Sponsor:
Government Information Office, Executive Yuan
Co-sponsor:
Taipei City Government, Taipei County Government
Organizer: Cite Culture Inc.
Participating countries : 51
Exhibitors : 925
Booths : 2078

In order to cater to readers' needs, for the first time, this exhibition created many services. The first issuance of the exhibition pass and extension of open hours to eight o'clock at night attracted more visitors. To avoid the long queue outside the ticket booths, for the first time the entrance tickets could be pre-purchased through Hi-Life convenient store system, Era Ticket Sale System and PChome Online.

In addition, 20 sets of LCD Monitor Guiding System were set up around the venue with which visitors could consult the current position and suggested routes; inquiries and services for visitors were also available.

【 Content of Exhibition 】

Three Thematic Halls

•  Exhibition on Publishing Art
1.Exhibit of ‘Golden Butterfly Award' Winners

2.Exhibit of ‘Most Beautiful Book in Germany '

3.Special Exhibit of International Publishers: Chronicle Books 、Corraini Editions

4.Italy Pavilion

5.Exhibit of International Illustrators (Joint Exhibit, Individual Exhibit)

6.Visual Design Exhibit Italia (Joint Exhibit, Individual Exhibit)

•  Animation and Comic Hall
In memory of the Japanese Comic master, Tezuka Osamu and Fujio F. Fujiko, a special exhibition was dedicated to the replicas of their original drawings and commodities.

•  Golden Tripod Award Hall
2003 Golden Tripod Award Winners

【 Exhibition Plan 】

Six Sections

•  International Section
Several hundreds of publishers from 5 continents were invited to exhibit abundant publications.

•  Children's Book Section
Books, illustrated books, schoolbooks and parental books for children and youths.

•  General Section
General publications include leisure, life, social and humanity, businesses management and art craft.

•  Spiritual Book Section
Religious, philosophical, spiritual and motivational books.

•  Comic Book Section
Local and international comic books popular among youths.

•  Magazine section
Local and international magazines of humanity, finance, digital development and fashion.

Four Thematic Areas

•  Cool Stylish Commodity Area
Through the combination of printed publication and fashion goodies, visitors could taste the creativeness and brand charms behind the idol commodities.

•  Digital Humanity Area
Combine the industry, government and the academics to demonstrate the latest trend and results of applying digital technologies on the cultural industry in Taiwan .

•  Governmental Publication Area
Showcase ROC governmental publications and introduce the process of the governmental digital publishing and the publications through the Exhibit on Digitalization of Governmental Publications.

•  Adult Books Area
Responding to the books categorizing policy and promote the correct reading habits, the books for adults only were separated in an individual zone for visitors over 18 years old only.