Compilation, analysis and exchange of information and data of the publishing sector from Pacific Alliance countries.

Two meetings were organized between agents from the publishing sector of the member states of the Pacific Alliance (Colombia, Peru, Chile, Mexico) to exchange significant experiences regarding the circulation and distribution of published works. These meetings were organized by Colombia and were held in Bogota, in April 2018 and in November 2019. In the second meeting, in addition to the countries that make up the Pacific Alliance, Argentina was also welcome, stemming from an invitation to MERCOSUR countries.

The meetings allowed a productive sharing of good practices and experiences by stakeholders from the countries that make up the Pacific Alliance, with booksellers, publishers, distributors, authors and managers of Colombian regional book fairs; a place was given to the public policies that have contributed to strengthen this activity.

The first meeting identified the need to strengthen the networks for the distribution and marketing of books. Therefore, the second instalment deepened the understanding of the role that such stakeholders as distributors, booksellers and regional fairs play can hold for that purpose.