From the publishers on our Mauri School panel, Stefano Mauri and Andrew Franklin, new takes on the book business and the Web.
Sharjah’s New Booksellers’ Conference Debuts This Month
The Sharjah Book Authority’s new Booksellers Conference runs parallel to the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival this month.
Awards: London Book Fair Names International Excellence Shortlists
Seventeen nations are represented in eight categories, with Greece making its debut in International Excellence Awards competition.
Venice’s 39th Mauri School, Part One: A ‘New Future’
The 2022 Mauri School conference commentary from booksellers and publishers was a deep look at ‘The New Future’ ahead for books.
Italy’s Publishers Report a Crisis in Paper Costs, Art and Travel Books
‘We are faced with two emergencies’ in paper costs and the state of art-book and tourism publishing, says AIE’s leadership.
The Lunar New Year: China’s Book Market in 2021
In China, 2021 was a ‘grim’ year for physical bookstores, and online book sales also leveled off, according to research from Beijing OpenBook.
Italian Trade Jumps 16 Percent in 2021: Fourth Strongest Gain in Europe
In what Ricardo Franco Levi calls ‘a good year throughout Europe,’ Italy in 2021 broke its own records with a 16-percent industry gain.
Interview: Andy Hunter on Bookshop.org’s Second Anniversary
Developed in a hurry for the US and UK, online retailer Bookshop.org is gearing up for international expansion to support indie booksellers.
Italy’s 39th ‘Mauri School’ on January 28: ‘The New Future’
‘Il Nuovo Futoro’–the New Future–is the title of this year’s Umberto and Elisabetta Mauri program in bookselling and publishing.
Barcelona’s Swank Llibreria Finestres: A Cultural Enterprise
Opened in April, Barcelona’s new, upscale Llibreria Finestres is a bookstore, its staff says, ‘on a human level.’