After a request from Baltic book organizations, the Frankfurt Book Fair has suspended working with state-run Russian publishing organizations. The International Publishers Association condemned the invasion of Ukraine and publishers in neighboring countries are offering to assist refugees.
The Bologna Children’s Book Fair, scheduled for March 21-24, is again offering Bologna BookPlus, a affiliate conference that will focus on professional development.
Italian trade print book publishing generated €1.701 billion ($1.866 billion) in sales in 2021, a jump of 16% over 2020. Sales of manga more than doubled last year and translated fiction grew in popularity as well, with sales jumping 15% over the previous year.
Italian trade print book publishing generated €1.701 billion ($1.866 billion) in sales in 2021, a jump of 16% over 2020. Sales of manga more than doubled last year and translated fiction grew in popularity as well, with sales jumping 15% over the previous year.
Revenue from book sales in the U.K. and Germany were both up 3% in 2021, while France saw growth of 20% overall, in part resulting from generous government incentives.