They were also the first Italian publisher to market multimedia products; producing the new series The Stories of Sound and The History of Music, which combines a book and record, addressing issues unknown at the time.

For example, for The History of Music in order to fall within the standard packaging industry, they commissioned Philips Records to produce 10 million of a special LP with a diameter of 20 centimeters.

In 1971 the Istituto Finanziario Industriale (IFI; predecessor of Exor) purchased 53% of the shares of Fabbri Editori on behalf of the Agnelli family from Bertelsmann.

[1] Dino and Rino relocated abroad, but Giovanni remained on as chairman; the operational role was entrusted to Piero Stucchi Prinetti, acting as managing director.

Fabbri Editori was part of Gruppo Rizzoli Corriere della Sera (now RCS MediaGroup) and continues to publish textbooks and publications.