The 45th Chennai Book Fair, which came to an end on Sunday, saw roughly 15 lakh footfall and sales of books touched ₹15 crore, Book Sellers and Publishers Association of South India (BAPASI) that organised the fair said.
BAPASI president S. Vairavan told The Hindu that the response from the public was encouraging and it was better than last year. While the overall quantum of sales was encouraging, a few publishers said that it was skewed in favour of some big and popular publications. There were many publications that saw poor sales, they added.
The book fair, which used to be held in January, got pushed to February-March last year and this year due to COVID-19. Compared to the usual duration of 14 days, this year the book fair was held for 19 days, which included three weekends, to attract more crowd.
