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The internal market is destroyed and this systematic destruction is felt in La Rural. Beyond what some call the 45th International Book Fair, the rise of the dollar to 47 pesos has already resulted in a 6% increase in the final price of books. Nobody dares to risk the dollar at the closing of the Fair on Monday, May 13th. But if it goes up further, prices will also rise. The decline in sales did not affect the bottom; but publishers, writers, booksellers, and exhibitors resist and fight for books to become inaccessible luxury goods. Readers who walk in the pavilions and jostle in the stands to test their patience and curiosity find good deals.

In the charming space of Uruguay (1701, Pabellón Amarillo), one of the cheapest books that can be obtained is the complete poetry of Delmira Agustini, published by the National Library of Uruguay, at 310 pesos . The poet Ida Vitale, Cervantes Prize, includes the Byobu ABC essays, published by Estuario, at 410 pesos; and plants and animals. Literary approaches to 630 pesos. There are many contemporary Uruguayan stories recently published, such as Martín Lasalt's novel Pichis, End of Siglo Editorial, at 330 pesos; The suburban black of Hugo Fontana (Hum) to 410 pesos and the machine of thought of Gladys of Mario Levrero, edited by Criatura, to 480 pesos. For the fourth consecutive year, "Nuevo Barrio" is an initiative that allows small publishing houses to have their own stand for free on the site of La Rural. The Mexican publisher NitroPress, with more than twenty years of existence, is distinguished by a catalog of black police, "pretty sordid", says Sebastian, the seller, and recommends a short novel that reads as follows: Good evening, Miss Rodrigo Durana, which costs 100 pesos. Another title that suggests, for those who want to read young Mexican writers, is Perro viejo and cansado of Carlos Bortoni, at 250 pesos. In times when you try to survive with "2×1", here is something similar: "Sides B", a collection that offers two anthologies at 450 pesos. The Narrative High Risk combo features a book with stories written by women and another book with stories written by men; Among the writers included include Atenea Cruz, Norma Yamille Cuellar, Norma Yamille Cuellar and Orfa Alarcon, among others, as well as Iván Farías, Luis Cortés, Alejandro Almazán and Franco Félix.

The poet, publisher and bookseller Nurit Kasztelan explains how the shared stand was created at "New Neighborhood" with its publisher Excursions, as well as Marciana, Notanpuan and We have the machines. "We are a group of friendly editors who lead joint actions and we decided to apply together," says Kasztelan, precursor of the family bookstore when she created Mi casa in 2009, a bookstore specializing in poetry that works in his house in Villa Crespo. A small phenomenon to highlight is the Burned Book of Alfonsina Storni, edited by Excursiones, a collection of journalistic texts written by the poet for the newspaper La Nación, priced at 580 pesos. The book, whose initial print was 1000 copies, had to be reprinted and it seems that the second edition will also be out of print. Among the most outstanding books are The best days of Magalí Etchebarne, published by We have the machines, at 380 pesos; and Stay with me by Inés Acevedo, edited by Marciana, also at 380 pesos.

In the Fondo de Cultura Económica (FCE), on stand 1410 of Pabellón Amarillo, there are offers for all palates. The Selected Novels (1981-1998) by Elena Garro, with prologue and selection of critic Geney Beltrán Felix, at 980 pesos. In the field of social sciences, one of the FCE forts, is the end of the companies of Alain Touraine, at 370 pesos. Graciela Montes counts two remarkable test titles: El corral de la infancia (437 pesos) and La frontera indómita (382 pesos). The privileged spaces to find the cheapest books of the Fair are Libra bookstores. At Libreria Lorraine (stand 1316, green flag), a book comes out 150 pesos and sells 4 to 500. There are great clbadics like the Dubliners of James Joyce, the gold beetle of Edgar Allan Poe, the Dracula of Bram Stoker, the fog of Miguel de Unamuno. and Rudyard Kipling's jungle book, among others. To enjoy it, there is also another combination 1 x 100 pesos 4×300 with the more recent titles of Antonio Dal Masetto. It is always difficult to go home and Too close disappears; and nocturnal maneuvers by Edgardo Cozarinsky. In Dickens (1320, green flag), there are 120 pesos and 3 pesos at 300, with titles such as José Pablo Feinmann's Timote, El Arco y la mariposa, and Morocco's Mohammed Achaari; the essays on the literature Aós Oz, the story begins; and several of Paul Auster: The trilogy of New York, the invention of loneliness, the music of chance and I believed that my father was God, among others.

The boom "sincerely"

"I want Cristina's book!" Is the most pronounced and most heard phrase when you cross the green flag, near Penguin Random House stand 1017. There is a special area where he is exposed Sincerely, that Cristina Fernandez will present on Thursday, May 9th. The book has 524 pages and costs 599 pesos. The editorial spokespersons informed this newspaper that an initial print run of 20,000 copies had been printed, a second reprint of 20,000 copies, a third of 24,000 and a fourth of 60,000. at the fair, in the gallery, 2,000 books were sold on Thursday, 1,500 on Friday, and 1,500 on Saturday. Nobody doubts that these numbers are the best-selling book of this edition. Graciela Soto arrived from Ushuaia, where she works as a teacher in a rural school on Saturday afternoon. He will stay just one day. The first thing he did was walk through the pavilions and honor the promise made to his nephew: buy him a copy of Sincerely. "My nephew is K, not me," Graciela confesses. "I'm not against K – clarify – I'm not Pro either … I know how much Macri destroys education.Ushuaia teachers charge 25,000 pesos and pay rents from 15 and 18,000 pesos. "Carlos Policastro took six copies because" I will read the book six times, "he jokes and adds that a copy is for him and the rest for gifts. "We are going to take Rural on the 9th," predicts a Peronist smile. Nazarena is 22 years old and has just bought Sincerely. "I am interested in reading the book, I am going to vote in October, I hope it wins," summarizes the desire and hope of many Nazarenes who can not wait for the end of the government's Cambiemos.

Sincerely, you are not alone in writing. You can also buy it at the Cuspid bookstore (booth 910, Green Pavilion). Alejandro Costa, Sales General, confirms that until Saturday at 18 hours, only in La Rural – not to mention what was sold in bookshops Clarín Group – 1017 copies were sold. Another of the best-selling books, but far removed from these figures, is that of the feminist anthropologist Rita Segato. Among the titles available, Counter-pedagogies of Cruelty, The War Against Women, The Elementary Structures of Violence and Critique of Coloniality in Eight Essays, the four edited by Prometheus, were sold until Saturday after midday. More than 70 copies. In Siglo XXI (stand 922, Green Pavilion), there are several attractive and economically "accessible" titles in the social sciences: Andrea Giunta's feminism and Latin American art (599 pesos); And now what? by Axel Kicillof (499 pesos), which will be presented on 4 May at 16.30 in the Borges room; What is Peronism? Alejandro Grimson (590 pesos), to be presented on Saturday 11 at 4.30 pm in the Adolfo Bioy Casares room; Why does populism work? of Maria Esperanza Casullo (450 pesos) and the Bible of the proletariat. Translators and editors of the capital Horacio Tarcus (359 pesos).

Cordovan Tamara Sternberg, publisher and bookseller Emporio and Emporio ediciones (stand 529, blue flag), reviews her intimate connection with the Fair. Four years ago, when I was at La Rural for the first time in the "New District", there were no more books on May 1st. "It was an odyssey that Cordoba's books arrived, but what I remember most is the feeling that people are choosing you and that you like what you are publishing," acknowledges. Publisher and the bookseller. The bookstore El emporio Books has more than 70 years of history in Córdoba; was created by his father, Moisés Sternberg, the dean of the booksellers of Cordoba, who died last year at the age of 86 years. The publisher publishes a historical novel and has a librazo in the black genre novel: the voluminous crab odyssey of Fernando Lopez (990 pesos), the creator of the crime novel saga Philip Lecoq, which will be presented on May 10 at 6:30 pm. with Guillermo Martínez in Alfonsina Storni Hall. The publishing house and Sudestada magazine are on booth 124 of the Blue Flag. Among several promotions at a table that offers a book for 350 pesos, 3 for 900 and 6 pounds for 1700 pesos, among which stands We will be law. Chronicle of the feminist struggle for the legalization of Juana Luna's abortion; From Nicaragua to La Tablada by Hugo Montero; This was not a riot. Chronicle of the Pergamino mbadacre by Leandro Albani; Compañero Raymundo of Juana Sapire and Cynthia Sabat; and Palestine. The eyes of Handala Naji al-Ali. At the Grupo Octubre booth (705, Blue Flag) you will also find cheap books, such as Pedro Peretti's La Agricola Agricola and Mempo Giardinelli, at 130 pesos, which will be presented on Sunday 5 May at 6 pm; New chronicles of the sinking of Sandra Russo (130 pesos) and the union tide of Tali Goldman (290 pesos), which will also be presented Sunday, May 5 at 8 pm, Eva Perón. This woman of María Seoane and Víctor Santa María, with unpublished photos of Evita, costs 850 pesos, but teachers and booksellers can buy it for half of its value: 425 pesos. The book will be presented on Tuesday 7 to 7 pm in the hall Jorge Luis Borges.

The uncertainty generated by the rising dollar influences the price of books. Gabriel Waldhuter says he's increased the pounds by 6% because of the rising dollar to 47 pesos. "The devaluation makes the Argentine book more competitive, but it is an effect of the day because in a month the devaluation will be reflected in prices.In our case, the imported book is double what it was. Last year, people come, ask for the price of the book, look at me, bring two books to the box and buy one.Another case is that it comes with one book at a time and do not take it, "says Waldhuter, who explains what happens on a daily basis and reveals that, according to the Foundation, the Book and the House of the Argentine Book were trying to manage the" Now 12 "production ministry, but never had "It would have been fundamental to include it at the fair as it was done with" La vuelta al cole "", says the publisher, distributor and bookseller.The Waldhuter stand is like paradise – the best of the fair – but its access is increasingly restricted, Pages of Foam titles, Books of the asteroid, Peripheral, Cliff, Valparaiso, Impedimenta and Captain Swing. . Besides the fact that the average price of a book on this stand is between 1,500 and 1,600 pesos, there are much cheaper Waldhuter titles, such as LG A Georges Perec's 60's adventure (390 pesos) and useless reading of Carlos Skliar (390 pesos). "The internal market is destroyed, we live it every day, the booksellers and we will feel here," admits Waldhuter. Not because the book fair is going to sell more books. "