{
  "id": 16709038,
  "title": "Publishing, 250 million hub for book wholesale",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/editoria-polo-da-250-milioni-per-lingrosso-librario",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-27T05:02:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Il Sole 24 Ore",
    "slug": "il-sole-24-ore",
    "url": "https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/editoria-polo-250-milioni-l-ingrosso-librario-AJ2fqzuB"
  },
  "original_language": "it",
  "account": "EmmeEffe Libri, a company partly owned by Messaggerie and Feltrinelli groups, is forming a joint venture with Mauro Padovani, founder of Txt, and the Portesani family of Centro Libri. The new entity, XL, will have net revenues of around 250 million euros by 2026 and will focus on wholesale distribution of school and general books. EmmeEffe Libri will control 51% of XL, with Padovani owning 40% and the Portesani family 9%. The joint venture is subject to antitrust approval and will be led by Alberto Ottieri as president and Padovani as CEO.",
  "summary": "A hub with around 250 million euros in net revenue to strengthen the wholesale distribution of school and general books. This is the perimeter of XL, the joint venture...",
  "key_points": [
    "XL formed by EmmeEffe Libri, Mauro Padovani, and Portesani family",
    "250 million euro net revenue forecast for 2026",
    "XL to gain control of Txt and Centro Libri"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Consolidating specialized distribution assets through this joint venture allows major players to optimize logistics and investment capacity within a schoolbook market facing the challenges of declining demographics.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}