TIBF’s Book Sales Hits Record

Book sales at the 31st Tehran International Book Fair reached a record breaking 950 billion rials ($22.6 million) in nine days. 
The proceeds from book sales during the period at this year’s TIBF have surpassed the total sold during the 11-day event last year, which was 830 billion rials ($19.7 million), Mehr News Agency reported on its Persian website.
“The book sales on the ninth day broke the record of any single day in the history of the book fair with a sale of 175 billion rials ($4.1 million),” said Amir-Masoud Shahramnia, deputy head of the TIBF.