The shot of the Joints: Bompiani is his – Corriere della Sera

another stage in the prestigious history of Bompiani. The publishing house established in milan in 1929 — which have collaborated in the time figures such as Cesare Zavattini, Antonio Banfi, Umberto Eco — passes to the florentines of the Joints. Already a leader in the field boys, in school, in the manuals, the publisher tuscan detects Bompiani, Mondadori for 16.5 million euro. “You confirm and increase our interest in the narrative,” says Sergio Giunti, president of the group. And ensure “the commitment to maintain and develop a brand so important to his readers, to whom we bear a great deal of respect”.

L’the publisher Sergio Giunti (1937), president of the Giunti group

The sale by Mondadori is to comply with the requirements of the Antitrust on the acquisition of Rcs Libri. Last march the competition Authority and the market had in fact given away for free as long as Mondadori had complied with the ten “corrective measures”, including the sale of Bompiani and Marsilio. This is back in July in the hands of the family De Michelis. And, yesterday, came the signing of the contract of cession of the milanese brand to the Joints, in a race which, before the summer, he had seen affected a dozen publishers, including Amazon, and HarperCollins. In addition to The ship of Theseus, founded by Eco, with Elisabetta Sgarbi, and other historical figures Bompiani, with the dream — now gone — to be able to bring together the catalog.

Martino Montanarini (1964), managing director of Giunti group

Also the transaction announced yesterday will have to be approved by the Antitrust authority. in More detail, we read in the press Mondadori, of the 16.5 million that the Joints will shed, 5,3 are “related to assets transferred to the buyer”. “It is, in most relevant part, of the books in the warehouse Bompiani, they will pass that on to us, and of the advances paid to the authors for titles already published or to be published”, explains the ceo of the Joints, Martino Montanarini. The other 11.2 million are instead the Joints has the estimated Bompiani.

The writer Sandro Veronesi (1959), has left Bompiani at the time of the merger Mondadori-Rcs Libri

At June 30, the milanese publishing house has a share of 1.8% of the market, trade. Joints of about 7.5, then come over 9%. “Bompiani combines excellence and the ability to speak to a large audience. For this — add Tendencies — the opportunity was missed”. As to the next steps, the editorial plan will be unveiled in some time, but the ceo assures that it will respect the nature of the brand and that will be shown at the top, after the stalemate of the last few months waiting for the sale. “While determined to maintain our leadership in the other sectors where we are strong, for example, the book illustrates — continues — Bompiani, which will allow us to grow in the field of fiction and non-fiction, about which we already for some years, as demonstrated by the assumptions of the editor Donatella Minute and Anthony Franchini”. The latter is in the Joints, from October 2015, after 29 years in Mondadori and the launching of bestsellers such as The solitude of prime numbers and Gomorrah. Then, one of the authors Arrived are arrived writers such as Antonio Moresco, the first of the excluded from five of the Witch 2016 with goodbye; Mark Ferrante, released in August, with Gin and tonic with your eyes closed; Andrea De Carlo, in the library today with The imperfect wonder; Andrea Piva, which will publish in January nocturnal animal.

“it is a Shame, because for the acquisition of Bompiani on the part of The ship of Theseus had been found an availability for a significant sum of figures ex novo would be revenue in the publishing market. Now that money will not arrive,” says Sandro Veronesi, historical author Bompiani that, in the moment in which it prefigured the fusion Mondadori-Rcs Libri, has left for the emergence of The ship of Theseus. “We are in the midst of our catalogs azzoppati,” notes, for example “the name of The rose , and other books of Eco are Bompiani while others who had returned in his willingness to belong to The ship of Theseus”, but acknowledges “I’m still in good hands. It was made a race, and Joints is a publisher important. Could happen to any foreign investor and then we would have been able to raise the alarm. Amazon would have been a problem.” Finally raises a question to be verified: “The dominant position may reoccur in the school, in which Joints and Bompiani, are both strong. But if this problem turned up, there is always the referee. That has been shown to be present.”

September 29, 2016 (change to September 29, 2016 | 22:13)

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