other participants, says Librería Galeradas de València, “as a bookstore I am very angry; if I had known, perhaps I would have considered coming.” He explains that “places are relative” and “Nothing would have happened if there had been enough promotion”, because even more people would come to the fair. He points out that the problem is “not doing this”. And he adds: “By the City Council there is no point in setting up two fairs at the same time“We hurt each other,” he said.

From its Director, Libros Vobiscum de San Vicente del Raspeig, esteraccepts “This is not the right place”because “people, either he knows it’s here or he’s not comingHe also regrets, “The ad wasn’t very big; I did not see anything in the press, neither posters on the street, nor on buses, nor did I hear anything on the radio.He repeats and draws attention, “Goodwill is welcome, but this is not the place”. “They force booksellers to pay some money to set up booths for something that will benefit them”, with reference to the City Council and the idea of ​​making the Book Fair serve to revitalize Seneca Square. In this bookstore’s opinion, there must be a compensation For professionals in exchange for having to display it here.

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