Tickets for the 2020 Shanghai Book Fair ticket will be available from Thursday at 12 Xinhua Bookstore outlets across the city. Buyers will have to show their identity cards and are limited to three tickets per person. Buying tickets for family members or friends requires their identity information. After getting a ticket, buyers should scan the QR code on it and fill in personal information. The book fair's e-tickets will be available online from Friday. The number of both offline and online tickets is limited and will cost 10 yuan (US$1.4) for a day ticket (9am to 5pm) and 5 yuan for evenings (6pm to 9pm). The hour between the two periods is for cleaning and sterilization and all visitors and exhibitors will have to leave venues.