The AIE’s fifth annual #IoLeggoPerché book donation program for schools and libraries has surprised organizers with 300,000 books.
Italian Cultural Associations Call for ‘Course Correction’ in EU Digital Services Act Draft
As the EU Digital Services Act proposals head for Tuesday’s presentation, Italy’s publishers and other creative organizations issue concerns.
Translation Rights: Italy Has 238 Books Going into 40 Languages
Having ramped up its rights trade for five years, the Italian market now looks to a new translation fund to support its overseas sales.
Rights Roundup: It Is Good To Be Finland’s Max Seeck
Markets represented in our Rights Roundup today include Finland, Italy, USA, Norway, the Netherlands, Spain, Germany, and Switzerland.
Italy’s ‘Why I Read’ Campaign Flies Again
Italy’s annual book-donation program for school libraries is back this year, despite the constraints of the coronavirus pandemic.
Bologna Children’s Book Fair Joins London Book Fair in Moving to June
An even busier Bologna Children’s Book Fair than in the past will feature a new parallel general-publishing conference, ‘BolognaBookPlus.’
Sharjah Concludes Physical Book Fair Reporting 382,000 Attendees
Sharjah International Book Fair has fulfilled its planned 11-day physical exhibition-floor run and three-day publishers conference.
Rights Roundup: Summer Dreams in November
With a couple of summer themes, our entries here are from Italy, South Korea, Norway, Iceland, Canada, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
The UAE’s Physical Sharjah International Book Fair Hosts 1,024 Exhibitors
The 39th edition of Sharjah’s International Book Fair is underway with controlled crowd density and other coronavirus risk-mitigation measures.
Industry Notes: Italian Bookstores Stay Open, Guadalajara Named World Book Capital
Italy’s bookstores are allowed to operate amid COVID-19 restrictions, and Guadalajara becomes UNESCO’s World Book Capital for 2022.