On International Children’s Book Day, the new ‘Read the World’ program invites authors to share online readings of their works with children and families during the coronavirus lockdown.
Our New Spring Magazine Is Out: Publishing in Times of Crisis
As coronavirus spreads, book publishing can focus on its own setbacks. Or it can ask how to put its best creativity into the hands of a world that needs it.
Coronavirus Worklife: Kobo Joins Mondadori in Providing Free Ebooks to Italians in Lockdown
Amid Europe’s largest coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak, Italian citizens in lockdown are able to read free Mondadori ebooks in a program facilitated by Kobo.
HarperCollins Italia Names Rizzo to Lead Children’s; Mondadori-Reworld Deal Closes
ormerly with Terre di mezzo and Mondadori, Giulia Rizzo moves to Harper Italia’s children’s division, credited with a ‘fresh look and open mind.’
Mondadori and RCS Libri: An Italian Publishing Coup in the Making?
Marcello Vena discusses the offer Mondadori has made for RCS Libri, which would merge two of Italy’s strongest education and trade publishing groups.
Dan Brown’s “Inferno” Translated in an Underground Italian Bunker
The translators of Dan Brown’s Inferno, who worked in isolation for months, speak out on just how far their publishers went to to keep their work secret.
Mondadori Sees Synergy in Kobo Partnership
Mondadori’s GM, Riccardo Cavallero, talks with PP at the Frankfurt Book Fair about the Italian bookstore’s new partnership with Kobo.
B&N’s NOOKBooks en Español Gives US Retailer Unique Position in Global E-book Market
By Emily Williams There has been a lot of talk about digital content in Spanish-language publishing over the past three years, and publishers have started the e-book ball rolling with major digitization and e-distribution initiatives, but one key link has still been missing: the final retail connection with the consumer. The booksellers in Spain seem to be dragging their heels, …