Edizioni LSWR

What Edizioni LSWR does

Edizioni LSWR is an Italian book publishing imprint operated by La Tribuna S.r.l., a privately held publishing group headquartered in Milan (Viale Enrico Forlanini 21 / Via Spadolini 7, 20141 Milano). The company publishes and sells a catalog of 421 titles across 12 main collections, including Salute e benessere (health/wellness), Informatica (programming and maker topics), Grandi passioni (with a strong beer-brewing sub-series co-developed with associations such as MoBi), Made for makers (Arduino, electronics, 3D printing), Crescita personale (personal growth), Bambini si diventa (parenting), and Natural LifeStyle. The health vertical is anchored by the registered trademark Metodo Missori-Gelli® (Dr. Serena Missori and Alessandro Gelli), a proprietary dietary methodology that has spawned multiple titles on topics including reflux, glycemia, and belly-fat dieting.

The commercial platform is a direct-to-consumer e-commerce storefront (edizionilswr.it) that sells physical books (paperback and hardcover), e-books with instant download, and live/recorded webinars with authors. The site supports user accounts, search, category browsing, free shipping above €39, multiple payment methods (credit card, PayPal, cash on delivery), and an outlet section offering 5-60% discounts. A webinar+book bundle model (e.g., €24.90 vs. €36.80 standalone) links event attendance to book sales, and a content marketing layer — blog, newsletter, free PDF extracts, and organic social — feeds top-of-funnel demand. Operating geographies are flagged as Europe, but the storefront is Italian-language only with EUR pricing, indicating Italy as the effective market.

The business model is unit-pricing across all streams: one-time license revenue from physical books and e-books, transaction-fee revenue from webinars and bundles. Customer segments are horizontal and fragmented across use cases (health & wellness readers, personal growth readers, IT & maker enthusiasts, beer/beverage hobbyists, parents, business readers), with no enterprise contracts, no B2B distribution identified, and no external funding rounds disclosed. The company is privately held within the La Tribuna group with no equity ownership publicly disclosed.

Name

Edizioni LSWR

Legal name

La Tribuna S.r.l.

Website

https://edizionilswr.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Book Publishing

NAICS

Book Publishers (51313), Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731)

akta.pro primary industry

E-book Retail & Reading Platforms (Stores, Apps, Devices) (MPAJAMAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Health, Wellness & Fitness Trade Publishing (MPAJAAAL), Genre & Category Publishing (Romance, Mystery/Thriller, Sci‑Fi/Fantasy, etc.) (MPAJAAAB), E-book Subscription & Bundling Services (MPAJAMAB)

Keywords

• Book publishing
• E-book publishing
• Online webinars
• Specialty trade books
• Multi-format publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Milan

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Book sales (physical): Sale of physical books (paperback and hardcover) across 12+ categories. Products are sold at full price, with discounts applied via promotions, outlet section, or volume discounts. Physical delivery within 24 hours of courier handoff for in-stock items.
2. E-book sales: Sale of digital e-book versions of published titles. E-books are available for instant download upon purchase.
3. Webinar and webinar+book bundles: Sale of webinar registrations (live online events with authors) and combined webinar+book packages at discounted bundle prices. Includes topics such as Autism at Work and natural remedies for mothers and children.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Edizioni LSWR publishes and sells a multi-format catalog of 421+ titles across 12 main collections (health and wellness, IT and maker, personal growth, beer and culinary, parenting, business, culture, and more). The company distributes physical books and e-books directly to consumers through its owned e-commerce storefront, complemented by live author-led webinars and bundled webinar+book packages.

Product overview

Edizioni LSWR is an Italian publishing company offering a multi-format catalog of 421 books and live webinars across 12 main collections. The core offerings consist of physical books and e-books (digital downloads), complemented by online webinar events with authors. Major collections include: Salute e benessere (health/wellness), Informatica (programming/maker topics), Grandi passioni with beer-related content, Crescita personale (personal growth), Made for makers (electronics/Arduino), and Arti&Mestieri (crafts including Stefano Anselmo's makeup manuals). The company also operates an Outlet section for discounted books. Products are available in both print and digital formats with free shipping on orders over €39.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LSWR Webinar Live: Online events and webinars with LSWR book series authors for personal and professional growth
• Natural LifeStyle
• Made for Makers
• I manuali di Stefano Anselmo

Products and services

• Books (Libri) Physical books (paperback and hardcover) published across 12 main collections including Salute e benessere, Informatica, Modelli di business, Grandi passioni, Crescita personale, Cultura e società, Made for makers, Arti&Mestieri, Bambini si diventa, and Natural LifeStyle. Prices range from approximately €3.00 to €119.00, with most titles priced €10-€50 and outlet discounts of 5%-60%. Physical delivery within 24 hours of courier handoff for in-stock items.
• E-books Digital e-book versions of published titles with instant download upon purchase, available alongside physical books for the entire catalog and typically priced lower than the printed format.
• LSWR Webinar Live Live and recorded online webinars with authors of LSWR book collections covering personal growth, professional development, health (e.g., natural remedies for mothers and children), and workplace topics such as Autism at Work. Webinar+book bundles are sold at combined discounted prices, with packages up to €89.00.

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• MoBi - Movimento Birrario ItalianominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMoBi (Movimento Birrario Italiano) is listed as a collaboration partner on the 'Le birre del Belgio I' book page. The partnership signals editorial collaboration between Edizioni LSWR's beer brewing publishing program and the Italian beer enthusiast movement. This is one of several beer-related titles published in the Grandi passioni collection.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• FAG Edizioni: FAG (Fabbrica Armi Ghedi) Edizioni is a small Italian publisher active in lifestyle, self-help, and consumer non-fiction, with a similar mid-market positioning to Edizioni LSWR. Comparable in scale and trade consumer orientation.
• Tecniche Nuove: Tecniche Nuove is a Milan-based Italian publisher with a multi-category catalog covering technology, science, healthcare, and lifestyle topics, mirroring Edizioni LSWR's horizontal segmentation across technical and consumer verticals. Comparable scale and B2C trade orientation make it a relevant peer.
• Edizioni Red: Edizioni Red is an Italian consumer publisher focused on lifestyle, wellness, personal growth, and popular science - directly comparable categories to Edizioni LSWR's Salute e benessere and Crescita personale collections. Similar mid-market trade positioning and Italian-language audience.
• Apogeo (Feltrinelli): Apogeo is an Italian trade publisher specializing in information technology, programming, and maker topics, directly overlapping with Edizioni LSWR's Informatica (Programmazione, Office, Web, Multimedia) and Made for Makers collections. Similar scale and Italian-language focus make it a close comparable in the tech-publishing vertical.
• Antonio Vallardi Editore: Antonio Vallardi is a historic Italian trade publisher covering lifestyle, crafts, food, and personal development - directly overlapping with Edizioni LSWR's Arti&Mestieri, Cultura e società, and wellness collections. Similar trade consumer focus and mid-scale operations.

Broad incumbents

• Hoepli: Hoepli is a long-established Italian publisher with a broad catalog spanning technical, scientific, and trade books, plus a flagship bookstore in Milan. Comparable in Italian-language technical and trade publishing but operates at much larger scale and with a physical retail footprint Edizioni LSWR lacks.
• Giunti Editore: Giunti is one of Italy's largest publishing groups with broad trade, educational, and children's books plus a chain of bookstores. Overlaps with Edizioni LSWR across lifestyle, parenting (Bambini si diventa equivalent), and personal growth categories, but at substantially larger scale and with diversified distribution.
• Feltrinelli: Feltrinelli is a major Italian publisher and bookstore chain with a broad trade catalog and nationwide retail footprint. Competes indirectly with Edizioni LSWR for the same Italian consumer reading audience, especially in lifestyle, personal growth, and current affairs titles, but at a fundamentally larger scale.
• Mondadori Libri: Mondadori is Italy's largest trade publisher, with a portfolio spanning fiction, non-fiction, lifestyle, and learning titles under multiple imprints. Overlaps with Edizioni LSWR across lifestyle, wellness, and personal growth but operates at a vastly larger scale and through diversified physical and digital retail distribution.
• RCS Libri: RCS Libri is the book publishing arm of RCS MediaGroup, one of Italy's largest media conglomerates, operating across trade, education, and illustrated books. Overlaps with Edizioni LSWR across lifestyle and general trade categories but at significantly larger scale and with multi-channel distribution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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