Fringe Events
As with all large and successful festivals, the EIBF has sprouted a number of fringe events over the years. In 2004 and 2006 an event called Thirsty Lunch promoted itself as a cheap, non-establishment alternative. In 2008 there were two separate festivals which run at the same time as the main book festival. The first is the Edinburgh Book Fringe, which holds its events at the Word Power bookshop. The second is the West Port Book Festival, which is centred around second hand book shops in the West Port area of the city. The latter is no longer tied to August and has since been held in June (2010), October (2011) and November (2012). Both fringe festivals provide free events and are seen as a less formal alternative to the main festival.
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