De Agostini
De Agostini Editore - Profile
De Agostini Editore publishes in 13 languages and in 30 countries. Its activities are focused on the organization and dissemination of knowledge.
De Agostini Editore, both in Italy and around the world, has responsibility for coordination and strategic management of all the Group's activities in the publishing sector, organised into the following business areas:
Partworks
Weekly or bi-weekly publications on art, history and geography, cooking guides, DIY and language learning; including computer courses, cinema or music collections, and multimedia educational series for children and teenagers. The main points of sale for such products are newsstands and kiosks.
Direct Marketing
The mail order business creates and sells publications to a target customer base chosen for its potential interest in the product concept. The product range includes books, factfiles and information sheets, collectibles, videos and multimedia products - all regularly delivered to the customer's home address.
General Reference
The door-to-door channel offers a rich selection to choose from in a number of different areas ranging from encyclopaedias and dictionaries to essays and literary classics.
De Agostini Editore operates through the prestigious brand UTET.
Books and Cartography
This business is active in the field of illustrated books, tourist guides, atlases and geographical maps. The "Special Projects" sector supplies products specifically tailored to meet specific trade promotion requirements in the B2B market.
School Texts
De Agostini Editore is a key player in today's school and education market, with products for all learning ranges from primary to secondary school. A wide and detailed product range (with brands such as Petrini, Garzanti, Ghisetti e Corvi, CEDAM) covers all potential teaching requirements from manuals and tests to factsheets, and the www.scuola.com website completes the wealth of tools available to teachers and students.
Digital De Agostini
This business enhances the presence of De Agostini in digital media, including Internet, digital television and mobile platforms. The main objectives of this unit are: the strengthening of DeA Kids, a children’s satellite TV channel available on Sky Italia; the launch of other additional themed TV channels. The web TV site www.deabyday.tv offers a wide range of video content in order to explain "how to deal with" many situations of daily life.