Data now being collected for a third year shows a distinct migration of Italian book sales from physical bookstores to online retail.
Bologna Children’s Book Fair Cancels Its Physical 2021 Fair
The Bologna International Children’s Book Fair announces a digital-only edition for 2021, cancelling its physical fair over the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bologna Children’s Book Fair: Early Announcements of 2021 Features
The Bologna Children’s Book Fair issues announcements to the news media about what organizers hope can be a physical event on June 14 to 17.
AIE Appeals for Ongoing Cultural Support in Italy’s Recovery Plan
The Italian Publishers Association is moving to make permanent some of the cooperative partnerships achieved during the pandemic.
Rights Roundup: A Festive Weekend in Finland
From Switzerland, the United States, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Italy, Norway, today’s titles include work for adults and children.
Rights Roundup: Early Spring Titles From Seven Markets
Today’s Rights Roundup brings together work from Bogota, Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden and Norway, emphasizing fiction.
Waiting for the Plane Tickets: Rights Pros on Digital Events
How do online rights events organized by literary agencies, publishers, and others compare to the physical book fair experience? We hear from several rights folks on how it’s going so far.
Publishing Scotland Announces £23,000 in New Translation Grants
The second 2020-2021 round of translation funding from Publishing Scotland supports literary works translated into 10 languages.
Venice’s Mauri School 2021: ‘The State of the Book’
The trials of 2020 and outlook for 2021 drive discussions of discoverability, digital, and direct-to-consumer relations in Venice’s forum.
Rights Roundup: Predators, Race Drivers, and Oysters
Titles in our first Rights Roundup of the month come from Spain, Italy, Finland, and the UK, with work for children, and a book on a racer.