• ‘Motovun brought me together with publishers that I had always wanted to meet which is the basis of new projects. I hope to come again.’

Peter Mayer, Overlook Press, New York & Duckworth Publishers, London

• ‘Motovun stands for: conducting business in a relaxed atmosphere, making friends with business partners, transacting business with utter confidence and trust. I must say, post Motovun I am a better publisher.’

Pramod Kapoor, Roli Books, New Delhi

• Motovun is a space to think, exchange ideas, hear voices in a dozen languages, and recover a love of books.’

Hugo Kliczkowski, Asspan Onlybook, Madrid

• ‘In Russia, they say “A friend in the court is better than a penny in your purse.”

Motovun is an alliance of friends and associates, but it is certainly also business.’

Rimma Soloveva, Mir Knigi, Moscow

• ‘First and foremost, Motovun is a group of friends who enjoy editing exceptional books.’

Jean Arcache, Place des Editeurs, Paris