Population
45,605,826 (2021)
Official language
Spanish
Currency
Argentine peso ($)
Capital
Buenos Aires
Time Zone
UTC -3 (ART)
Dialling Code
+54
Area (sq. miles)
1,073,500
GDP
$1.033 tr.
Ministry of Education (Ministerio de Educación, Cultura, Ciencia y Tecnología)
Ministry of Culture (Secretaría de Cultura)
10% for both books and eBooks
Yes
Trade Association(s)
Cámara Argentina del Libro (CAL)
Buenos Aires International Book Fair (Feria Internacional del Libro) is held across 20 days in April/May.
Children and Youth Book Fair is held over 23 days in July.
Translation and Publication Grant Programme (TEDA) was launched as a result of the commitment made by the Argentine Government to promote the translation of works by Argentine authors so as to encourage their printing in foreign languages. The works funded may be by both classic and contemporary Argentine authors, of any genre, whose themes are representative of the country’s national identity. The amount of the grant may not exceed USD 3200 per work.
Useful Contacts
Tel: +81 (0)3 3235 8031
Tel: +81 (3) 5211-1100
Yenny-El Ateneo
Cuspide
Distal Libros is a book chain, distributor, importer, and publisher.
Librerías Kel Ediciones is a book chain and distribution centre.
Librerías Santa Fe
Librerías Boutique del Libro
Librerías Del Libertador
Directory of Argentine Publishers (CAL)
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
Eterna Cadência
Editorial Atlantida
Apart from the main publishers such as Santillana who run their own distribution operation, publishers and importers rely on distributors.
Stratford Book Services (SBS) provides school book fair service as well as interlinked book clubs for children, schools and colleagues. They are particularly strong in educational and children’s books.
Kel Ediciones distributes ELT and English language materials; they offer 40,000 different titles and over 2m books; and often attend London and Frankfurt Book Fairs.
Distribuidora Alberto Luongo is a general and education distributor.
M & A SRL focuses on library supply.
