The Cape Town Book Fair (CTBF) started in 2006 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. The annual fair is a joint venture between South-African publisher-association PASA and the Frankfurt Book Fair.
In the first year, there were exhibitors from over 20 countries. In 2007 there were 350 exhibitors from 25 countries; in 2008 there were 293 exhibitors from 31 countries; in 2009 there were 274 exhibitors from 31 countries. 70 percent of all books come from Great Britain and other English-speaking areas.[1]