Egea

Academic Book Retail and Publishingegeaonline.it

Egea S.p.A. is a Milan-based academic publisher and bookstore controlled by Università Bocconi, distributing economics, business, and professional books in print and digital formats to Bocconi students, school students, professionals, and general readers across Italy via e-commerce, a physical bookstore, and campus pickup.

Company typePrivate
Founded1988
HeadquartersMilan, Italy
Headcount11–50
GTM typeB2C
OfferingServices

What Egea does

Egea S.p.A. is a Milan-based publishing company founded in 1988 and wholly controlled by Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi. The company operates as the university's strategic publishing arm, producing and distributing academic, professional, and general interest books in Italian and English, with a catalog centered on economics, business, law, and social sciences under its own imprint and the Bocconi University Press (BUP) sub-brand. Egea distributes through a multi-channel network comprising the egeaonline.it e-commerce platform, the physical Libreria Egea at Viale Bligny 22 in Milan, Bocconi campus and university residence pickup points, and a WhatsApp/email school textbook ordering service for middle and high school students.

The company's digital infrastructure includes the MyBook platform for accessing purchased digital content, Adobe DRM-protected ePub and PDF eBooks, and the proprietary Digitabook format, which provides 5-year online/offline access with annotation, full-text search, and accessibility features for users with DSA. Egea accepts Italian government cultural programs (Carta della Cultura, Carta del Merito, Carta del Docente) and integrates with the IDEM federated identity system and Blackboard for Bocconi course content delivery. Approximately 30 staff cover publishing operations, retail, marketing, and administration.

Revenue is generated primarily through one-time sales of print and digital books, journals/magazine subscriptions, and loyalty-driven repeat purchases via the Card Egea program (5% discount, point accumulation). Pricing includes €5.50 flat-rate courier shipping via GLS Italia and free domestic shipping for orders over €49. Customer segments span Bocconi university students (primary, served via automatic badge-linked loyalty enrollment), middle and high school students, professionals and academics, and general readers. The company holds no external funding and operates solely within the Italian domestic market.

Egea firmographics

Firmographics

Name: Egea
Legal name: Egea S.p.A.
Website: https://egeaonline.it
Company type: Private
Founded year: 1988
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 11–50 employees
Short description: Egea S.p.A. is a Milan-based academic publisher and bookstore controlled by Università Bocconi, distributing economics, business, and professional books in print and digital formats to Bocconi students, school students, professionals, and general readers across Italy via e-commerce, a physical bookstore, and campus pickup.
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Egea industry classification

Industry

Product category: Academic Book Retail and Publishing
NAICS: Book Publishers (513130), Book Retailers and News Dealers (459210)
SIC: Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731), Book Printing (2732)
akta.pro primary industry: E-book Retail & Reading Platforms (Stores, Apps, Devices) (MPAJAMAA)
akta.pro secondary industries: Social Sciences (Psychology, Sociology, Political Science) (EDAGABAD), Textbooks & Academic Books Retail (CRALAAAC)

Keywords

Academic publishing
University textbook sales
Book retailing
Digital book publishing
Educational content distribution

Where Egea is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Milan
HQ country: Italy
HQ region: Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

Egea business model

Business model

GTM type: B2C
Offering type: Services
Cost components: Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

Book Sales (Print): Physical book sales through the Egea bookstore and e-commerce platform. Includes university textbooks, academic texts, fiction, and general interest books. Revenue generated through direct retail sales to consumers.
Digital Content Sales: Sales of e-books (ePub, PDF), Digitabook format, and digital course materials. Digital products are delivered through MyBook platform with access periods ranging from 12 months to 5 years depending on format.
University Campus Sales: Textbook sales to Bocconi University students, with automatic Egea card activation for badge holders enabling loyalty points and discounts.
School Textbook Sales: Sales service for middle and high school textbooks for academic year 2026/2027, including covering services.

Pricing tiers

Model	Billing	Price
Other	Pay-as-you-go	Egea Card Loyalty Program
Unit Pricing	Pay-as-you-go	Courier Express Shipping (Italy)
Unit Pricing	Pay-as-you-go	School Textbook Service

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Egea product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Egea is the publishing house and bookstore of Università Bocconi, founded in 1988. It sells university textbooks, academic publications, school books, journals, and general-interest titles in print and digital formats (PDF, ePub, and its proprietary Digitabook format) through the egeaonline.it e-commerce platform, the Libreria Egea physical bookstore in Milan, and campus pickup points for Bocconi students. It also operates the Bocconi University Press (BUP) imprint and a school activities program promoting reading.

Product overview

Egea is an online and physical bookstore controlled by Bocconi University, established in 1988 to document and disseminate economic-management culture. The Egea system includes the Egea Bookshop online platform (selling university textbooks, academic publications, school books, journals, and agendas in Italian and English), the physical Libreria Egea at Viale Bligny 22 in Milan, and the Bocconi University Press (BUP) imprint. Digital offerings include e-books in PDF/ePub format (protected by Adobe DRM), the Digitabook platform (accessible for 5 years with online/offline capability and DSA accessibility features), and the MyBook digital access platform. Loyalty is maintained through the Card Egea program. The company also offers school book services and educational activities for children.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

Bocconi University Press (BUP): Publishing imprint for academic culture, proposing contributions to social sciences debate with high-level popular science texts of national and international scope in Italian and English.

Products and services

Egea Bookshop (Online Bookstore) Online bookstore platform (egeaonline.it) selling university textbooks, academic publications, school books, journals, and general-interest titles in Italian and English, with print and digital format options. Targeted at students, academics, and general readers.
Digitabook Proprietary enhanced digital book format accessible online and offline for 5 years on multiple devices. Combines print advantages (highlighting, annotations, bookmarks) with digital capabilities (full-text search, screenshots, supplementary materials) and includes DSA accessibility features such as customizable background colors, fonts, and line spacing.
E-book (PDF/ePub) Digital books delivered in PDF and ePub formats protected by Adobe DRM, readable on up to 6 authorized devices. ePub offers dynamic pagination and personalization; PDF provides fixed-layout reproduction.
Bocconi University Press (BUP) Academic publishing imprint offering high-quality contributions to social sciences debate with texts in Italian and English for national and international audiences.
School Textbooks (Libri Scolastici) School textbooks for middle and high schools (scuole medie e superiori) available from academic year 2026/2027 with 5% discount, free delivery over €49, and covering service at €1.49 per book.
Journals and Magazines (Riviste) Academic journals and magazine subscriptions available for digital access with immediate activation.
Libreria Egea (Physical Bookstore) Physical bookstore at Viale Bligny 22, Milan, offering university textbooks, professional books, general interest books, and foreign publications. Includes reading room, events space, and serves as pickup point for online orders.
Agende Egea (Planners and Agendas) Planners and agendas sold through Egea's catalog.
MyBook Platform Online platform for accessing purchased digital books including e-books, Digitabook, and course materials. Requires registration with credentials.
School Activities Program Reading promotion and educational activities program for children and adolescents including workshops, courses for teachers, and literacy events for school year 2025-2026.

Companies that use Egea

Customer profile

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Egea technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API: No
API docs
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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

Feature3 records

Egea partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

WOMA Forum 2026minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 June 2026EGEA serves as Official Bookstore for WOMA Forum 2026, the international reference event for Pharma, MedTech, Healthcare and Life Sciences sectors. Event takes place June 25-26 in Milan with Nobel Prize winners, CEOs, and global leaders. EGEA provides a selection of essential titles for forum attendees and book signing sessions.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Egea competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Broad incumbents

Librerie Feltrinelli: Italy's largest bookstore chain with deep academic and trade assortment, plus e-commerce. Comparable to Egea as a multi-channel Italian bookseller, though much larger and not university-controlled.
Mondadori Store: Italy's flagship bookstore chain under Mondadori, combining own-published titles with third-party retail. Competes directly with Egea's general trade and academic categories.
Amazon.it (Books): Dominant cross-border e-commerce platform with extensive Italian book catalog. Competes with Egea for online textbook and trade book purchases, especially outside Milan.
Giunti Editore / Librerie Giunti al Punto: Major Italian publisher and bookstore chain with academic and general titles. Comparable as an integrated publisher-retailer serving Italian students and readers.

Direct peers

Hoepli (Libreria Hoepli): Historic Milan-based bookstore specializing in technical, scientific, and academic titles. Shares Egea's Milan footprint and academic textbook focus, including economics and business.
IBS.it: Leading Italian online bookstore with broad academic and trade catalog. Closest direct competitor to egeaonline.it in digital book retail, especially for university students.
Zanichelli Editore: Italian academic and school textbook publisher with strong presence in universities and scuole superiori. Directly comparable to BUP and Egea's school book service.

Emerging players

Pearson Italia: Italian arm of global education publisher with higher-ed textbooks and digital platforms. Comparable as a higher-education publisher competing for the same Bocconi/Italian university reading lists.
McGraw-Hill Education Italia: Italian operation of global education publisher focused on university and professional textbooks. Overlaps with Egea's academic catalog across business and social sciences.

Others

Laterza: Italian humanities and social sciences publisher with a strong saggistica catalog. Comparable as an Italian-language academic publisher addressing similar Bocconi-adjacent readers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Egea financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Egea leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Egea funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Egea M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Egea

What does Egea do?

Is Egea a public or private company?

Egea is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.

When was Egea founded?

Egea was founded in 1988. It employs 11 to 50 people.

Where is Egea based?

Egea is headquartered in Milan, Italy, in the Europe region.

How does Egea make money?

Four revenue lines are on record. Book Sales (Print) is the primary driver. The others are digital Content Sales, university Campus Sales and school Textbook Sales.

Who are Egea's main competitors?

Broad incumbents on record are Librerie Feltrinelli, Mondadori Store, Amazon.it (Books) and Giunti Editore / Librerie Giunti al Punto. Direct peers are Hoepli (Libreria Hoepli), IBS.it and Zanichelli Editore. Emerging players are Pearson Italia and McGraw-Hill Education Italia. Laterza is listed as an others.

Does Egea have an API?

No public API is recorded for Egea.

What industry is Egea in?

Egea's product category is Academic Book Retail and Publishing. Its primary akta.pro industry code is MPAJAMAA, E-book Retail & Reading Platforms (Stores, Apps, Devices), with a secondary code of EDAGABAD, Social Sciences (Psychology, Sociology, Political Science). Its NAICS code is 513130 and its SIC code is 2731.