Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels (English: German Publishers and Booksellers Association[1]) is a trade association of the German publishing industry, based in Frankfurt. It was founded there in 1948 and merged with a similar Leipzig organisation in 1991 after German reunification. It organises the annual Frankfurt Book Fair, where the peace prize Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels has been awarded since 1950.
History edit
In 1825, an association of German booksellers was founded in Leipzig, the Börsenverein der Deutschen Buchhändler. When Leipzig was in the Soviet zone after World War II, the western part needed representation. In 1948, the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutscher Verleger- und Buchhändler-Verbände was founded in the American and British zones, which was renamed Börsenverein Deutscher Verleger- und Buchhändlerverbände. The organisation began using its present name, Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels, in 1955. In 1972, personal membership was replaced by institutional membership. From 1974 to 2000, Hans-Karl von Kupsch was managing director. After German reunification, he led the unification with the similar organisation in Leipzig.
The office was in Frankfurt, Großer Hirschgraben 17–21, next to the Goethe House. In 2012, the office moved to Braubachstraße 16, to a building designed in 1956 by Otto Apel and named Haus des Buches (House of the book).[2][3]
Program edit
The Börsenverein organises the annual Frankfurter Buchmesse (Frankfurt Book Fair). Beginning in 1950, the Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels has been issued at the Paulskirche as part of the fair. It supports (as ideeller Träger) the Leipziger Buchmesse, where it awards the annual Leipzig Book Award for European Understanding.
Additionally, since 2002, the association has awarded non-monetary literature prizes. This began with the Deutscher Bücherpreis at the 2002 Leipzig Book Fair with several categories including international books, and since 2004 has been replaced by the German Book Prize, which is only awarded to one German-language book each year.
Memberships edit
The association is a member of the International Publishers Association, the Internationale Buchhändler-Vereinigung, the Federation of European Publishers and the European Booksellers Federation.
The Börsenverein is an inaugural signatory of the SDG Publishers Compact, officially launched on 14 October 2020 at the Frankfurt Book Fair.[4][5][6][7] Börsenverein has taken steps to support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the publishing industry, including the establishment of a Sustainability Working Group with three Task Forces to focus on production and logistics (Task Force 1), sustainability reporting (Task Force 2) and sustainable operations for all sizes of publishing companies (Task Force 3.[8][9]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Börsenverein in English". Börsenverein (in German). Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ Balke, Florian (2 February 2012). "Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels: Ein Haus für die Buchbranche". FAZ.NET (in German). Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ "Haus des Buches: "Ein Symbol für den Aufbruch"". Börsenblatt (in German). 23 July 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ Forthomme, Claude (14 October 2020). "The Publishing Industry in Support of the SDGs: Launch of the SDG Publishers Compact". Impakter.
- ^ Anderson, Porter (14 October 2020). "At Frankfurter Buchmesse: Publishers Endorse a New SDG Compact". Publishing Perspectives. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "SDG Publishers Compact Members". United Nations Sustainable Development. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "SDG Publishers Compact". United Nations Sustainable Development. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ Sänger, Jessica (10 July 2023). "Stepping up on climate action – How can book sector associations support businesses in reducing CO2 emissions?". Information Services & Use: 1–5. doi:10.3233/ISU-230195. ISSN 0167-5265.
- ^ "Launch of the SDG Publishers Compact: Inviting publishers to make a more sustainable future | Frankfurter Buchmesse". Frankfurter Buchmesse. 14 October 2020.
Further reading edit
- Der Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels 1825 bis 2000 – Ein geschichtlicher Aufriss, eds. Stephan Füssel, Georg Jäger and Hermann Staub with Monika Estermann, Buchhändler-Vereinigung, Frankfurt am Main 2000, ISBN 3-7657-2297-9.
- Geschichte des deutschen Buchhandels im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert. eds. Georg Jäger with Dieter Langewiesche and Wolfram Siemann, K. G. Saur, Munich, 2001 to 2003.
- Klaus-W. Bramann, C. Daniel Hoffmann, Peter Cremer: Wirtschaftsunternehmen Sortiment. 4th edition, Bramann, Frankfurt, 2014, ISBN 978-3-934054-58-5.
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