Italian book market shows signs of recovery

The Italian book market is on the road to recovery, according to fresh figures from the Italian Publishers Association (AIE), which state that its book trade's year-on-year revenue losses almost halved in the space of a few months, improving from –20% in April to –11% in July. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-28 17:19:03 UTC ]

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Penguin Random House Rules the Children's Book Market

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Digital sales down 19%, but print strong for trade publishers in first half

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A whiter shade beyond the pale

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PA lobbies government over EU trade barriers and copyright

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