Montroni became a bookseller when he was very young, by chance.
He worked for Rizzoli and later for Librerie Feltrinelli until he became a manager.
From 2001, he teaches at Scuola per Librai Umberto ed Elisabetta Mauri.
From 2005, he collaborates with Coop for the project librerie.coop.
He formed more than 600 booksellers, in Italy and abroad.
I'll read the book as soon as possible and tell you about it.
He also wrote an autobiography "Libraio per caso. Una vita tra autori e lettori" ("Bookseller by chance. A life with authors and readers").
This is an interview with some interesting lines:
"Then I had the privilege to meet Giangiacomo Feltrinelli, now there are good editors, but such extraordinary people - like Alberto Mondadori and Giulio Einaudi - are not there any more, they are extinguished mythological figures"
"Ciriosity, if a young person is not curious he can't do this job. A bookseller must have a 360 view, and this width comes only with curiosity. Contemporary booksellers must work on merchandising, display and offer."
"... our job must tempt people to read"
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