“In a difficult year that raises concerns for the future, the library purchase bonus has allowed the book market to grow in the first four months,” said AIE President Innocenzo Cipolletta, in a statement.
Report Suggests Piracy Accounts for Nearly a Third of the Italian Book Market, with Mounting Concern Over AI
For the first time, this year’s survey addressed a new element of the piracy threat—the “difficult-to-quantify losses caused by the use of AI-generated summaries and condensations of books.”
Italian Publishers Announce Their 2025 ‘Più libri più liber’
The ‘Più libri più liberi’ program of small-and-medium-sized publishers’ output is set to run December 4 to 8, five days, 569 publishers, 700 events and writers from many parts of the world.
Italy: Down 2 Percent in 2025 but ‘Confident of a Recovery’
The 2024 Guest of Honor Italy team will be reporting on international rights action in 2024 as part of their economic update.
Fondazione LIA’s APACE Project Wins the 2025 ABC International Excellence Award
The APACE program at Fondazione LIA, co-funded by the EU, is named the 2025 ABC winner in the Initiative category.
Accessibility: BISG, EDItEUR, and STM Join Italy’s Fondazione LIA
BISG, EdItEUR, and the STM Association become members of Fondazione LIA’s authoritative leadership in accessibility.
In Italy, Working ‘APACE’ on the Eve of Europe’s Accessibility Act
Fondazione LIA’s ‘APACE’ gathering of book publishing practitioners and accessibility experts meets, as a new law adds heat to a hot June weekend.
Italy’s LIA and APACE: Accessibility Programming at Fiesole
A ‘summer school’ for publishing professionals heads to Fiesole, outside Firenze, to prepare for the new law’s activation.
Bologna Book Fair’s ‘Nearby Horizons’ at Thessaloniki
The Thessaloniki International Book Fair had programming and exhibition contributions from its sister book fair in Bologna.
Italy Is at Thessaloniki’s Book Fair as Guest of Honor
Thessaloniki International Book Fair has opened with Italy as guest of honor and more than 50 speakers on hand.