The Nha Trang Book Fair 2019 held by Alpha Books Joint Stock Company – Ho Chi Minh Branch in front of Lotte Mart Nha Trang from March 6 to 10 attracted tens of thousands of visitors who were mostly young people.
The Nha Trang Book Fair 2019 held by Alpha Books Joint Stock Company – Ho Chi Minh Branch in front of Lotte Mart Nha Trang from March 6 to 10 attracted tens of thousands of visitors who were mostly young people.
At the book fair, numerous books on economics, society, business, start-up, life skills, literature, and children, etc. of many prestigious publishers were sold at a discount of 25-50%. Many of the displayed books were the newly published ones. The book fair provided a good chance for book lovers to buy quality books at a low price. It pleased Nguyen Uyen, student at Ly Tu Trong High School, to buy her favorite books at the fair. She said that the books were useful for her studying and would help her to learn necessary life skills. Tran Khanh Hai, student of economics at Nha Trang University, was also happy buying some economic books at discounted prices.
“The book fair is located conveniently for the visitors. I brought my children to the fair and bought them their favorite books. It has been a long time since my children have showed eagerness in buying books,” said Nguyen Thi Phuong living on Nguyen Duc Canh Street, Nha Trang.
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As stated by Alpha Books – Ho Chi Minh Brand, over five days of the book fair, more than 40% of 30,000 displayed books were sold. Among around 20,000 visitors were many pupils, students, and young adults. Reportedly, in order to draw the attention of visitors to the fair, the organizer contacted and provided vouchers to the schools, universities, and organizations; prepared 1,000 gifts to visitors. The theme of the book fair was “Books and young people”; therefore, most of the displayed books were about the interests of young people.
“We achieve a certain good outcome in our first book fair in Nha Trang. The positive respond of young people will be a driving force for us to hold more book fairs at larger scales in Nha Trang in the future,” said Bui Nam Phong, communication officer of Alpha Books – Ho Chi Minh Brand.
The fact that Nha Trang Book Fair 2019 attracted a lot of attention from young readers is a positive sign for the cultural sector of Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa. The Provincial Department of Information and Communication of Khanh Hoa actively supported the organization and promotion of the book fair. Hopefully, the book fair will be held every year at a larger scale and be joined by more publishers.
Giang Đinh
Translated by H.N
