OPENING "2019 PESTA BUKU BANDUNG"
The opening of the Bandung Book Festival 2019 as a series of events commemorating the 2019 National Education Day, was opened by the Secretary General of the Ministry of Education and Culture. Chairperson of Ikapi Jabar Mahpudi said that Pesta Buku Bandung this time is different because it was held April 4-10 2019 near democratic party on April 17, 2019. "The committee gave the theme: Pesta Demokreasi Urang Bandung (Bukan Demokrasi). This theme was chosen to show the consistency of the management of Ikapi Jabar to remain focused on the mission and vision of the organization to make books as the basis of national civilization," he said.
The Mayor of Bandung, Oded M Danial invited all the people of Bandung to enjoy reading books. This is due to the fact that the reading interest of Indonesian people is presumed to still tend to be alarming. Especially based on the results of research conducted, Bandung residents can spend time with the gadget an average of three hours a day is not comparable to the reading power.
"There is no advanced civilization if the people do not read books, do not publish books, and do not write books. In fact Mang Oded has had a private library since I was in school, because from there we can get a lot of knowledge to be used in our life , such as for the contents of the material in preaching or giving speeches like this, "he said
UGM Press, as an academic publisher, is returning for the third time in Bandung, as a participant in the Bandung Book Festivals which took place on April 4-10, 2019 at Jalan Braga Landmark Building No. 129 Bandung. UGM Press is at booth number 53-54, and also We gave a special discount and for the first 100 buyers will get souvenirs, according to the terms and conditions that apply at the booth. (Dimas / UGM Press, Editor: Gesang Anita)