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Publishing Task Force- Italbooks: The Newsletter

The US Publishing Industry: The world’s largest book market: Opportunities for the Italian Publishing Industry The Chicago office of the Italian Trade Agency (ITA) is home to the Publishing Task Force whose mission is to foster business development between US and Italian companies operating in the publishing industry. The opportunities for Italian publishing companies interested in entering the United States are multiple: rights sales, import and … Continued

‘From Italy to the World’: A Translators’ Conference at Frankfurt

Promoting Italian literature, as a conference confirms for translators at Frankfurter Buchmesse, is ‘a little magic, a lot of hard work.’ Praise for Italy’s Expanded Translation Support Program At Frankfurter Buchmesse, Wednesday’s (October 16) Italian translators conference was held in person for the first time, buoyed by Italy’s stance as Frankfurt’s 2024 guest of honor market. Organized by the Salone Internazionale del Libro di … Continued

Italy: Guest of Honor at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2024

In releasing its programming plans for Frankfurter Buchmesse (October 16 to 20), the Guest of Honor Italy organizers open stressing numbers. This is the second time Italy has been the show’s guest of honor in 36 years, as Publishing Perspectives readers know. This time, that entail some 50 literary events, 11 debates on current affairs, 19 “witnesses of time” cultural-observation sessions; 21 professional program events; and nine … Continued

Italbooks and the Italian Trade Agency at the ALA conference in San Diego

Opening today at the San Diego Convention Center, the ALA (American Library Association) Conference and Expo is the biggest library event of the year in the United States. ALA – American Library Association, founded in 1876, is the largest library and oldest library association in the world. The Italian Trade Agency is exhibiting at the ALA for the first time with a 600 sq.ft. … Continued

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  • The Bologna Children’s Books Fair will turn digital

    April 8

    The organizers (Ente Fiera) of the Bologna Children’s Book Fair announced on April 9th the cancellation of the 58th physical edition of the Expo, including the Licensing Trade Fair and the first Bologna BookPlus, expected for April 14 to 17 (2021) in order to stop the spreading of the Coronavirus. But the show must go on. In fact, according to Publishing Perspectives, the exhibition … Continued