0 7 ▁and ▁took ▁place ▁at ▁Ear ls ▁Court ▁Ex hib ition ▁Centre ▁from ▁ 1 6 ▁to ▁ 1 8 ▁April . ▁Every ▁year , ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁London ▁Book ▁Fair ▁has ▁been ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Ear ls ▁Court ▁Ex hib ition ▁Centre . ▁However , ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁L BF , ▁one ▁more ▁time , ▁came ▁back ▁and ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁Olymp ia ▁London ▁on ▁ 1 4 – 1 6 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁London ▁Book ▁And ▁Screen ▁Week . ▁After ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 3 rd ▁edition , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁London ▁Book ▁Fair ▁stayed ▁in ▁Olymp ia . ▁ ▁The ▁London ▁Book ▁Fair ▁has ▁grown ▁in ▁size ▁and ▁importance ▁over ▁the ▁years ▁and ▁is ▁now ▁considered ▁as ▁second ▁only ▁to ▁the ▁Frankfurt ▁Book ▁Fair ▁as ▁" a ▁me cca ▁for ▁European ▁publish ers , ▁books ellers , ▁rights ▁agents ▁and ▁media ▁tr end - spot ters ". ▁ ▁Within ▁a ▁history ▁of ▁ 4 2 ▁years ▁leading ▁in ▁the ▁book ▁market ▁and ▁exhibition , ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁publish ers , ▁books ellers , ▁literary ▁agents , ▁li br ari ans , ▁media ▁and ▁industry ▁supp liers ▁from ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁countries ▁now ▁attend ▁the ▁fair , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁figures ▁given ▁by ▁Jack s ▁Thomas , ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁London ▁Book ▁Fair . ▁Book ▁publish ers ▁come ▁to ▁London