Big Bad Wolf Books (The Big Bad Wolf Book Sale or BBW Books) is a Malaysian book fair frequently held in Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates. The books were majorly taken from the stocks of BookXcess, a book store dealing in excess or remaindered books from international distributors. The sale was the brainchild of BookXcess founders Andrew Yap and Jacqueline Ng. It was first held on 13–18 May 2009 for 5 days at Dataran Hamodal, Petaling Jaya.

Big Bad Wolf Books
StatusActive
GenreBook fairs
VenueVaries in each countries
CountryMalaysia (origin)
Inaugurated13 May 2009; 15 years ago (2009-05-13)
FounderAndrew Yap, Jacqueline Ng
SponsorBookXcess
Websitewww.bigbadwolfbooks.com

The book fair sells all kind of books genres, for example fiction, non-fiction, novels, literature, children's literature and young adult fiction. It also sells merchandise including collectible books and posters, wallpaper, movie posters, tin-plated signs and their own merchandise.[1][2][3]

Fairs held

edit
 
View of BBWBooks on 7 December 2012
 
Big Bad Wolf signage, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2017.
Year Date Venue Ref.
2009 13–18 May Dataran Hamodal, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia [4]
26 November–2 December Amcorp Mall, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia [5]
2010 12–17 November South City Plaza, Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia [6]
2011 7–15 October Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang, Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia [7][8]
24–28 November South City Plaza, Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia [9]
2012 7–23 December Malaysia International Exhibition and Convention Centre (MIECC) in Mines Resort City, Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia [10]
2013 28 February–4 March MIECC, Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia [11]
22–31 March Penang Times Square, George Town, Penang, Malaysia [12]
25–29 April The Zenith Hotel, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia [13]
27 May–2 June Danga City Mall, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia [14][15]
24 July–4 August Amcorp Mall, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia [16]
6–15 December MIECC, The Mines, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [17][18]
2014 15–23 February MIECC, Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia [19][20]
20–30 March Penang Times Square, George Town, Penang, Malaysia [21][22]
19–27 April Malacca International Trade Centre, Ayer Keroh, Melaka, Malaysia [23]
23–25 May Persiaran Perdana, Putrajaya, Malaysia [24]
30 May–8 June Danga City Mall, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia [25][26]
19–24 June The Zenith Hotel, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia [27]
24–29 July Perfect Home Living Convention Centre, Menglembu, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia [28][29]
26 September–1 October Pasaraya Rapid Seremban 2, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia [30]
5–21 December MIECC, Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia [3][31]
2015
2–9 February MIECC, Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia [32]
13–23 March Penang Times Square, George Town, Penang, Malaysia [33]
24 April–4 May Malacca International Trade Centre, Ayer Keroh, Melaka, Malaysia [34]
6–11 May Gong Badak Campus (Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin), Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia [35]
28 May–7 June Danga City Mall, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia [36]
29 May–7 June Mines 2, Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia [37]
10–20 July PHL Convention Centre, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia [38]
27 August–1 September Pasaraya Rapid Exhibition Hall, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia [39]
24 September–4 October Penang Times Square, George Town, Penang, Malaysia [40]
4–14 December MIECC, Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia [41]
2016
23 January–1 February Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia [42]
26 February–6 March Penang Times Square, George Town, Penang, Malaysia [43]
30 April–8 May Indonesia Convention Exhibition, Tangerang, Indonesia [44]
16–26 June One City, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia [45]
20-31 October JX International Convention, Surabaya, Indonesia [46]
9–19 December MIECC, Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia [47]
2017
10–19 February Impact Forum Hall 6, Muang Thong Thani, Nonthaburi, Thailand [48]
21 April–2 May Indonesia Convention Exhibition, Tangerang, Indonesia [49]
28 September-9 October JX International Convention, Surabaya, Indonesia [50]
5–15 October Sri Lanka Exhibition and Convention Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka [51]
2018 16–25 February World Trade Center Metro Manila, Pasay, Philippines [52]
29 March–9 April Indonesia Convention Exhibition, BSD City, Indonesia [53]
28 June–8 July Sri Lanka Exhibition and Convention Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka [54]
7–15 July Borneo744, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia [55]
13–23 July IEC Convention Center, Cebu City, Philippines [56]
10–20 August Impact Forum Hall 9, Muang Thong Thani, Nonthaburi, Thailand [57]
27 September–8 October JX International Convention, Surabaya, Indonesia [58]
18–28 October Dubai Studio City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates [59]
2–12 November Andromeda Building, Medan, Indonesia [60]
7 November–8 December International Convention and Exhibition Centre, Chiang Mai, Thailand [61]
2019 17–28 January Myanmar Event Park, Yangon, Myanmar [62]
1–11 March Indonesia Convention Exhibition, BSD City, Indonesia [63]
19–29 April Expo Centre, Lahore, Pakistan [64]
5 May Mydin Petra Jaya, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia [65]
30 May–9 June Sabah Trade Centre, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia [66]
7–17 June New Taipei City Exhibition Hall, New Taipei City, Taiwan [67]
28 June–8 July Kota Baru Parahyangan, Bandung, Indonesia [68]
31 May–10 June Mandalay Convention Centre, Mandalay, Myanmar [69]
26 July–5 August Expo Center, Karachi, Pakistan
2–12 August JogJa Expo Center, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
6–16 September Andromeda Building, Medan, Indonesia
05–15 October Dubai Studio City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
18–28 October Sri Lanka Exhibition and Convention Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka [70]
2022 14–24 April Dubai Studio City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
24 August–4 September Hatten Square Level 1, Melaka, Malaysia
9–18 September Diamond Jubilee Hall, Dar es salaam, Tanzania [71]
7–18 December Impact Arena Hall 4, Bangkok, Thailand [72]
2023 24 June–3 July Philippine International Convention Center, Pasay, Philippines [73]
15 September–1 October SM Seaside City, Cebu City, Philippines [74]
13–23 October SM City Iloilo, Iloilo City, Philippines [75]
2024 7-15 August Trinoma, Quezon City, Philippines [76]
18–23 September Robinsons Manila, Manila, Philippines [77]
edit

References

edit
  1. ^ Devina Heriyanto. "Beware of Big Bad Wolf: 10 fun facts about the book sale". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  2. ^ Sharifah Arfah (4 December 2015). "'Big Bad Wolf' is back to 'haunt' bookworms - The Rakyat Post". The Rakyat Post. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Big Bad Wolf book sale extended to Dec 21 due to overwhelming demand". Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  4. ^ "All items must go!". Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  5. ^ "The Big Bad Book Sale is making a comeback next week". Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Blizzard of books at Seri Kembangan mall". Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  7. ^ "ABC way to promote reading". Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Potongan 75% bagi 1.5j buku". Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Books priced at under RM5 a piece at Aftermath book sales". Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  10. ^ "Annual sale returns with three million books". Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  11. ^ "Big Bad Wolf Books Up to 95% Off @ MIECC 28 Feb – 4 Mar 2013". 1 March 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  12. ^ "Big Bad Wolf Books @ Penang Times Square 22 – 31 Mar 2013". 23 March 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  13. ^ "Big Bad Wolf Books Sale @ Kuantan 25 – 29 Apr 2013". 25 April 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  14. ^ "Big Bad Wolf visits Johor". Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  15. ^ "Big Bad Wolf Books @ Danga City Mall 24 May – 2 Jun 2013". 15 May 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  16. ^ "Big Bad Wolf Books BookXcess Up To 95% Off Medical Books @ Amcorp Mall 24 Jul – 4 Aug 2013". 23 July 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  17. ^ "The big book auction". Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  18. ^ "Big Bad Wolf Books Up To 95% Off SALE @ MIECC 6 – 15 Dec 2013". 29 September 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  19. ^ "Book sale promises bigger discounts". Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  20. ^ "Big Bad Wolf Books Up To 95% OFF SALE @ MIECC 15 – 23 Feb 2014". 24 January 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  21. ^ "Book fair promises big treat for bookworms". Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  22. ^ "Big Bad Wolf Books Up To 95% OFF SALE @ Penang Times Square 20 – 30 Mar 2014". 1 March 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  23. ^ "Big Bad Wolf Books SALE Event @ MITC Melaka 19 – 27 Apr 2014". 8 April 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  24. ^ "Big Bad Wolf Books SALE @ Putrajaya 23 – 25 May 2014". 19 May 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  25. ^ "Over 500,000 books from various genre up for grabs at annual fair". Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  26. ^ "Big Bad Wolf Books SALE Event @ Expo Danga City Mall Johor 30 May – 8 Jun 2014". 14 May 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  27. ^ "Big Bad Wolf Books SALE @ SASICC Zenith Hotel Kuantan 19 – 24 Jun 2014". 11 June 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  28. ^ "Popular sale heads to Ipoh with over 400,000 books up for grabs". Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  29. ^ "Big Bad Wolf Books SALE @ PHL Convention Centre Ipoh 24 – 29 Jul 2014". 7 July 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  30. ^ "Big Bad Wolf Books SALE @ Pasaraya Rapid Seremban Two 26 Sep – 1 Oct 2014". 5 September 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  31. ^ "Big Bad Wolf Books SALE @ MIECC 5 – 21 Dec 2014". 2 October 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  32. ^ "Big Bad Wolf Books SALE @ MIECC Mines 2 – 9 Feb 2015". 19 January 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  33. ^ "Big Bad Wolf Books Sale @ Penang Times Square 13 – 23 Mar 2015". 23 February 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  34. ^ "Big Bad Wolf Books Sale @ MITC 24 Apr – 4 May 2015". 3 April 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  35. ^ "Big Bad Wolf Books Sale @ Terengganu 6 – 11 May 2015". 20 April 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  36. ^ "Big Bad Wolf Book Sale Expo @ Danga City Mall 28 May – 7 Jun 2015". 12 May 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  37. ^ "Big Bad Wolf Sale @ Mines 2 29 May – 7 Jun 2015". 12 May 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  38. ^ "Big Bad Wolf Book Sale Expo @ PHL Convention Centre Ipoh 10 – 20 Jul 2015". 19 June 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  39. ^ "Big Bad Wolf Book Sale Expo @ Seremban 27 Aug – 1 Sep 2015". 8 August 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  40. ^ "Big Bad Wolf Books Sale @ Penang Times Square 24 Sep – 4 Oct 2015". 5 September 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  41. ^ "Big Bad Wolf Books Sale @ MIECC The Mines 4 – 14 Dec 2015". 14 October 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  42. ^ "Big Bad Wolf Books Sale @ MAEPS 23 Jan – 1 Feb 2016". 13 January 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  43. ^ "Big Bad Wolf Books Sale @ MITC Melaka 26 Feb – 6 Mar 2016". 16 February 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  44. ^ Indonesia, Big Bad Wolf (22 April 2016). "Big Bad Wolf Books Jakarta 2016". @BBWBooks_ID (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  45. ^ "Big Bad Wolf Books Sale at One City Subang Jaya from 16 – 26 Jun 2016". 9 June 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  46. ^ "Big Bad Wolf Books Surabaya 2016". @BBWBooks_ID (in Indonesian). 14 September 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  47. ^ "Big Bad Wolf Books Sale at Kuala Lumpur MIECC from 9 – 19 Dec 2016". 24 October 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  48. ^ Kaewta Ketbungkan (23 January 2017). "'Big Bad Wolf' is back with tons of children's books". Khaosod English. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  49. ^ "Big Bad Wolf Book Sale Jakarta 2017". @BBWBooks_ID (in Indonesian). 14 March 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  50. ^ "BIG BAD WOLF BOOK SALE SURABAYA 2017". @BBWBooks_ID (in Indonesian). 25 September 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  51. ^ "The Big Bad Wolf Book Sale". www.bigbadwolfbooks.com. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  52. ^ "Big Bad Wolf Books Sale Manila February 2018". 8 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  53. ^ "BIG BAD WOLF BOOK SALE JAKARTA 2018". @BBWBooks_ID (in Indonesian). 22 March 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  54. ^ "The Big Bad Wolf Book Sale". www.bigbadwolfbooks.com. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  55. ^ "Big Bad Wolf Akan Ke Kuching Buat Kali Pertama Bulan Julai Ini" [Big Bad Wolf Goes To Kuching For The First Time In This July] (in Malay). ILoveKCH. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  56. ^ "Big Bad Wolf Books Sale Cebu July 2018". 26 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  57. ^ "Don't fear the Big Bad Wolf". Bangkok Post. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  58. ^ "BIG BAD WOLF BOOK SALE SURABAYA 2018". @BBWBooks_ID (in Indonesian). 26 September 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  59. ^ Rupert Hawksley (19 September 2018). "The world's biggest book sale is coming to Dubai". The National (Abu Dhabi). Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  60. ^ "Big Bad Wolf Book Sale Medan 2018". Twitter. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  61. ^ "งานแถลงข่าว "Big Bad Wolf Book Sale Chiang Mai 2561" มหกรรมหนังสือนานาชาติที่ใหญ่ที่สุดในประเทศไทย" [Press Conference "Big Bad Wolf Book Sale Chiang Mai 2018" The Largest International Book Fair In Thailand] (in Thai). Chiang Mai Online News. 7 November 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  62. ^ "First Big Bad Wolf book sale kicks off in Yangon". The Global New Light of Myanmar. 18 January 2019. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  63. ^ "Hal-hal yang Perlu Diketahui tentang Big Bad Wolf 2019". Kompas. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  64. ^ "World's biggest book sale comes to Lahore". 17 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  65. ^ "Big Bad Wolf book sale in Kuching". The Star. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  66. ^ Joanne Lee (29 May 2019). "The Big Bad Wolf Sale Arrives in Sabah For the First Time". Sabah Eats. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  67. ^ Lyla Liu (11 June 2019). "Big Bad Wolf Taiwan book fair opens in New Taipei City". Taiwan News. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  68. ^ "Big Bad Wolf book sale to be held in Bandung". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  69. ^ "Big Bad Wolf Book Fair Heads to Mandalay". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  70. ^ "The Big Bad Wolf Book Sale Launches for Third Consecutive Year in Sri Lanka". lmd.lk.
  71. ^ "Tanzania price chart". www.bigbadwolfbooks.com. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  72. ^ "The Big Bad Wolf Book Festival Bangkok, World's Biggest Books Sale". Nomad Hub.
  73. ^ "Big Bad Wolf Books finally returns to Manila—here are details you need to know". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  74. ^ "World's biggest book sale is finally returning to Cebu with over 2 million books at discounted prices". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  75. ^ "World's biggest book sale coming to Iloilo". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  76. ^ Severo, Jan Milo (7 August 2024). "Big Bad Wolf book sale set in Trinoma". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  77. ^ "Big Bad Wolf Books is headed to Robinsons Manila for an all-books at P99 sale!". Robinsons Malls. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
edit