Islamic Book Exhibition Held in Jakarta

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Exhibition of Islamic books or Islamic Book Fair (IBF) was officially opened in 2013 in Senayan, Jakarta, Friday (03/01/2013). The event which is expected to be the largest tourist destination and most comprehensive Islamic books lasted until March 10, 2013.


Committee Chairman IBF to-12 Khaerudin said, the IBF public can get the book from the publisher's discount up to 70 percent. The committee designed a variety of activities, such as seminars, book review, meeting characters, races and games young children, the study of mathematics and religious festivals, and festivals nasheed.

There are also awarding IBF Award for the category of human beings of Books non-fiction best child, best adult non-fiction, fiction best child, best adult fiction, translation, and figures of Books, 2013. Target visitors more than 400,000 people during the 10-day exhibition.

Khaerudin explained IBF followed by 95 publishers this year, two bookstores, 15 distributors, 37 non-book (multiproduk), 8 the mass media, and 5 corporate sponsors. IBF is an annual activity held Indonesian Publishers Association (IKAPI) DKI Jakarta.

Theme was "Towards People Quranic Character". "With this theme, we seek to provide an alternative answer to the public turmoil will shape the future of the nation," said Khaerudin.

Sources: http://oase.kompas.com/read/2013/03/01/13504780/