In einer von den Amsterdamer Messeorganisatoren Laurens Hesselink, Leo Smiet, Sascha Kok, Jeroen Schierenberg und Marc Harrison unterzeichneten Mitteilung, die gestern veröffentlich wurde (siehe hier), heißt es:
"With great sadness we have to inform you that we have decided to cancel the Amsterdam Book Fair 2020. The reason is that the circumstances are yet unclear to foresee what the rules and regulations will be concerning the COVID-19 virus. Also the ILAB has decided to cancel the international ILAB congress which we were hosting this year as well. We hope to welcome you back in 2021 for the 40th edition of the Amsterdam book fair."