Company:StreetLib
| Industry | publishing |
|---|---|
| Founders | Antonio Tombolini |
| Website | https://www.streetlib.com/ |
StreetLib (formerly Simplicissimus Book Farm or more briefly SBF) is an Italian digital content distribution platform operating in the publishing sector, founded by Antonio Tombolini.[1] in 2006 in Loreto. The new name "StreetLib" was adopted in 2016.
History
From 2007 to 2011, the company was involved in the marketing of all ebook readers distributed on a European level and based on e-ink technology (such as the iLiad[2], the BeBook, the Cybook Opus)[3].
Antonio Tombolini Editore
In 2014, Tombolini founded, within SBF, Antonio Tombolini Editore, an almost entirely digital publishing house that published works of fiction and non-fiction. Since 2016, Antonio Tombolini Editore has also started publishing books in print format, but with a 'print on sale' policy to avoid returns.[4] In 2014, Michele Marziani became the editorial director of the publishing house.
The catalog is divided into several series[5], with the most important being Vaporteppa, which focuses on publishing novels and stories of science fiction, fantasy, steampunk, biopunk, and bizarro fiction by authors such as Carlton Mellick III, whose works it translated for the first time[6][7][8], and Michael Swanwick, but also reintroducing old authors like Edward Page Mitchell and famous essays like some by Giovanni Schiaparelli. Nevertheless, the main concern of Vaporteppa is Italian authors; those selected for publication also have access to a completely free course in narrative writing and screenplay techniques conducted by the series director, Marco Carrara. Among Italian authors, notable ones include Giuseppe Menconi, Giulia Besa, Alessandro Scalzo, and Marco Crescizz. In April 2019, it was announced that Vaporteppa would be transferred to the publishing house Acheron Books, while maintaining its independence through the management of Marco Carrara.[9]
In July 2018, Antonio Tombolini Editore suspended publications.[10]
Currently, the CEO of StreetLib is Giacomo D'Angelo.
References
- ↑ "From La Repubblica on December 17, 2007". http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2007/12/17/da-bowit-arrivano-gli-ebooks-gamma-completa.html.
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- ↑ "From Corriere della Sera on October 19, 2009". http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2009/ottobre/19/Sfida_all_ultimo_byte_per_ce_0_091019045.shtml.
- ↑ "The books of Antonio Tombolini Editore in paper format - Antonio Tombolini Editore". May 6, 2016. Archived from the original on July 9, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180709154127/https://www.antoniotombolini.com/novita/i-libri-di-antonio-tombolini-editore-in-formato-cartaceo/.
- ↑ "Home - Antonio Tombolini Editore" (in ITA). http://www.antoniotombolini.com/.
- ↑ Let's start with Bizarro Fiction! | Vaporteppa
- ↑ Kill Ball - Alone in the crowd | Vaporteppa
- ↑ "Our Catalog | Vaporteppa". http://www.vaporteppa.it/catalogo/.
- ↑ Duke of Vaporteppa in Announcements, Editorial, Electrodiary (April 4, 2019). "Vaporteppa II – la teppa colpisce ancora". http://www.vaporteppa.it/2019/04/04/vaporteppa-ii-la-teppa-colpisce-ancora/.
- ↑ Michele Marziani (June 9, 2018). "After Antonio Tombolini Editore". https://michelemarziani.org/dopo-tombolini-3ededb3f1e7e.
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