BEA Releases Attendance Figures

On Tuesday, June 14, BookExpo America (BEA) released its final report on attendance at this year's show, which was held from June 2 - 5 at New York City's Jacob Javits Convention Center. Industry professionals registered for the show numbered 34,966, and 27, 421 attendees were verified with scanners at the show entrances, according to the BEA report. Of those in attendance 7,701 were estimated to be book buyers.

BEA noted that the show had a 10 percent increase in people who registered and a nine percent increase in the number of book buyers, compared to BEA 2002, the last time the event was held in New York City. Attendance at BEA has been relatively consistent over the past few years, according to show management, which noted, however, that the presence of so many book professionals in New York provides a "boost to attendance."

BEA 2006 will be held from Thursday, May 18 - Sunday, May 21, in Washington, D.C.