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Italy: Distributor Emmelibri-Messaggerie and Book Chain Libraccio Merge

Libraccio is Italy’s leading chain of independent bookstores, today with 61 stores operating in 34 cities and seven regions of the country. Italy’s distribution powerhouse Emmelibri-Messaggerie has increased its ownership in Libraccio’s holding company, DMB, to secure a 51-percent majority stake, subject to approval by the Italian Competition Authority. Behind this news lies a 30-year relationship between Libraccio and Emmelibri-Messaggerie that can be traced … Continued

Top Ten Bestsellers in Italy, week of April 1-7, 2024

# Title Author Publisher Price/Euro 1 Un animale selvaggio / A Wild Animal Joel Dicker La nave di Teseo 22.00 2 Life. La mia storia nella Storia / Life: My Story through History Pope Francis (Jorge Mario Bergoglio HarperCollins Italia 19.00 3 L’orizzonte della notte / The Night’s Horizon Gianrico Carofiglio Einaudi 18.50 4 Lo spezzacuori / The Heartbreaker Felicia Kingsley Newton Compton Editori … Continued

Top Ten Bestsellers in Italy, week of March 25-31, 2024

# Title Author Publisher Price/Euro 1 Un animale selvaggio / A Wild Animal Joel Dicker La nave di Teseo 22.00 2 Lo spezzacuori / The Heartbreaker Felicia Kingsley Newton Compton Editori 3.90 3 L’orizzonte della notte / The Night’s Horizon Gianrico Carofiglio Einaudi 18.50 4 Life. La mia storia nella Storia / Life: My Story through History Pope Francis (Jorge Mario Bergoglio) HarperCollins Italia … Continued

Top Ten Bestsellers in Italy, week of March 18-24, 2024

# Title Author Publisher Price/Euro 1 Life. La mia storia nella Storia / Life: My Story through History Pope Francis (Jorge Mario Bergoglio) HarperCollins Italia 19.00 2 L’orizzonte della notte / The Night’s Horizon Gianrico Carofiglio Einaudi 18.50 3 Tra il silenzio e il tuono/ Between Silence and Thunder Roberto Vecchioni Einaudi 18.00 4 Tutta la vita che resta/ All the Life that Remains … Continued

Book Purchases in Italy in 2023: Almost half of the titles written by women authors.

Among the bestsellers in Italy for 2023, a decisive presence of women authors is noted in the 2023 sales rankings. If we look at the overall ranking, 48 out of 100 titles were written by women, with a total of 34 female writers. All together they generated 4 million copies sold and 61.7 million euros in total purchasing. Compared to the previous year, we … Continued

Top Ten Bestsellers in Italy, week of March 11-17, 2024

# Title Author Publisher Price/Euro 1 Tra il silenzio e il tuono/ Between Silence and Thunder Roberto Vecchioni Einaudi 18.00 2 L’orizzonte della notte / The Night’s Horizon Gianrico Carofiglio Einaudi 18.50 3 Cara Giulia. Quello che ho imparato da mia figlia / Dear Giulia: What I Learned from My Daughter Gino Cecchettin, Marco Franzoso Rizzoli 15.00 4 Tutta la vita che resta/ All … Continued

Nielsen-GfK’s Pre-London Book Fair ‘Global Book Market’ Report

The first outing for this Nielsen BookData-GfK study sees revenue up in many book markets, but rising prices contributing to that 2023 trend: Revenue Growth: 8 of 12 Markets in Europe An assessment of broad book-publishing revenue growth—but, significantly, coupled with price rises—leads the inaugural release — of March 7th — of a new joint annual study made by Nielsen BookData and GFK Entertainment. … Continued

Top Ten Bestsellers in Italy, week of March 4-10, 2024

# Title Author Publisher Price/Euro 1 L’orizzonte della notte / The Night’s Horizon Gianrico Carofiglio Einaudi 18.50 2 Cara Giulia. Quello che ho imparato da mia figlia / Dear Giulia: What I Learned from My Daughter Gino Cecchettin, Marco Franzoso Rizzoli 15.00 3 Tra il silenzio e il tuono / Between Silence and Thunder Roberto Vecchioni Einaudi 18.00 4 Frontiera. Perche’ sara’ un nuovo … Continued

Top Ten Bestsellers in Italy, week of Feb. 26 – March 3, 2024

# Title Author Publisher Price/Euro 1 L’orizzonte della notte / The Night’s Horizon Gianrico Carofiglio Einaudi 18.50 2 Tra il silenzio e il tuono / Between Silence and Thunder Roberto Vecchioni Einaudi 18.00 3 Gli occhi di Monna Lisa/ The Eyes of Mona Lisa Thomas Schlesser Longanesi 22.00 4 Cuore nero / Black Heart Silvia Avallone Rizzoli 20.00 5 La meraviglia del tutto. Conversazioni … Continued

Top Ten Bestsellers in Italy, week of Feb. 5 – 11, 2024

# Title Author Publisher Price/Euro 1 Amore senza fine. Love me Love me/ Endless Love: Love Me Love Me (3rd in the series) Stefania S. Sperling & Kupfer 15.00 2 Tutti i particolari in cronaca / All the Details in the News Antonio Manzini Mondadori 17.50 3 Iron Flame Rebecca Yarros Sperling & Kupfer 19.90 4 Dare la vita/ To Give Life Michela Murgia … 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