Bucharest International Book Fair - 12-th edition.
Place: the art galleries Floor 3/4 and the hall of the National Theater, Bucharest
Date: May 26 - 30, 2004
Organizers: artexpo Foundation in collaboration with the Romanian Association of Publishers -  AER, the Romanian Association of Professional Writers - ASPRO, and ArCuB - the Center for Cultural Projects of the City of Bucharest, with the support of the Ministry of Culture and the City of Bucharest.
Collaboration with: Media partners: B24 FUN magazine, „Observator Cultural” review, „22” review ,  „Ziua” daily and „Cotidianul” daily. Sole TV partner: TVR Cultural Channel.
Partners: RDS - Internet and Telephone Services Provider, UTI Grup/Cobra Security.
Financial support: Bucharest City Hall
Rent for a furnished place: the equivalent in local currency of $ 60/square meter for the Romanian publishers, and $ 100/square meter for the foreign participants; $ 80/square meter for foreign book agents in Romania.
Number of participants: 238, of which 49 foreign; countries represented: Czech Republic, France, Germany, Israel, Republic of Moldova, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, and Latin American countries having diplomatic representations in Romania, the United Kingdom, the USA, Hungary.
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Publishers' guest authors: Vasile Andru, Vartan Arachelian, Albert Ayguesparse (Belgium), Adina Baran Pescaru, Gellu Barbu, Ion Barbu, caricaturist, Mitja Cander (Slovenia), Ionut Chiva, Barbu Cioculescu, Andrei Cornea, Emil Creanga, Dumitru Crudu, André Doms (Belgium), Serban Foarta, Nicolae Dan Fruntelata, Victor Ghilas, Ecaterina Giurgiu, Adela Greceanu, Ignatie Grecu, Galia Maria Gruder, Dan Bogdan Hanu, Marius Ianus, Gheorghe Iorga, Viorel Iosifescu, Ruxandra Ivancescu, Silvia Kerim, Florin Kevorkian, Simona Nicoleta Lazar, Bogdan Logofatu, Razvan Ţupa, Alec Macri, Valentina Marinescu, Mircea Martin, Irina Mavrodin, Dan Horia Mazilu, Mitos Micleusanu, Margriet de Moor (Netherlands), Mircea Mot, Bujor Nedelcovici, Ioana Nicolae, Sanda Nitescu, Ruxandra Novac, Nicolae Oprea, Elena Pasima, Horia Roman Patapievici, Cosmin Perta, Andrei Plesu, Grigore Traian Pop, Simona Popescu, Lucian Pricop, Mireille Radoi, Ionut Simut, Dan Sociu, Emil Stan, Alex. Stefanescu, Stelian Tanase, Nicolae Tone, Mircea Tuglea, Traian Ulmeanu, Tudorel Urian, Miruna Vlada, Elena Vladareanu.

Events:

 Programs on TVR Cultural Channel, on a partnership basis with BOOKAREST  2004. TVRC Studio at the Fair. May  26 – 29 mai – after 22.00 hrs – Agenda Târgului (Book Fair Agenda).
TVR Cultural Channel aired talk shows on Fair-related and publishing issues.
Visitors, VIPs: over 63,000 visitors.
Cost of the entrance ticket: Entrance was free