South Korean and Italian Publishers Hold a Bilateral Rights Exchange
Running through Wednesday, this week’s program of online rights meetings bring together 36 South Korean and Italian publishers.
In Seoul’s Dongdaemun Design Plaza, June 23. Image – Getty iStockphoto: Prangkul Ruangsri
Following Bilateral Events with Australia, Spain, and France
In June, a three-day bilateral rights program for the French and Italian markets was organized by the Italian Trade Agency, called “ICE” in Italy, with a goal of “keeping alive a fundamental exchange for the two countries.”
Today (July 5), another of these digital programs has begun, this time for South Korean and Italian publishers. This exchange runs through Wednesday (June 7) and the emphasis this time is on children’s and YA (young adult) literature, with some emphasis on graphic novels.
Bologna Book Fair Names Its Publishers of the Year
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The Association of Italian Publishers participates in Monday’s Bologna Book Plus conference as well as events on accessibility, translation, and the publishers of the year awards.
Students at Lucca’s Palazzo Pretorio. Image – Getty iStockphoto: Ross Helen
Kids’ Books in Italy Were Down Only 1.3 Percent
With Bologna Children’s Book Fair having its formal opening on Monday (June 14), the president of the Association of Italian Publishers (
Associazione Italiana Editori, AIE) in Milan has provided us with a look at sales in the children’s and YA sectors in light of the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.
According to the data sent to us by Ricardo Franco Levi–the association’s president and vice-president of the Federation of European Publishers–Italian children’s publishing in 2020 in Italy suffered “a small setback,” with a sales of €244.7 million (US$298 million), down by just 1.3 percent.
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.’
In Rome, March 6. Image – Getty iStockphoto: Gennaro Leonardi
Levi: ‘An Effective Strategy’
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Publishing Perspectives bringing you some of the world publishing industry news you may have missed during the big collision of publishing events that were all scheduled in the latter part of May.
As these played out, two interesting steps forward were highlighted by Ricardo Franco Levi, the president of the Association of Italian Publishers (
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Change The Ref and Ogilvy New York launch spot to push legislation on stricter gun control measures and keep school shootings top of mind during the pandemic
Non-profit organisation Change The Ref (CTR) is on a mission to maintain awarenessabout school shootings. It’s their hope that a new disruptive campaign from Ogilvy – Bring Back Lockdown – will do just that by urging Americans to push their representatives to legislate stricter gun control measures.
Gun-related violence in schools is a pervasive issue and has greatly increased in recent years. However, for the first time in decades, school shootings stats have decreased – only due to the COVID-19 lockdown. It’s shocking to think that it took a global pandemic to reduce America’s school violence epidemic, but it’s important for people to realise that one problem (COVID-19 pandemic) can’t be the only way to solve another problem (school shootings). Children should feel safe in th
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