Christian Trade Association International's (CTAI) Marketsquare Europe 2010 drew 50 Eastern European publishers earlier this month, including representatives from Belarus, Finland, Hungary, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden and Ukraine.

Held Oct. 1-2 in Oradea, Romania, the event took place just prior to the Frankfurt Book Fair for the convenience of American and other publishers who were in Europe at the time.

Vasile Gabrian, publisher of Editura Casa C?rtii, said the event  “was the first international translation rights fair for Christian books ever held here.” “Marketsquare Europe 2010 provided a timely opportunity for the analysis of the development of the Christian book market in Romania,” he added. “The event challenged us to continue strengthening our publications.”

CTAI's fourth Marketsquare Europe featured the 2010 European Christian Book of the Year, which recognized Redeeming Our Memory: The Story of the Romanian Pentecostals Under Communism by Vasilic? Croitor, a Romanian pastor and the founder of Succeed Publishing.

Special offerings taken at June’s International Christian Retail Show in St. Louis yielded nearly $7,700 to help sponsor attendance at Marketsquare Europe of Christian product industry representatives in countries such as Poland, Hungary, Ukraine and Belgium.

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