Graphics Veneta, an all-Italian excellence. He sees some of the most famous and best-selling books in the world come out of their factories every day. That with 40 titles per day, produces 400 million volumes per year restocking more than 200 publishing houses. Among these, the French Hachette and Flamarrion Gallimard, New Corporation of the Australian magnate Rupert Murdoch, and the giants of school publishing Pearson, MacMillan, Oxford University Press.
In addition, a recent novelty and one could almost say obligatory, the masks, certified to be used also by health professionals. Some 300 million have already been produced. All this and much more in Trebaseleghe, in the province of Padua, in a company that among its flagships also has that of being carbon free, self-sufficient from an energy point of view and attentive to the problems of deforestation. he assures, the paper is certified and two are replanted for each tree cut. A great all-Italian success.
The latest book by the former president of the United States bears the signature of Grafica Veneta
At the helm of this flagship of the printed paper Fabio Francesci who in 1988, not yet twenty, took over the small family printing house. At the beginning of the adventure, the then very young president of Grafica Veneta had only 7 employees. Today they range from three hundred to five hundred, according to the periods and needs. For example, a few years ago, when the Koran was being printed in these factories, it was necessary to hire a certain number of Muslim workers ad hoc. With an annual turnover of over 150 million euros, Grafica Veneta moves twenty trucks a day for shipments. All loaded with books.
The most recent and world famous is A promised land of former US President Barack Obama. Its realization was an adventure - like others of the genre, the opportunities in recent years have certainly not been lacking - which had the characteristics of a spy story. Indispensable for the obligatory need for confidentiality that each time distinguish the publication of books of this caliber. A promised land, published in Italy by Garzanti, was released simultaneously worldwide.
Armored print runs and special surveillance for this book which was released simultaneously worldwide
It is easy to imagine how much the press and print runs have been armored. On this occasion, the upper Padua printing house was subjected to strict confidentiality clauses. “Respect for the rules is always in the hearts of the staff of our factory - he explains the chairman and sole director Fabio Franceschi - This time not only all stages of production have been overseen by special surveillance. The sending of the files was also subject to postal checks. The fear of haker attacks has greatly affected our usual procedures. No data was sent via the Internet. Like a top secret mission, with on-site inspections and one-by-one copy checks. The delivery took place at night, with the transport and the system obscured ”. Just like in a crime movie.
It is not the first time that the Obama name has passed through the Grafica Veneta factories. The company had already taken care of the instant book written by the then candidate on the eve of his first presidential race. It was the New York Times to request it to make an attachment. The H24 division set to work to get overseas in time for scheduled conferences in each state. For the same publisher, the Trebaseleghe presses also dealt withautobiography of former first lady Michelle Obama. The book is still in reprint. With the two previous works, The dreams of my father and The audacity of hope (also printed by Grafica Veneta), Obama has sold more than seven and a half million copies in the United States.
Venetian graphics and the 20 million copies of Harry Potter
Grafica Veneta has printed the currently best-selling title in the UK, Thurday Murder Club by newcomer Richard Osman. In the top ten of the most read, another loyal customer, JK Rowling with his recent The Ickabog. Faithful why? It is worth mentioning that all the volumes dedicated to the adventures of Harry Potter came out, exclusively, from these establishments who have already produced 20 million copies. The latest updated edition with the new covers designed by Michele De Lucchi is being printed right now. Delivery expected in days, by 21 January. What is the secret of such success? "Thinking about the publishing industry today" reads the motto of the patron Franceschi. Always looking forward.
