Spiel '19 was great. Had a very nice and informative chat with Randall Bills at the CGL booth today - thanks! Also, kudos to the demo team and especially the MechForce Germany demo agents.
Two book sellers told me independently from each other that they had sold around half of the old BT books they had brought. The game is generally considered to be on resurgence. (On the down side, it's near impossible now to fill any holes in my collection with bargain deals... BT books are considered one of the "big" brands for pricing.)