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The balance of the event on the Sentierone, which closed yesterday. Here is the ranking of the best-selling books
It ended yesterday 65th edition of the Bergamo Booksellers’ Fair. An edition that celebrated 65 years of age by celebrating reading in its deepest meaning and which is confirmed one of the most important sector exhibitions at national level: more than 135,000 visitors in 12 days of manifestation And over 17,000 books soldbetween numerous titles of novels, essays and volumes for children offered to people from Bergamo.
A positive result which however highlights, despite the large public participation, a drop in sales compared to the previous edition (-10% compared to the 20,000 books sold in 2023), also disadvantaged by the weather conditions of the first days. A figure in line with the trend of the Italian publishing market (-4.1% in the first quarter of 2024 according to AIE – Italian Publishers Association data), a source of deep concern also for the independent bookstores of Bergamo which confirm this trend aggravated by the of general difficulty for family incomes and the entry into force of new measures which will further influence the market. In particular, the library bonus will disappear and the bookshop tax credit has been more than halved.
Looking at the genres, la returns to the top of the sales rankings Storytellingwith the 29% of books sold, followed by the section Children and teenagers with 23% and from Non-fiction with 22%. Completing the ranking areLocal Publishing which reaches the 15% and the Manuals With the’11% of sales.
There ranking of best-selling books he confirms the interest in fiction, in non-fiction of the area and in the guest writers of the eventlike some of the shortlisted authors for the Premio Strega 2024, guests at the Fair for the Bergamo stage of the Premio Strega Tour.
In fact, there is first place Who says and who is silent Of Chiara Valerio (Sellerio Editore Palermo, 2024), followed by Grammancers. Imagining futures with words Of Vera Gheno (Einaudi, 2024). The taste for discovering the territory combined with the memory of local resistance returns to the third step of the sales podium Resistant walks in Malga Lunga Of Roberto Cremaschi (Monti Edizioni, 2024), followed by Malga Lunga you are the shrine Of Mario Pelliccioli (Achille Grandi Editore, 2024). In fifth place is the latest thriller from the global publishing phenomenon Joel Dicker A wild animal (The Ship of Theseus, 2024), followed by Bergamasco living language Of Old Fallow Deer (Sestante, 2023). They complete the top ten There Totally amazing Of Piero Angela And Massimo Polidoro (Mondadori, 2024), On the same side you will find me Of Valentina Mira (Sem, 2024), The Rebels. Stories of women who challenged the mafia for love Of Nando Dalla Chiesa (Solferino, 2024) e Pimpa goes to Bergamo Of Francesco Tullio-Altan (Franco Cosimo Panini, 2024).
The location of the Fair remains particularly appreciated by the public. The Sentierone this year it was transformed into a temporary labyrinth of books, words and phrases capable of creating worlds and giving life to reflections, following the significant pay off chosen for this edition: You won’t want to leave again.
The elegant walking street in the heart of the city, which was transformed into a large extended bookshop thanks to a structure with transparent walls, hosted most of the 80 authors who presented their texts in the Meeting Space dedicated. Some of 60 events took place atAuditorium in Piazza Libertàto the Donizetti Studio and from NXT Station in Piazzale degli Alpini. In total they were 4500 spectators who have chosen to participate in the scheduled editorial performances.
Finally, there was no shortage of opportunities for fun even for the majority of people little onesa public particularly fond of the Fair, which they animated in approx 415 the playful “Children’s space”, a colorful environment where they could read, draw, play and learn in 11 laboratories creative, theatrical, dedicated to illustration or reading aloud.
Antonio Terzi, Cartolibreria Nani, President of Confesercenti Bergamo and President of Li.Ber Associazione Librai Bergamaschi: «This year too the Booksellers’ Fair confirms itself as an eagerly awaited and attended event. Our thanks go to all those who supported us with their purchases, with participation in the meetings but also with their simple presence. The booksellers and Confesercenti Bergamo would also like to express heartfelt thanks to the local and provincial institutions who, together with the sponsors, annually renew their trust in us.
In a year like this, even more so, we invite the people of Bergamo to choose the bookshops and stationery shops of the province and the city for their purchases even after the Booksellers’ Fair. Only in this way will it be possible to keep them healthy, ready to once again offer the city events like the one just concluded.”
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May 2, 2024
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