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Italian Book Publishers Report on 2022 Revenue: A Slight Decline

Italy’s publishers expect their year-end revenue to be down by between a modest 1.1 and 1.8 percent as compared to 2021.  In a presentation today (December 7) at Rome’s Più libri più liberi—Italy’s book fair for small and medium-sized publishing companies—the Association of Italian Publishers (Associazione Italiana Editori, AIE) has presented its year-end industry statistics report on the market’s performance. The top-line takeaway is … Continued

Italy’s Ricardo Levi Leads Federation of European Publishers

‘Books and reading are absolutely indispensable to our European democracy,’ Ricardo Levi says on taking the federation’s presidency. Media messaging from Brussels tells us that Ricardo Franco Levi, the current president of the Association of Italian Publishers (Associazione Italiana Editori, AIE), has today (November 4) been named president of the Federation of European Publishers. The move has been anticipated, as Levi was made vice-president … Continued

Italy is Guest of Honor at the Sharjah International Book Fair

Abu Dhabi, November 3, 2022: Italy is the Guest of Honor at the 41st edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) that will run until 13th November at Expo Centre Sharjah under the slogan “Spread the Word”. The 12-day cultural extravaganza celebrates the world’s cultures by hosting a galaxy of distinguished authors, intellectuals, publishers, artists and creatives from 95 countries. In this vibrant … Continued

Countdown to the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, March 21 – 24

As the date approaches, the world publishing industry is looking forward to the first in-person Bologna Children’s Fair since 2019. The Bologna Fair added the innovative BolognaBookPlus in its 2021 virtual show, so there is particular interest in this year’s BookPlus event in person. Seminars, forums, training session aimed at the professional general trade audience are on the calendar. For more details on the … Continued

Bologna Children’s Book Fair Statement on Ukraine

As reported by Porter Anderson in Publishing Perspectives, a statement has been issued by the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in regards to the current situation in Ukraine: “The Bologna Children’s Book Fair (BCBF) and its associated brands wish to express their condemnation of Russian aggressions in Ukraine. BCBF can confirm that, with immediate effect, the cooperation with all the Russian state institutions in charge … Continued

Frankfurt Book Fair: The Future of Independent Publishing

At this year’s edition of the Frankfurt Book Fair, one of the many live events originating in the new Frankfurt Studio media production unit, independent publishers, agents, editors, and scouts addressed the future of independent publishing in a two-hour series of short talks with Publishing Perspectives’ Porter Anderson. Among the panelists was Sandro Ferri, publisher of Edizioni E/O, discussing the two worlds in publishing—independent and … Continued

Italian Publishing Shows More Growth in 2021: Up 29 Percent

As reported by Porter Anderson in Publishing Perspectives, the Italian book market shows strong resilience in the first-nine-month statistics for 2021 — coming in strongly ahead of 2019’s numbers as well as those of 2020.  AIE (Association of Italian Publishers) president, Ricardo Franco Levi, states that this is “a trend that we had already observed at the end of 2020 and then in the … Continued

Milan’s historic library, Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana in the news

In a recent article by Porter Anderson posted on Publishing Perspectives, Publishing Perspectives – Ambrosiana, the historic Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana, founded in 1609, officially announced an agreement with the Sharjah Book Authority to launch the digitization of more than 2,500 significant aging manuscripts for shared accessibility in their libraries. These manuscripts — some more than 450 years old – are to be made digitally available … Continued

Reading Out Loud Week

ADEI, the Italian Association of Independent Publishers is in the midst of a successful launch of its inaugural “Week of Reading Out Loud”, that started on September 16th and ends on September 23rd. Reading Out Loud Week ( La settimana della lettura ad alta voce) has staged 40 events in 8 Italian cities: Palermo, Turin, Milan, Genoa, Pistoia, Cavriago(Reggio Emilia), Bologna and Florence. The … Continued

Afro-Italian authors gain international recognition

In a recent article by Porter Anderson posted on Publishing Perspectives (PublishingPerspectives2021 ), Italian authors of African heritage are profiled in Words Without Borders. The article profiles five Afro-Italian writers: Djarah Kan, Rhama Nur, Igiaba Scego, Marie Moise, and Ubah Cristina Ali Farah. All five writers have enjoyed success with their published works in Italy. Currently, translations are in the works to debut these … 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