Fratelli Fabbri Editori (Fabbri Editore)

the war, preferring books to medicine, he became an editor, and involved his brothers. The Fratelli Fabbri Editori soon reached success by printing textbooks for schools and, later, it became the leading publisher in this area. They took a leap in the quality of printing to publish regular, large classical works such as the Divine Comedy and the Bible. The approval of the public encouraged them, and at the end of the 1950s they earn their place in the history of publishing with works such as Masterpieces in the Centuries and, particularly, The Masters of Color (I Maestri del Colore). In the 1960s Fratelli Fabbri Editori published Conoscere, an illustrated encyclopedia for children that reached the homes of millions of Italians. They were also the first Italian publisher to market multimedia products; producing the new series The Stories of Sound and The History of Music, which combined a book and record, addressing issues unknown at the time. For example, for The History of Music to stay within the standard packaging industry, they commissioned Philips Records to produce 10 million of a special LP with a diameter of 20 centimeters. Towards the end of the 1960s, due to market saturation and social unrest, the brothers Dino and Rino sold their shares to engage in other activities abroad, thwarted by the refusal of the elder brother. In 1971 the Istituto Finanziario Industriale (IFI; predecessor of Exor) purchased from Bertelsmann 53% of the shares of Fabbri Editori on behalf of the Agnelli family. Dino and Rino moved abroad, but Giovanni remained as chairman; the operating role was entrusted to Piero Stucchi Prinetti, acting as managing director. Towards the end of the 1970s Giovanni Fabbri became a target of the Red Brigades terrorist group and decided to move to Lugano, Switzerland. Rino Fabbri chose Paraguay. Dino Fabbri died after a long illness of ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) on 10 December 2001 in his home in Aventura, Florida. Ettore Rino Fabbri died in Asunción, November 2012. Fabbri Editori was acquired by Gruppo Rizzoli Corriere della Sera and continued to publish textbooks and other works. RCS' book division, including Fabbri, was acquired Arnoldo Mondadori Editore in 2016. -- from Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fratelli_Fabbri_Editori In the 80s Fratelli Fabbri Editori had a gaming division, publishing some original games such as La Gerusalemme Liberata and lots of classics such as Chess, Checkers, etc.