An even busier Bologna Children's Book Fair than in the past is promised in 2021, with the addition of a new publishing conference called 'BolognaBookPlus.'

The proposal agreed to by Amsterdam's Elsevier and the 'JUSTICE' consortium in Tokyo is intended to help promote open access in Japan.

Italy's annual book-donation program for school libraries is back this year, despite the constraints of the coronavirus pandemic. Publishers, booksellers, and students benefit from citizens' donations.