Who we are
Innovation and development have always been the watchword for the company philosophy: from 1952 the year when Federico Motta published the first encyclopaedia in Italy to be sold in instalments in newsstands at affordable prices till 1998 when it was published the first encyclopedia that added value, for didatctic purposes, to the most revolutionary technological medium, the internet, with an online database that can be consulted from any personal computer.
Cultural richness, graphic quality, and texts of eminent scholars and international experts have supported the fast growth of the brand name Federico Motta Editore both in the educative and family market and in the professional sphere.
With two different nets of retail selling, one with the brand name Federico Motta Editore, the other with the brand name Grolier Italia, the strenght of the publishing group Federico Motta Editore is the production of multimedia contents and services, as it is recognized also by the Italian government.
The preferred targets of the publishing group Federico Motta Editore, with its department for multimedia research, are schools and families with BAOBABWORLD, professionals and small firms with ARCHIMEDIA.
The special prize for Culture 2003 of the Cabinet's President and the Pirelli Internetional Award 2007, together with other prizes and acknowledgements are the proper recognition of the publishing houseís engagement in the development of a key sector for the social and cultural enrichment of our country.