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The Antwerp Book Fair (Dutch: (Antwerpse) Boekenbeurs) was a large trade fair for books, held annually at the beginning of November in Antwerp Expo, Antwerp, Belgium. It was organized by Boek.be . All Flemish and Dutch publishers, and several foreign language distributors used to present their newest books at the fair.
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