The story
In 1825, an association of German booksellers was founded in Leipzig, the Börsenverein der Deutschen Buchhändler. When Leipzig was in the Soviet zone after World War II, the western part needed representation. In 1948, the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutscher Verleger- und Buchhändler-Verbände was founded in the American and British zones, which was renamed Börsenverein Deutscher Verleger- und Buchhändlerverbände. The organisation began using its present name, Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels, in 1955. In 1972, personal membership was replaced by institutional membership. From 1974 to 2000, Hans-Karl von Kupsch was managing director. After German reunification, he led the unification with the similar organisation in Leipzig.
The office was in Frankfurt, Großer Hirschgraben 17–21, next to the Goethe House. In 2012, the office moved to Braubachstraße 16, to a building designed in 1956 by Otto Apel and named Haus des Buches (House of the book).
From Wikipedia’s article on Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4