[3] After his initial purchase, he added several new publications including Annabella, Bertoldo, Candido, Omnibus, and Oggi e L'Europeo.

He was amongst the first producers of daily newspapers within the relatively newly established nation[5][6] of Italy.

The bookstore was featured in various Hollywood films, most notably, Woody Allen's Manhattan and Falling in Love with Robert De Niro and Meryl Streep.

A museum about Rizzoli's life and career is located at Villa Arbusto within the guest house of that place,[8] at Lacco Ameno.

[4] Rizzoli married Anna Marzorati with whom he had two children, Andrea and Giuseppina.