Israel recently introduced a Fixed Book Price law, bringing changes for publishers and retailers. Leading publisher Racheli Edelman reveals the new climate for publishing.
...Award-winning author Ayu Utami tells us why publishing firms must evolve to remain relevant in the "industry of ideas".
...Irina Gusinskaya from Alpina Publisher explains how the economic crisis is impacting Russia's publishing market. She tells us which titles and formats are selling best,...
Civic Agenda EU has published a comprehensive study of library e-lending schemes in Europe and North America, produced on behalf of various library associations. Despite the study...
Book fairs are publishing's vital stimulant. They help publishers, agents, distributors and retailers do business, they attract media and public attention, and provide platforms for...
The 30th IPA Congress in Bangkok takes place on March 24-26. Designed to educate publishers by connecting them with their peers, it brings together world-leading...
South African political cartoonist Zapiro (aka Jonathan Shapiro) was the winner of the 2012 IPA Freedom to Publish Prize. In the wake of the January...
195 publishers have already signed up to Research4Life's groundbreaking schemes to boost access to academic and peer-reviewed content in developing-world countries. We spoke to STM's...
Each month, over a billion people visit YouTube, watching 6 billion hours of video. Now publishers are waking up to the possibilites the channel creates...
The UK is the only country in the developed world where adults aged 55-65 have better core literacy skills than people aged 16-24.
...A new library ebook lending agreement has been created in Denmark.
...A new IPA report explores how collective licensing schemes are evolving to fit the digital age, revealing how publishers stand to benefit.
...Iran has never signed the Bern Convention and has no effective copyright legislation.
...Nigeria's rich literary heritage has produced great writers such as Chinua Achebe, Wole Soyinka, Ben Okri and Chimamanda Adichie.
...Each year, the IPA produces an in-depth report into the evolution of global publishing markets.
...Stan Gunn from Edge Ventures has produced a comprehensive guide to market conditions for publishing across the dynamic ASEAN region.
...Online piracy is a massive challenge for all economies which depend on their creative industries, hurting publishers' and authors' income, employees' jobs and governments' tax...
The Federación de Gremios de Editores de España (Spanish publishers association) has undertaken a survey into the country's publishing market, surveying over 300 publishing firms...
Our colleagues at the Association of Canadian Publishers (ACP) and the Association nationale des éditeurs de livres (ANEL) have produced a comprehensive report on market...
Legal deposit schemes, which require publishers to submit copies of books and journals to a national library, is considered a vital part in preserving a...
Until recently, publishers have been wary of allowing libraries to lend e-books, concerned about the effect on sales.
...The IPA, along with the International Booksellers Federation (IBF), the International Federation of Library Associations & Institutions (IFLA) and UNESCO, have awarded the title of...
The IPA interviewed pioneering comic-book publisher Patrick Pinchart about crowdfunding models for publishing.
...Ihar Lohvinau, the Belarusian publisher who won the IPA 2014 Freedom to Publish Prize has been honoured at a special ceremony in Vilnius, organised by...
The IPA is pleased to launch the Global Fixed Book Price Report.
...A new UNESCO report, Reading in the Mobile Era, reveals the rapid growth in people who consider their mobile phone to be the most convenient,...
For the fourth consecutive year, the IPA and PricewaterhouseCoopers have carried out a global survey on the application of VAT on printed books and e-books.
...Entitled 'What Works? Policies, Resources & Technologies for International Educational Success' the conference was universally praised.
...We are delighted to report that Turkish writer, publisher and translator Deniz Zarakolu has been released from prison, after spending two and a half years...
The IPA, along with other creative sector organisations (IFRRO, FEP, Motion Picture Association, European Writers Council, International Federation of Journalists & more) have written to...
We interviewed Ameena Saiyid, Managing Director of Oxford University Press in Pakistan, about how the conditions for publishing are changing in the country.
...Since 1995, the 23rd of April (birth date of Shakespeare and Cervantes) has been designated by UNESCO as World Book & Copyright Day, with many...
We have a new Japan Country Report, prepared by Norio Yamamoto, CEO of Chuokeizai-sha Inc.
...With reading habits shifting online and onto portable devices, a new app has launched which uses GPS technology to tell book-lovers if they're in the...
The IPA has expressed serious concern about Apple's decision to ban the sale of a French novel because of its cover art.
...Ihar Lohvinau (pictured) from Belarus and the Afghan PEN Centre have been included in the short list for the 2014 IPA Freedom to Publish Prize.
...We can reveal two more short-listed nominees for the 2014 IPA Freedom to Publish Prize: Irina Balakhonova from Russia and Myay Hmone Lwin from Myanmar.
...The Bureau international de l'édition française (BIEF) has published new research into how digital rights are being acquired, and how translation rights for digital editions...
Six publishers have been short-listed for the 2014 IPA Freedom to Publish Prize, which will be awarded during the London Book Fair on April 8th.
...The French publishing industry has rallied to the defence of children's literature after a leading politician publically attacked a children's book.
...Publishers and collecting societies are successfully sueing online file-hosting services where copyrighted materials are illegally downloaded.
...The European Writers' Council, the Federation of European Publishers and the European Booksellers Federation today launched a joint manifesto for the 2014 European Parliament elections.
...Publishing needs to face up to to its image problem, IPA President YS Chi said during a speech to the UK Publishers International Conference in...
Due to the continued political turmoil in Thailand, the 30th IPA Congress, due to take place in Bangkok on 25-27 March 2014, has been postponed...
The European Commission is planning to modernize the EU copyright framework "to remove current obstacles, promote rapid digital developments and make copyright fit for the...
The IPA calls on the Chinese authorities to immediately release Yao Wentian, a 73 year-old publisher who has been detained without trial since October.
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