{"id":10,"date":"2023-03-20T15:45:35","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T15:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amsterdambookevent.nl\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2026-02-12T10:35:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T09:35:09","slug":"about-abe","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.amsterdambookevent.nl\/en\/over-abe\/","title":{"rendered":"About ABE"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ms-container-68fa67f\" class=\"wp-block-ms-container alignfull has-background has-background-image has-background-opacity-5 has-height-full\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.amsterdambookevent.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Amsterdam-Book-Event-2025-scaled.jpg);background-position:53% 35%;background-size:cover;background-repeat:no-repeat\"><div class=\"ms-container--wrapper alignsmall\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color\">About the ABE<\/h1>\n<\/div><style>#ms-container-68fa67f.has-background:before {\n\tbackground-color: #1d0e46;\n}\n<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"block_8a169b6026495e2c72726bf75caf8ede\" class=\"ms_breadcrumbs\">\n            <style>@media screen and (max-width: 39.9375em){#block_8a169b6026495e2c72726bf75caf8ede{margin-bottom:0.5rem;padding-top:1.25rem;padding-bottom:1.25rem;}}@media screen and (min-width: 40em) and (max-width: 63.9375em){#block_8a169b6026495e2c72726bf75caf8ede{margin-bottom:1rem;padding-top:2.5rem;padding-bottom:2.5rem;}}@media screen and (min-width: 64em){#block_8a169b6026495e2c72726bf75caf8ede{margin-bottom:1rem;padding-top:2.5rem;padding-bottom:2.5rem;}}<\/style>\n    \n    <ul id=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"breadcrumbs\"><li itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\"><a class=\"breadcrumbs__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdambookevent.nl\/en\/\" itemprop=\"item\" title=\"Home\"><span itemprop=\"name\" style=\"display: none;\">Home<\/span><iconify-icon class=\"iconify icon-fw\" icon=\"far:home\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/iconify-icon>\n            \n    <\/a><meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"1\" \/><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ms-container-89e2d46\" class=\"wp-block-ms-container has-background has-background-opacity-10 has-height-normal\"><div class=\"ms-container--wrapper alignnormal\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Welcome to the ABE<\/strong>!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Van Ditmar Boekenimport is organising the fourth edition of the Amsterdam Book Event (ABE) on Wednesday 6 September 2026. Invited booksellers from the Netherlands and Belgium are welcome at restaurant <a href=\"https:\/\/pllek.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pllek<\/a> at the NSDM yard in Amsterdam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What is the Amsterdam Book Event?<\/strong><br>The Amsterdam Book Event is all about the English-language book. Nine major British and American publishers are coming to the Netherlands especially for this exclusive event to inspire you with the best forthcoming titles from their offerings. In short: the books you should not miss.<br>In addition to fiction and non-fiction, various art and illustrated titles are also featured - Van Ditmar believes it is important to provide you as a bookseller with broad information.<br><br>From <strong>9:30 - 15:30<\/strong> the publishers present will give an inspiring presentation on the books you really should not miss this autumn and winter. Afterwards, you are more than welcome to join us for drinks and networking. Here you can enjoy a snack and a drink with all publishers, fellow booksellers and Van Ditmar employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In between the presentations, there will also be a coffee break and a well catered lunch for all guests. 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