In the 1960s, Piero Dami began Dami Editore, a family-owned publishing company that focused on selling rights internationally in addition to publishing children's books in Italy. In the late 1970s Andrea Dami joined his father and the company grew increasingly more successful.
Dami has been present at the major book fairs for many years, including Frankfurt, Bologna and BookExpo America in the United States. On the international rights market Dami titles are published in close to 30 languages, in more than 70 countries.
Giunti Editore, based in Florence, has been distributing Dami books in Italy for over 25 years. In 2001 Giunti purchased 'Dami Editore' and this became the imprint for Dami books in Italy.
In 2008, Dami International joined Giunti and is now a part of the Giunti International Division.
Today Andrea Dami continues to create new titles and games for the Dami catalogue, in addition to successful characters with a global reach such as Tip the Mouse. The editors of Dami Editore in Florence are constantly adding new titles to the Dami line by taking advantage of the richly illustrated Dami archive of images and characters. The result is that Dami International presents two collections of new titles each year, in Bologna and Frankfurt.
Dami International continues to strive to bring quality children's books to young readers everywhere via its well-known artists and its many colorfully illustrated titles.
GIUNTI GROUP, a leading Italian publisher, is one of the 50 most important publishing groups in the world.
With its head office in Florence, Giunti Editore comes from a very long publishing tradition: in 1883 it published “The Adventures of Pinocchio” by Collodi for the first time.
Today through the catalogues of its eight imprints for children (Giunti Kids, Giunti Junior, Dami Editore, Motta Junior, Fatatrac, Edizioni del Borgo, Editoriale Scienza, Touring Junior), its seven imprints for adults (Giunti, Demetra, De Vecchi Editore, Giorgio Nada Editore, Slow Food Editore, Touring Editore, Black Velvet) and one special imprint for primary schools (Giunti Scuola), Giunti Editore has become a market leader in many fields.
Giunti Editore has over 8,000 titles total in its catalogues (62% Adults, 38% Children), and publishes approximately 600 new titles per year. Giunti publications are sold at the top bookstores by a team of 200 of its own agents; when added to the 185 Giunti & Messaggerie bookstores this constitutes one of the largest distribution networks in Italy.
Giunti Group is one of the most dynamic companies in Italy: the marketing and financial analysis firm, Databank, has named it as a Company to Watch in 2010. It is also among the European Top Growth Companies for 2010.
New partners have been added recently, including Simplicissimus Book Farm, a leader in the digital and e-book sector.
Internationally, Giunti Editore maintains relationships with publishers in over 50 countries. In recent years almost 1,000 original titles have been licensed by 300 foreign publishers resulting in 22 million copies sold. Giunti International Division exports products to more than 40 countries throughout the world.