More than 90 percent of planned book releases been stalled in Italy, and consumers seem to be making a sharp turn in favor of e-commerce.
Rights Roundup: Tracking Strong Sales in International Deals
Today’s deals come from India, Sweden, the UK, Finland, Italy, and Norway and include art books, adult fiction, kids’ nonfiction–and historical train tales.
Bologna’s Digital Event: 60,000 Online Visitors, 75 Percent International
The Bologna Children’s Book Fair drew twice as many visitors online than it draws in a real-life regular staging in northern Italy.
Coronavirus: Italy’s Literary Agents Form ADALI, Their First Association
Offering a ‘360-degree view of the potential, Italy’s agents are organizing ADALI during the ‘critical situation’ imposed by COVID-19.
Bologna Online: Jacqueline Woodson and Albertine Win Hans Christian Andersen 2020
As programming in the digital edition of the Bologna Book Fair closes, we look at the announcement of the 2020 Hans Christian Andersen Award winners.
Bologna Children’s Book Fair Online This Week Names 2020 Best Publishers
The virtual 2020 Bologna Children’s Book Fair is running through Thursday, and includes the 2020 Children’s Publishers of the Year announcement.
Coronavirus: Italian Publishers Join Libraries and Booksellers in Appeal
As coronavirus-related economic aid is released in Italy, publishers, libraries, and booksellers are asking for a cultural-spending incentive for families.
Coronavirus Worklife: Italy’s Third Publisher, Giunti, Begins Gradual Reopening
Having taken a major stake in the UK-based Quarto Group, Florence’s Giunti Editore is ‘doing everything possible’ to give workers a safe return.
The Digital Road to Bologna: The Fair Expands Its May Online Edition
Talking first of an online trading facility following its cancellation in the pandemic, Bologna’s 57th trade show now plans to do much more in the digital space, May 4 to 7.
Coronavirus: Germany Is To Follow Italy in Potential Bookstore Openings
Exemplary among many markets for its early testing and responsible distancing regulations, Germany looks will let bookstores begin reopening Monday.