World Book Capitals Cooperate
On 18 December, the 2017 UNESCO World Book Capital (WBCC), Conakry, Guinea, received a delegation from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) who will host the 2019 WBCC in Sharjah.
Italian 2017 market figures published
The Association of Italian Publishers (AIE) published positive market figures from 2017 with the Italian publishing market increasing 5.8% on 2016 to 1.4 billion Euro. The e-book and audiobook markets grew 3.2% to 64 million Euro.
Reading habits in Spain
The Spanish Publishers Association (FGEE), with the support of the Spanish Ministry of Culture has published a barometer of book reading and purchasing habits in Spain in 2017.
IPA in force at Fourth Arab Publishers Conference 2018
Freedom to Publish Committee Chair, Kristenn Einarsson and Committee member Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi joined a panel discussion at the Fourth Arab Publishers Conference 2018. IPA’s Secretary General, José Borghino was also present and gave a speech on piracy.
IPA President calls for scholarly publishing industry to unite at APE Congress 2018 opening
IPA President, Michiel Kolman, used the Academic Publishing in Europe (APE) Congress to shine a light on the divisions between academics, publishers and tech companies and to encourage them to resolve their differences and find ways to ensure continued sustainability in the future.