According to its own statements, the Frankfurt Book Fair is considering allowing the fair, which traditionally takes place in October, to take place earlier in the future due to Corona.
For this year, however, it is no longer possible to bring it forward, the book fair told the German Press Agency on request.
Experience has shown that the incidences decrease in warmer months.
In an interview with the FAZ, the Frankfurt publisher Joachim Unseld (Frankfurter Verlagsanstalt) suggested that the book fair should be "scheduled a little earlier.
Not into late autumn, when the incidences hit.
At the end of October, the industry no longer benefits from a trade fair.
It would be wiser in every sense to start them earlier.
Because we can then do more before Christmas business.” So far, Unseld said that this had always been denied with reference to the date of the IAA.
"But she has now taken to her heels."
The book fair reacted positively to the suggestion on Wednesday evening: "The desire to bring the date of the Frankfurt Book Fair forward due to the pandemic situation is understandable.
A number of German exhibitors have already approached us about this,” said Gabi Rauch-Kneer, Head of Exhibition Management at the Frankfurt Book Fair.
“We have examined bringing the Frankfurt Book Fair forward to September 2022.
Due to the utilization of the Frankfurt exhibition center due to the postponement of numerous events, this is not possible this year.
For the years 2023 onwards, we will evaluate the possibilities together with Messe Frankfurt and also take the interests of our international customers into account.”