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Explora Books will display Dr Walter Grady’s The Healing Touch: An Orthopedic Surgeon and Ordained Minister’s Journey of Grace and Purpose at the 2026 Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF), held June 17–21 at the China National Convention Center (CNCC) in Beijing. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2nd Jun 2026 – The memoir reflects a life shaped by both medicine and ministry—two callings united through a lifelong commitment to service, restoration, and meaning. Through personal reflection and spiritual insight, Dr Grady explores how his work as both surgeon and minister became part…

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Explora Books will be featuring three children’s titles by Melodin Trammel at the 2026 Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF), June 17–21, at the China National Convention Center (CNCC) in Beijing. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2nd Jun 2026 –Set across coastal, marshland, and harbor environments, the series portrays young characters as they come to understand change, relationships, and their evolving sense of self through experiences in the natural world.  In the Mangroves serves as the emotional center of the collection, following Bobby, a young manatee adjusting to the arrival of a…

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Explora Books will present Davida Coleman’s What Does Your Heaven Look Like? at the 2026 Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF), held from June 17–21 at the China National Convention Center (CNCC) in Beijing. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2nd Jun 2026 – Equal parts picture book and spiritual invitation, What Does Your Heaven Look Like? poses one of humanity’s oldest and most joyful questions—and opens the door wide to wonder. Through a series of gentle, playful prompts, author Davida Coleman invites readers of all ages to picture their own version of paradise:…

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Explora Books will feature Wandering Lonely as a Cloud: A Lifetime Journey Across Oceans, Eras, and Cultures, a memoir by Dr. Charles Qianzhi Wu, at the 2026 Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF), held from June 17–21 at the China National Convention Center (CNCC) in Beijing. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2nd Jun 2026 – Born in 1935 in Shanghai, Dr. Wu was raised among classical Chinese learning, calligraphy, and Tang poetry. He later built a distinguished academic and cultural career in the United States, including a long association with the Portland…

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Explora Books will feature Janis Latimore’s Oh Nigel, Is That You? at its exhibition booth 5A.B14 at the 2026 Beijing International Book Fair, scheduled for June 17–21 at the China National Convention Center (CNCC) in Beijing. Illustrated by Kahmeika Harriatt, the book is an age-by-age poetry collection that traces a boy’s childhood through the tender, funny, and bittersweet moments that shape who he becomes. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2nd Jun 2026 – Told entirely in verse, the collection follows Nigel from infancy through age twelve, with each short poem capturing…

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Explora Books is set to exhibit Mary Lou Darst’s War Ready: In My Father’s Shadow at the 2026 Beijing International Book Fair, scheduled for June 17–21 at the CNCC in Beijing. Part memoir, part travelogue, and part reckoning with a complicated father-daughter bond, the book chronicles Mary Lou’s childhood as a U.S. Army dependent, tracing a family’s life across Alaska, Japan, and Germany in the years following World War II. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2nd Jun 2026 – Mary Lou was born in Houston, Texas, in 1943, just as her…

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Explora Books will host a virtual book signing event with novelist Claudette McLennon at the 2026 Beijing International Book Fair, held from June 17–21 at the China National Convention Center (CNCC) in Beijing. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet the author and explore her debut novel, Sins of the Parents, at the Explora Books exhibition booth 5A.B14. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2nd Jun 2026 – Sins of the Parents is a work of literary fiction that follows Marlene Henderson Tulloch as she reflects on her life during her final…

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Explora Books will showcase Mice and the Ice Capade by Carley Smith at the 2026 Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF), held June 17–21 at the China National Convention Center (CNCC) in Beijing. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2nd Jun 2026 – Written predominantly in an AABBA rhyme scheme, the children’s poetry book follows a community of mice who transform winter field scraps into a neighborhood celebration after months of storing rice for the cold season. Determined to reward their hard work, the mice organize a “Rice Capade”—a parade and ice-skating festival…

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The brand holds about 60 percent of the country’s pod system market and around 80 percent of its German shipments are in reusable formats, with four products honoured this year by the German Design Award and the CMF Design Awards United States, 1st Jun 2026, –   Global vape brand ELFBAR today set out how its German business has shifted toward reusable pod systems over the past several product cycles, following recognition of four of its products by the German Design Award and the International CMF Design Awards in 2026.  The two juries honoured the ELFX Mini, the ELFX 2, the ELFA Master Stein and the ELFA pod system. The group together accounts for a meaningful share of ELFBAR’s German sales. The German Design Award is organised by the German Design Council. The International CMF Design Awards evaluates excellence in colour, material and finish. ELFA Master Stein and ELFX Mini are now available in Germany. What the data shows According to internal company data, ELFBAR holds about 60 percent of the German pod system category. That makes it the largest player in the country’s largest vape submarket. Prefilled and refillable products — the ELFX and ELFA pod systems and the ELFLIQ e-liquid range — make up roughly 80 percent of the company’s shipments to Germany. Single-use formats, once a defining part of the category, no longer drive the brand’s German business. The product mix has shifted gradually rather than overnight. The change reflects deliberate prioritisation inside the company: ELFBAR has steadily reduced the share of single-use formats in its German offer and reinvested behind devices that can be refilled, recharged and serviced over a longer life. Design language The shift toward reusable formats has been accompanied by a change in how ELFBAR’s products look and feel. The ELFX and ELFA series — including the four products honoured this year — share a quieter design vocabulary than the bright single-use silhouettes that defined the category’s earliest growth. Colour palettes are subdued. Casings are contoured for one-handed use. Materials are selected for grip and longevity. Branding is small. “Good design should feel confident, not loud,” said Becky Liu, Head of Industrial Design at ELFBAR. “With ELFX and ELFA, we focus on a clean-cut form, precision, and a calm material touch-feel to bring an elegant and intuitive user experience.” That visual approach has now been independently endorsed. The German Design Award named the ELFX Mini and the ELFA Master Stein as 2026 winners. The CMF Design Awards recognised both the ELFA Master Stein and the ELFX 2. The combined recognition applies standards normally used to assess mainstream consumer electronics to a category that has historically been judged on different terms. The reusable approach in practice ELFBAR describes its reusable design approach in three working principles, drawn from how the products are engineered and sold rather than from marketing language. The first is that components are designed to be replaceable. Pods, cartridges and, in some models, batteries can be exchanged so that the body of the device stays in use beyond the life of any single consumable. The second is that everyday friction is engineered out of the product. Visible e-liquid windows, magnetically secured cartridges, structured status displays and adjustable airflow and power settings are integrated to reduce small daily annoyances that often push users back to single-use products. The third is that safety features are built into the cartridge. The ELFX POD 2.0 generation, which launches with ELFX 2 in Germany in June 2026, adds a child lock, an upgraded airway for richer flavour, and a 5A leakproof system designed to contain e-liquid during everyday use. The regulatory backdrop The shift inside ELFBAR’s German business has played out against a broader change in European regulation. National-level restrictions on disposable products, higher expectations around packaging and e-waste, and closer scrutiny of product safety have all put pressure on bright, short-lived devices. Brands able to demonstrate genuine reusability, supported by replaceable components, accessible spare parts and durable design, are increasingly separated by retailers and regulators from those that cannot. ELFBAR’s German position is being treated inside the company as a test case for how the rest of its European business will be structured. The plan is to introduce the award-winning ELFX and ELFA designs to additional European markets in due course, with ELFX 2 leading the next wave from Germany in June 2026. — ENDS — About ELFBAR ELFBAR is a pioneer in the global vaping industry. Since its inception in 2018, it has been providing a distinct and diverse vaping experience with innovation at its core. ELFBAR stays committed to youth access prevention and sustainable growth as a leading brand favoured and used by tens of millions of adult smokers and ex-smokers worldwide as an alternative to smoking. For more information, please visit elfbar.de. Media Contact Organization: HG INNOVATION LIMITED Contact Person: Media Relations Website: https://www.elfbar.de/ Email: marketing@elfbar.de Country:United States The post ELFBAR’s German Business Is Now…

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The brand holds about 60 percent of the country’s pod system market and around 80 percent of its German shipments are in reusable formats, with four products honoured this year by the German Design Award and the CMF Design Awards United States, 1st Jun 2026, –   Global vape brand ELFBAR today set out how its German business has shifted toward reusable pod systems over the past several product cycles, following recognition of four of its products by the German Design Award and the International CMF Design Awards in 2026.  The two juries honoured the ELFX Mini, the ELFX 2, the ELFA Master Stein and the ELFA pod system. The group together accounts for a meaningful share of ELFBAR’s German sales. The German Design Award is organised by the German Design Council. The International CMF Design Awards evaluates excellence in colour, material and finish. ELFA Master Stein and ELFX Mini are now available in Germany. What the data shows According to internal company data, ELFBAR holds about 60 percent of the German pod system category. That makes it the largest player in the country’s largest vape submarket. Prefilled and refillable products — the ELFX and ELFA pod systems and the ELFLIQ e-liquid range — make up roughly 80 percent of the company’s shipments to Germany. Single-use formats, once a defining part of the category, no longer drive the brand’s German business. The product mix has shifted gradually rather than overnight. The change reflects deliberate prioritisation inside the company: ELFBAR has steadily reduced the share of single-use formats in its German offer and reinvested behind devices that can be refilled, recharged and serviced over a longer life. Design language The shift toward reusable formats has been accompanied by a change in how ELFBAR’s products look and feel. The ELFX and ELFA series — including the four products honoured this year — share a quieter design vocabulary than the bright single-use silhouettes that defined the category’s earliest growth. Colour palettes are subdued. Casings are contoured for one-handed use. Materials are selected for grip and longevity. Branding is small. “Good design should feel confident, not loud,” said Becky Liu, Head of Industrial Design at ELFBAR. “With ELFX and ELFA, we focus on a clean-cut form, precision, and a calm material touch-feel to bring an elegant and intuitive user experience.” That visual approach has now been independently endorsed. The German Design Award named the ELFX Mini and the ELFA Master Stein as 2026 winners. The CMF Design Awards recognised both the ELFA Master Stein and the ELFX 2. The combined recognition applies standards normally used to assess mainstream consumer electronics to a category that has historically been judged on different terms. The reusable approach in practice ELFBAR describes its reusable design approach in three working principles, drawn from how the products are engineered and sold rather than from marketing language. The first is that components are designed to be replaceable. Pods, cartridges and, in some models, batteries can be exchanged so that the body of the device stays in use beyond the life of any single consumable. The second is that everyday friction is engineered out of the product. Visible e-liquid windows, magnetically secured cartridges, structured status displays and adjustable airflow and power settings are integrated to reduce small daily annoyances that often push users back to single-use products. The third is that safety features are built into the cartridge. The ELFX POD 2.0 generation, which launches with ELFX 2 in Germany in June 2026, adds a child lock, an upgraded airway for richer flavour, and a 5A leakproof system designed to contain e-liquid during everyday use. The regulatory backdrop The shift inside ELFBAR’s German business has played out against a broader change in European regulation. National-level restrictions on disposable products, higher expectations around packaging and e-waste, and closer scrutiny of product safety have all put pressure on bright, short-lived devices. Brands able to demonstrate genuine reusability, supported by replaceable components, accessible spare parts and durable design, are increasingly separated by retailers and regulators from those that cannot. ELFBAR’s German position is being treated inside the company as a test case for how the rest of its European business will be structured. The plan is to introduce the award-winning ELFX and ELFA designs to additional European markets in due course, with ELFX 2 leading the next wave from Germany in June 2026. — ENDS — About ELFBAR ELFBAR is a pioneer in the global vaping industry. Since its inception in 2018, it has been providing a distinct and diverse vaping experience with innovation at its core. ELFBAR stays committed to youth access prevention and sustainable growth as a leading brand favoured and used by tens of millions of adult smokers and ex-smokers worldwide as an alternative to smoking. For more information, please visit elfbar.de. Media Contact Organization: HG INNOVATION LIMITED Contact Person: Media Relations Website: https://www.elfbar.de/ Email: marketing@elfbar.de Country:United States The post ELFBAR’s German Business Is Now…

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