Dal 3 April in Bolognese libraries faces from books in the city returns: beyond 1000 students at work on books in 10 libraries and 20 Bolognese institutes
The world of books for children and teenagers is confirmed central for the entire world of the book. To the point of constituting the second segment of greatest weight (by turnover) of the Various market (After the fiction), and the first for the export of rights (I'm province 39% of Italian rights sold overall from Italy comes from here). This is what emerges from the data processed by the Studies Office of the Italian Editorial Association (AIE), made known today at the opening of the International Book Book Fair of Bologna.
The sector in 2018 A total of 235.8.8 million euros is worth (excluding Amazon - AIE estimate), with a slight contraction of 1% compared to the previous year. The effervescence in the market is grasped by the growth of the production of new titles and also by the reading data. In the age group 0-14 years the propensity to read is in fact much higher than the average: Based on the AIE Observatory on reading and cultural consumption, reads 82% of children and teenagers, against the 60% of the Italian population (Attached all data in the sector).
The publishing for the little ones comes back, strong of these important results, at the International Book Book Fair of Bologna. And confirms for the ninth consecutive yearFacce from books in the city: The series of meetings – in programuntil 3 April In the libraries of Bologna – will allow moments of exchange between students and authors/illustrators. The initiative – Organized by AIE collaboration with the Bologna Bologna Book Fair, Bolognafiere, The Municipality of Bologna and the Bibloteal Institution of Bologna – will involveover a thousand students of 20 Institutes of the citybetween maternal, First degree primary and secondary, to work on the books of 15 editorial brands in 10 libraries of Bologna. Ben 21 the meetings, dedicated to books and books, of which two linked to the themes of friendship and adventure: "The Italian Editori Association is alongside the Book Fair Fair with concrete actions to enhance the great wealth of this sector - underlined the head of the AIE children's publishers, Beatrice Fini -. International appreciation towards the work of Italian publishers for children and the Bologna appointment is increasingly stronger is the privileged place for the birth and development of new discussion opportunities ".
Dal 1 April also returns the appointment with the International PrizeBOP – Bologna Prize for the Best Children’s Publishers of the year, Now in its seventh edition. Promoted by Aie and Bologna Children’s Book Fair, Its goal is to recognize and enhance the innovative character of the editorial proposal of six publishers, one for each geographical area (Africa, Asia, Europa, Center and South America, Nord America e Oceania).
