BookExpo America (BEA) 2011 is pleased to announce that this year Global Market Forum will shine a spotlight on Publishing in Italy. This year’s program will be produced with the support of the Italian Trade Commission and the Associazione Italiana Editori. Be sure to mark your calendar for the Official Global Market Forum Opening Ceremony to be held Tuesday, May 24 at 9:30 am.
Tuesday, May 24
9:30 am – 10:00 am
Publishing in Italy: An Overview
10:00 am – 10:30am
Italian Publishing: Fiction
10:30 am – 11:00 am
Italian Publishing: Children's Books
11:00 am – 11:45 am
Italian Book Fairs: The Children's Book Fair (Bologna), the International Turin Book Fair (Turin), the Italian Independent Publishing Book Fair (Rome)
11:45 am – 12:30 pm
Buying and Selling Rights: Italy and the USA
12:30 pm – 1:15 pm
Import and Exports of Italian Books in the USA
2:30 pm – 3:15 pm
Digital Publishing in Italy
3:15 pm – 4:00 pm
The Arrow project on 'orphaned works'
4:00 pm – 4:45 pm
The Price of Books: Price Legislation and Commercial Practices. A Comparison Between Europe and the USA
Past Global Market Forums include:
