14th Philippine Academic Book Fair opens this week

School officials, librarians, teachers, professionals, reviewers, tutors, and book enthusiasts will gather for the 14th Philippine Academic Book Fair,* the annual five-day event sponsored by the Academic Booksellers Association of the Philippines (ABAP) on July 6-10 at the Megatrade Hall, 5th Level, Building B, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City.

Exhibitors include A-Z Direct Marketing, Academic Book Sales, Alexan Commercial, Ateneo University Press, Book Trends Enterprises, Catholic Book Center, CD Books International, C&E Publishing, Cengage Learning Asia, Claretian Communications Foundation, Creative Minds Book Center, EDCA Publishing and Distributing Corp, Emerald Headway Distributors, Fastbooks Educational Supply, F&J De Jesus, Forefront Book Co., Global Learning Media, Golden Books Services, Goodwill Bookstore, and High Access Line Philippines.

Also joining the book fair are IBC Infotech, IBON Foundation, Info-Ed Marketing, Jesuit Communications Foundation, John Wiley and Sons Asia, Linar Educational Materials, McGraw-Hill Education, Megatexts Philippines, New Century Books, New Day Publishers, Paulines Publishing House, Pearson Education South Asia, Rarebook Enterprises, Reader’s Knowledge Bookstore, St. Paul’s, University of the Philippines Press, and University of Sto. Tomas Publishing House.

Seminars slated at the Philippine Academic Book Fair include: Formulation of Collection Development Policy in the Philippine Setting by Dr. Teresita Hernandez Calmas, hosted by the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP) on Tuesday, July 6, 2:30-6 p.m.; Raising Librarians: Teaching Identity Through Lifelong Learning Modules and Portfolios hosted by the Philippine Association of Academic and Research Librarians (PAARL) on July 7, 1-5 pm; Digital Library Initiatives: Impact and Challenges hosted by the Southern Tagalog Region Library Council (STRLC) on July 8, 10 am- 1pm; Social Media hosted by the Asian Catholic Communicators, Inc. (ACCI), July 8, 3-5 pm. Increasing your Collections with Limited Budget hosted by the Ortigas Center Library Consortium (OCLC), July 9, 1-5 pm; Library Education and Training hosted by the Philippine Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (PATLS). Saturday, July 10, 1-6 pm.

Co-organized by Primetrade Asia Inc., the 14th Philippine Academic Book Fair offers the best deals for cash buyers, with lower than internet prices.

For more details about the 14th Philippine Academic Book Fair, call 896-0682 or 896-0661 or email info@primetradeasia.com or bookfair@primetradeasia.com.

*Not to be confused with the upcoming Manila International Book Fair on Sept. 15-19 at the SMX Convention Center.