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Connecting readers and authors.

Stories meet
people.

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A story written.
A voice heard.
A real connection.

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Communication / Podcasts / Video
Author encounters / Reading groups
Libraries / Bookshops / Communities

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  3. /03Connections
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/OUR
MANIFESTO

A book is more than something to read. It is a point of connection between someone with a story to tell and someone ready to discover it.

Today, stories move between pages, screens and voices. We discover them in a podcast, share them in a conversation and keep them alive after an encounter.

This is where LIBLY begins: creating connections between readers and authors, bringing together content, people and places for reading.

Technology brings us closer. Care shapes the words. People give an encounter its meaning.

For writers, we create opportunities to tell their story. For readers, we open new ways into stories. For organisers, we design experiences to share.

The book is the beginning.
The connection is what continues.

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LIBLY / PUBLISHING LANDSCAPE

The book world is changing.
Stories are finding new paths.

Bookshops, libraries, international markets and new technologies: we follow industry changes to shape communication, content and encounters with readers.

+3,2%

The market returns to growth

Sales by value · January–September 2026 versus the same period in 2025

A positive signal for the trade market. This measures sales, rather than growth in reading.

WITH LIBLY

Launch campaigns, interviews and content to introduce a book to its relevant audience.

€60m

Libraries make a difference

Library funding cited in the AIE 2026 report

Public purchases support the market and the renewal of library collections.

WITH LIBLY

New-title promotion, reading groups and encounters that bring library collections to life.

+6,2%

Places still matter

Physical bookshop sales · January–September 2026
Physical bookshops 57%Other channels 43%
WITH LIBLY

Book launches, readings and programmes that create encounters in bookshops, including comics and young readers.

8.645

Stories travel

Translation rights sales agreements · 2025

45 languages and 64 countries reached. Books for children and young adults are the most sought-after category.

WITH LIBLY

Promotional materials and cultural projects between Italy and Spain, tailored to each publisher.

3 in 4

Innovation needs care

Publishers reporting AI tool use · AIE survey, 2025

AI is entering publishing processes. Translation quality, authors’ work and authorised use of content remain central.

WITH LIBLY

Digital tools supporting the work, human content review and clear agreements on the use of works.

From industry changes to your next project.

Book promotion, podcasts, video and events: a journey shaped around your story.

Sources and how to read the data

AIE · Publishing report, 7 October 2026, based on NielsenIQ BookData and AIE research. Sales: January–September 2026; rights: 2025. The 43% includes other channels. AI: AIE survey, November 2025. These figures describe the industry, not LIBLY’s results.

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/THE MEETING POINT

Between a page
and a person,
something happens.

A question. A voice. A perspective.
That’s where LIBLY begins.

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meet readers

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/THE PEOPLE

PEOPLE,
FIRST AND FOREMOST.

Every connection starts with someone.
Where do you begin?

Find your path
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/HOW CONNECTIONS ARE MADE

One story.
More ways to experience it.

All LIBLY services

STORIES
NEVER STAND STILL.
FIND NEW VOICES.
MEET NEW PERSPECTIVES.

BECOME CONNECTIONS.

/OUR FORMATS

Suggested formats, tailored to you.
Built around the audience, the place and the story.

Explore the formats

Writers open a world.
Readers make it their own.
When they meet,
the story changes.

How we build the journey
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BRING YOUR STORY
TO THE PEOPLE.

A book to talk about. An audience to meet.
A place to bring to life. Let’s start here.

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