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299,112 Number of people who attended the 2008 Frankfurt Book Fair, a 5.6-percent increase from last year. The attendance number also set a record since the fair moved to five days from six in 2004.
Source: Frankfurt Book Fair

40% Percentage of respondents to a Frankfurt Book Fair digitization survey who expect e-content to overtake traditional book sales as early as 2018. One-third of respondents predict that this will never happen. More than 1,000 industry professionals from more than 30 countries responded to the survey.
Source: Frankfurt Book Fair

$5.4 billion Approximate total profits the printing industry will earn this year, a 0.3-percent decrease from last year.
Source: Printing Industries of America/Graphic Arts Technical Foundation