Book Fair Association (BFA) is one of the most widely recognized and highly respected names in the publishing community. For 90 years, BFA has been marketing and showcasing published works at national and international book fairs and expos, becoming a dependable resource for the authors and publishers it serves. BFA is not a distributor or retailer of books. Our service helps authors and publishers gain exposure and discoverability to large book buying audiences.

BFA is showcased at most high-volume and highly active national and international book fairs including library conferences in the U.S, international book fairs and consumer book fairs. BFA attends the largest book fairs in the U.S, as well as major international venues in London, Frankfurt, Italy, United Arab Emirates, and China See our SHOW SCHEDULE for a detailed and complete list of shows.

BFA displays books of almost every subject, genre, or classification, from children’s to YA to academic. BFA will display books from large, small, or independent publishers as well as self-published authors.

Most book fairs are arranged alphabetically by publisher or author name.

BFA creates both a print and online exhibit catalog for each show it attends. Each catalog includes full Publisher details and contact information.

Most of the book shows BFA attends are professional shows which means librarians, booksellers, distributors, educators, agents and film production companies attend these shows. The attendees are there to collect information on books and other media they are interested in purchasing. These professionals then place their orders in bulk through distributors like Ingram and Baker & Taylor to maximize their discounts. Distributors order directly from the publishers. We take photos of all the books on display. Due to the number of books on display, we cannot report on how an individual book was received at the show. Rather, we can report on the number of attendees registered at the show and a general report on the activity in the BFA booth.

You can contact the BFA staff for more information on quantity discounts.

We show our ebooks on large monitors in the booth. The author or their publisher is required to upload a pdf of the book showing a small sampling of the pages (25% of the total number of pages in the book from the beginning). Our system converts your pdf or epub file into a secure, non-printable, non-copyable file on our website. Once uploaded we delete your pdf or epub from our system.