A visitor browsing at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2017. Malaysia had a pavilion at the worlds s largest publishing event that took place from Oct 11-15 in Germany, and is hoping to bring in RM8mil in publishing contracts. Photo: AFP
Malaysia is targeting book contracts worth RM8mil through its participation at the Frankfurt Book Festival 2017, which ended on Oct 15 at the Frankfurt Messe (Frankfurt Trade Centre) in Germany.
Malaysian delegation chief and National Book Council of Malaysia permanent secretariat director Abd Wahab Ibrahim said the council is optimistic about achieving the figure, based on contracts worth RM7.5mil achieved at the same event last year.
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