George Pu Sang, Director of the Department of Arts and Cultural Industries of UNESCO, said that to declare "World Book Capital", we should focus on the innovative actions of the declared city in books and reading, as well as the accuracy of reading projects, as long as the activity plan is creative and can be recognized by professional institutions.

Martina Prijko, head of the Department of Economic and Urban Development in Montreal, said that there are many reading salons in Montreal, which began to appear before 1985 and have become popular. Not only do libraries, bookstores and reading groups hold salons and reading lectures, but the number of reading salons has also been increasing. Although young people now turn their attention to technology, traditional reading continues.

"Buenos Aires has a population of 3.5 million, and there are 152 libraries scattered in each community, including five or six large libraries." Marcos Amadeo, deputy director of the Creative Industries and Foreign Trade Department of Buenos Aires Economic Development Bureau, said that in 2006, Bucheng founded the International Book Fair, which lasts for 15 days every year and invites more than 30 Latin American countries to participate.