Magic Town Goes To Bologna Children’s Book Fair

Pasta and books! What else can you ask for?!

Magic Town was in Italy this week for the annual Bologna Children’s Book Fair.

On Sunday, Magic Town co-founder and Mindshapes‘ chief commercial officer Christian Dorffer spoke on a panel at Tools of Change.  He talked about the intersection of books, games and online communities for children.

Christian also had a fun dinner with Warren Buckleitner of Children’s Technology Review, Chris Meade of if:book and Cristina Mussinelli of the Italian Publishers Association.

And finally, congratulations to the winner of the first Bologna Ragazzi Digital Prize, “Dans Mon Rêve,” (In My Dream) e-Toiles Editions, France.  Special mention also went to  “The Numberlys” by Moonbot Studios, USA; and “Quem soltou o pum?” Companhia das Letras, Brasil.

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Magic Town is in Bologna for the Bologna Childrens Book Fair

This week Magic Town is at the annual Bologna Children’s Book Fair.  It’s the biggest annual gathering of children’s publishers in the world.  Deals get done.  Soon-to-be-released books make their debut. It’s kind of like a reunion for everyone who works in children’s book publishing across the globe.

So what is Magic Town doing there?  Quite a bit, really.

On Sunday, Magic Town co-founder and Mindshapes’ chief commercial officer Christian Dorffer is speaking on at the Tools of Change digital pre-conference on a panel about the intersection of books, games and online communities for children.

During the week, Ramez Mikdashi, our director of business development, will be meeting our existing publishing partners (whose books live in Magic Town) and reaching out to new partners as well.

And we’ll be stopping by publishers’ stands throughout the fair, saying hello to old friends and new ones, and enjoying the festival atmosphere. We might even find time for a plate of pasta and a glass of wine…

Stay tuned for a wrap up of our trip.

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