Conference & Special Events: May 25, 2010:

Show/Conf/Special Events: May 26~27, 2010

Venue: Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York, NY

BEA is the energy-charged arena in North American publishing bringing together and digital content, book business professionals and influencers for unmatched business and buzz opportunities. BEA is the largest gathering of publishing professionals, attracting between 20,000 – 30,000 industry executives and influencers—it’s the place to be if you are working in or want to work in the publishing industry.

Attendee Information

JOB TITLE

  • Booksellers
  • Book Distributors
  • Librarians
  • Authors
  • Book Influencers
  • Publishing Media
  • Agents and Scouts
  • Film and TV professionals

PRIMARY BUSINESS

  • Bookseller-General
  • Librarian-School & Public
  • Publisher Personnel
  • Literary Agent
  • Professionally Published

Leading Exhibitors Include

  • Baker & Taylor
  • Farrar, Straus and Giroux
  • Grand Central Publishing & Little Brown & Company
  • Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
  • HarperCollins
  • Ingram Content Group
  • John Wiley & Sons
  • McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
  • Perseus Books Group
  • Random House
  • Simon & Schuster
  • Sourcebooks
  • Workman Publishing Co.

BEA 2010 Event Fact Sheet

Event Profile: Premier Event for the North American Publishing Industry

Dates & Venue of Next Event:

  • May 25, 2010: Conference & Special Events
  • May 26-27, 2010: Show, Conference & Special Events
  • Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York City

    • Frequency: Annual

    Organized By: Reed Exhibitions

    Show Sponsors:

  • ABA (American Booksellers Association)
  • AAP (Association of American Publishers)
  • AAR (Association of Author Representatives)

    • 2009 ATTENDEE ANALYSIS

  • Exhibit Hall & Conference Attendance:12,025 (30% increase over 2008)
  • Educators: 682
  • Librarians: 1,898 (82% increase over 2008)

    • - Total Event Attendance: 28,923
    - Top Attendee Categories:

    • ABA Member
    • Author
    • Book Club Member
    • Bookseller/Bookstore
    • Educator
    • Film & TV Production
    • Librarian
    • Licensing, Rights and Literary Agents
    • Media
    • Non Profits & Association
    • Publishing Personnel/Editorial
    • Retailer

    - Number of States: All 50 states plus DC, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
    - Number of Countries: 88

    Argentina
    Hong Kong
    Norway
    Australia
    Hungary
    Pakistan
    Austria
    India
    Panama
    Belgium
    Ireland
    Peru
    Brazil
    Israel
    Philippines
    China
    Italy
    Poland
    Colombia
    Japan
    Portugal
    Czech Republic
    Jordan
    Russia
    Denmark
    Republic of Korea
    Singapore
    Ecuador
    Latvia
    Spain
    Egypt
    Lithuania
    Sweden
    Finland
    Malaysia
    Trinidad and Tobago
    France
    Mexico
    Ukraine
    Germany
    Netherlands
    United Kingdom
    Greece
    New Zealand
    Venezuela
    Guatemala
    Nigeria

    MEDIA: 1,700
    - Number of Countries: 25 (including the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Spain, Nigeria, Colombia, India, China and the United Arab Emirates, to name just a few)
    - National Media Attendance included:

    • The New York Times
    • Los Angeles Times
    • Washington Post
    • USA Today
    • Cleveland Plain Dealer
    • People
    • Glamour
    • Time
    • Newsweek
    • Associated Press
    • Reuters
    • Good Morning America
    • Today Show
    • Dateline
    • NPR
    • “O” Oprah Magazine
    • 20/20
    • Fox & Friends
    • Parade Magazine

    2009 Exhibitor Analysis
    - Square Footage 190,000
    - Number of Companies: 1,500 plus
    - Exhibitor Product Categories

  • Books
  • eBooks
  • Gifts/Sidelines
  • Industry Services & Supplies
  • Music, Video & Media Products
  • Non-Books/Magazines
  • Retailer Services & Supplies

    • Number of Countries: 32

    Algeria
    Israel
    Poland
    Australia
    Italy
    Saudi Arabia
    Belgium
    Japan
    Singapore
    Canada
    Jordan
    Spain
    China
    Republic of Korea
    Sweden
    Cyprus
    Lebanon
    Syrian Arab Republic
    Egypt
    Mexico
    Thailand
    France
    Nepal
    Tunisia
    Germany
    Netherlands
    United Arab Emirates
    Hong Kong
    New Zealand
    United Kingdom
    India
    Nigeria

    International Rights & Business Center
    - Number of Tables: 168 tables with 239 registered personnel as members
    - Number of Licensing, Rights and Literary Agents: 749
    - Number of Film & TV Production professionals: 133


    Notable 2009 Industry Exhibitors

    General Trade Publishers
    • Grand Central Publishing
    • HarperCollins
    • Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
    • John Wiley & Sons Inc
    • Little Brown & Company
    • Penguin Group USA
    • Perseus Books Group
    • Random House
    • Simon & Schuster
    • St. Martins Publishing
    		 Wholesalers/Distribution Companies
    • Baker & Taylor
    • BookMasters
    • Consortium Distribution
    • Diamond Book Distributors
    • Independent Pub Group
    • Ingram Content Group
    • Midpoint Trade Books
    • National Book Network
    • Perseus Distribution
    • Publishers Group West
    Remainders/Bargain Book Companies
    • Book Depot
    • Books For Less
    • Bradley's Books
    • Caxton Publishing Group Ltd
    • Daedalus Books
    • Entertainment Liquidators of Canada
    • Fairmount Books Inc.
    • Freight Management Systems
    • Great Jones Books
    • Marketing Resource International
    • Powell's Books Wholesale
    • Texas Bookman
    • World Publications Group, Inc.
    		 Independent Publishers
    • Akashic Books
    • Andrews McMeel Publishing
    • Candlewick Press
    • Chronicle Books
    • Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
    • Last Gasp
    • Rizzoli International Publications
    • Sourcebooks
    • Workman Publishing
    • WW Norton
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    University Presses
    • Columbia University Press
    • Duke University Press
    • NYU Press
    • Peterson Institute for International Economics
    • Princeton University Press
    • State University of New York Press
    • University Of Hawaii Press
    • University Of Minnesota Press
    • University Of North Carolina Press
    • University of Virginia Press
    • University Press of New England
    		 Audio/Video Companies
    • Brilliance Audio
    • Hachette Audio
    • NewSound Distribution
    • Oasis Audio
    • Phoenix Books & Audio
    • Playaway Digital
    • Recorded Books
    • Tantor Media
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