Two of the main sources of publishing news and events in the US and in the world, Publishers Weekly and Publishing Perspectives report that 4 of the so called “Big Five” American publishers, withdrew from the Book Expo of America in New York City. Despite Reed’s effort of keeping the show running (ReedPop) by postponing the event from May to July 22-26, 2020, many … Continued
The Italian Ministry of Cultural Affairs and Tourism HERE, in collaboration with the publisher Coconino Press-Fandango and various authors, makes available online every week and for free, one of the 51 illustrated catalogues of Italian Museum available HERE
The American Library Association (ALA) decides to cancel its Annual Conference and Exhibition, which was scheduled for June 25-30, 2020, in Chicago. ALA, founded in 1878 in Philadelphia, is the oldest and largest library association in the world. Its mission is “to provide leadership for the development, promotion and improvement of library and information services and the profession of librarianship in order to … Continued
The president of the AIE, Association of Italian Publishers, Ricardo Franco Levi warns: “The Italy that will emerge from the coronavirus crisis cannot afford to be without books and readers.” The association AIE, representing the majority of the Italian publishers, is asking the Italian government not to forget about books, that is libraries, bookstore and publishers, after the government decree of March … Continued
The italbooks team is pleased to share with everybody the following initiatives: #leggiamounastoria and #ioleggoperché, developed and sponsored by AIE, Associazione Italiana Editori, in Italy. The president of the association Ricardo Franco Levi, on behalf of the Italian publishers, invites people to lean on books to find strength, courage, and resilience in this difficult worldwide emergency. The initiative has the purpose of connecting … Continued
On March 17 2020, the Italian Ministry of Education, of University and of Research released a decree, in which they officially switched from the traditional pedagogy of in person teaching/learning environment to a distance learning one. The task force of specialists established by the Ministry, tireless worked to develop, approve, and make available to school districts, teachers unions, and individual educators an extensive amount … Continued
Don’t forget to use Hoopla! Staying at home as preventive and safety measure to fight the spreading of the Coronavirus can become a productive way to engage in digital reading. The browsing for digital content has never been easier and cheaper than through Hoopla. Hoopla is the digital service of the mega provider Midwest Tape, a company specialized in entertainment and media products and … Continued
In this tragic worldwide pandemic, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization – UNESCO allows free access to the World Digital Library in the effort of providing all citizens of the world with a great tool to deepen their knowledge and feed their souls. In fact, there is nothing more useful and productive than being aware of humanity’s past errors to understand the … Continued
The Italian publisher Shokdom offers the possibility to download free comics-fumetti on their platform Yep. Here the list of artists and authors who made this possible: Albo / Giuseppe Andreozzi / Giovanni Ballati / Giorgio Battisti / Flaviano Bianchini / Bigio / Maria Luisa Buffardo / Calanda / Marianna Catone / Elisabetta Cifone / Fabrizio Cosentino / Dado / Chiara De Plano / Grillo … Continued
Spending time at home, after a long week of work, often means to relax while enjoying a good novel. In this difficult time of quarantine that hit many countries in the world, the Italbooks team appreciates and supports the initiative and the effort of many Italian publishing companies to offer to all those Italians in quarantine, suffering the consequences of the vicious Coronavirus spreading, … Continued
