While the pandemic is still raging and in-person book fairs are still out of the question, the largest trade association of publishers, the Book Development Association of the Philippines (BDAP), is working to bring the book-buying experience online with Aklatan 2021.
Last year’s all-Filipino online book fair, Aklatan on Shopee, sold 27,493 books and helped local book publishers and creators across the country. This year, BDAP, rallying under the #BuyLocalBooks hashtag, announces that the next online book fair will happen on June 19 to June 21, with books sold at discounts of over 30 percent.
More than 30 local publishers are joining Aklatan on Shopee. This is an oppo…
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