In revenue, the Italian trade market sees 42-percent growth over the first six months of 2020, per the publishers association.
South Korean and Italian Publishers Hold a Bilateral Rights Exchange
Running through Wednesday, this week’s program of bilateral trade meetings bring together 36 Asian and European publishers.
Publishers Call for EU Condemnation of New Hungarian Censorship
Budapest’s new bill banning school content on homosexuality and transgender issues prompts three organizations to call for an EU response.
Bologna Today: AIE and Aldus Call for Publishing Research Coherence
The Italian Publishers Association and the Aldus Up network have studied how European markets survey their reading patterns and translations.
Bologna Children’s Book Fair: Italy Published 7,289 Kids’ Titles in 2020
The Association of Italian Publishers participates in Monday’s Bologna Book Plus conference and shares 2020 book publishing and rights sales data from Italy.
Two Updates from Italy: Affirming the 18App, Supporting Bookstores
As Italy’s 18App for young adults gains increased government funding for 2021, France experiments with its own ‘Pass Culture.’
Italy: AIE Partners With the BolognaFiere on International Outreach
Noting ‘how fundamental it is to create collaborative networks,’ the Italian publishers’ association signs on with BolognaFiere.
Italy’s First Quarter Report: Book Sales Up 26.6 Percent
Data now being collected for a third year shows a distinct migration of Italian book sales from physical bookstores to online retail.
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.
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.