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Good Health and Well-Being — Books for Sustainable Development Goal 3 announced

On 19 June 2019 the third list of books for the UN SDG Book Club were announced....

Educational Publishers Forum in Hungary

The IPA’s Educational Publishers Forum held a meeting in Szeged, Hungary, on 28 June, and took the opportunity to tackle concerns about Freedom to Publish...

Freedom to Publish Seminar at Seoul International Book Fair

Alongside the Award ceremony for the 2019 IPA Prix Voltaire, the 2019 Seoul International Book Fair also hosted a two-part seminar on Freedom to...

BOP Awards

Catching up on news from April, IPA was proud to support Bologna Children’s Book Fair’s Prize for the Best Children’s Publisher of the year, the...

Association of American Publishers urges Federal Trade Commission for more oversight of platforms

At the end of June 2019, IPA’s USA member, the Association of American Publishers, filed comments with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) as part of...

Setzer speaks at German Publishers GA

June 17-18, IPA President, Hugo Setzer and Secretary General, José Borghino, visited Berlin to have high level meetings with the Federation of European Publishers and...

Publishing ‘the most humane profession’ says Lotfy at Prix Voltaire Ceremony

The emotional ceremony for the IPA 2019 Prix Voltaire was held in Seoul, Korea on 21 June where Khaled Lotfy’s brother, Mahmoud, received the prize...

Africa in Action – International Publishers Association Commits to Concrete Action

40 African publishers’ associations gathered ahead of a two-day seminar in Nairobi as International Publishers Association signed Memoranda of Understanding with the African Publishers Network...

Sri Lankan publishers make donation following bomb attack

A delegation of the Sri Lanka Book Publishers Association (SLBPA) met Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo on May 16, 2019 and donated Rs 450,000...

CERLALC publishes mapping of Latin American publishing sector

El espacio iberoamericano del libro 2018 (published by CERLALC, an intergovernmental organization based in Bogotá, Colombia) is mapping the book publishing sector in Latin America,...

IPA delegation visits Georgia for the book fair and other meetings

A high-level IPA delegation, consisting of President Hugo Setzer, Secretary General José Borghino and the Chair of the Educational Publishers Forum (EPF), Wilmar Diepgrond, visited...

IPA confirms commitment to African publishing at Nigerian International Book Fair

At a forum held during the Nigerian International Book Fair in Lagos on 8-9 May, IPA Secretary General, José Borghino, spoke about the IPA’s continuing...

Educational publishing in Hungary – an interview with Dr Ildikó Török

Ahead of the IPA’s Educational Publishers Forum meeting in Szeged, Hungary in June, we asked Hungarian publisher Dr Ildikó Török of Mozaik Education about the...

Salon du Livre de Genève looks at censorship

The professional section of the Geneva Book Fair programme featured a session on censorship this year. IPA’s Director of Communications and Freedom to Publish, James...

Australian Inclusive Publishing Initiative (AIPI) launches

On 14 May 2019 the AIPI was launched to help the 22 per cent of the Australian population with a print disability read in formats...

IPA and FEP publish VAT report

The new VAT report published by IPA and the Federation of European Publishers (FEP) covers more countries than ever before and notes recent changes in...

IPA welcomes Heritage Committee recommendations on copyright reform

On 15 May the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage tabled the report Shifting Paradigms which recommends clear actions to fix the...

Zero Hunger — Books for Sustainable Development Goal 2 announced

On 29 May 2019 the second list of books for the UN SDG Book Club were announced. The list of titles in all six official...

IPA leads publisher team at WIPO regional seminar, Singapore

At the end of April, IPA Secretary General, José Borghino, led a strong team of publishers from the Asia-Pacific region at the first World Intellectual...

Dubai Cares and International Publishers Association forge partnership to support the future of African publishing

Dubai Cares commits AED 2,938,800 (USD 800,000) over 4 years to support literacy, book access, indigenous publishing, and library restoration

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Sänger confirmed as new IPA Copyright Committee Chair

The International Publishers Association (IPA) confirms Dr Jessica Sänger, Director for European and International Affairs at Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels (the German Publishers and Booksellers...

Sharjah takes over from Athens as World Book Capital City

On 23 April, World Book and Copyright Day, Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) took over from Athens (Greece) as UNESCO’s World Book Capital City for 2019....

ASEAN Book Publishing: Markets, Policy, and Copyright

Thai publisher and recent member of the IPA Executive Committee Trasvin Jittidecharak attended a WIPO regional seminar in Seoul in April. As part of her...

SCCR 38 – Exceptions and Limitations

The first WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) meeting for 2019 saw IPA bring another strong delegation to participate in the crucial...

The SDG Book Club has opened its virtual doors to readers around the world

On 2 April 2019 at Bologna Children’s Book Fair, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Book Club released its first ever reading list of titles aimed...

IPA reveals 2019 Prix Voltaire shortlist

The International Publishers Association (IPA) today announces the shortlist for the 2019 IPA Prix Voltaire, which rewards exemplary courage in upholding the freedom to publish...

Speakers at Nairobi Publishing Seminar announced at London Book Fair

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o was confirmed as a keynote speaker among others including the co-founders of Publiseer, Elinor Sisulu, and many more at a session on...

IPA President Visits Cámara Colombiana del Libro

IPA President Hugo Setzer recently visited Bogotá, Colombia, where he had meetings with IPA member, the Cámara Colombiana del Libro and with the Colombian IP...

Freedom to Publish panel confirmed at Salon du Livre de Genève

The Salon du Livre de Genève has confirmed a Freedom to Publish session in its professional programme under the roughly translated title Censorship: An ever-changing...

WIPO Confirms Publishers Circle

In March, WIPO’s Deputy Director General Sylvie Forbin announced the launch of the first mentorship pilot projects within the Publishers Circle initiative.

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European Publishers React to EU’s Adoption of the Copyright Directive

The European Parliament Plenary voted in favour of the Copyright Directive on 26 March. The vote followed intense campaigning from all sides. Read how some...

Accessibility in London: Awards and seminars

The 2019 winners of the ABC International Excellence Award for Accessible Publishing were announced at London Book Fair with EDITORIAL 5 (ED5) of Brazil taking...

Women in Publishing: First PublisHer’s Dinner at London Book Fair

At a time when gender balance is a priority for many industries and companies, the publishing industry couldn’t lag behind. Bodour Al Qasimi, IPA’s Vice-President,...

Freedom to Publish at London Book Fair – Telling the truth

The IPA’s 2ndFreedom to Publish Seminar took place at London Book Fair on 12 March 2019. An enthralled audience listened to the latest developments in...

Daniel Gervais delivers Charles Clark Memorial Lecture

Distinguished international Intellectual Property Law expert, Professor Daniel Gervais, delivered the 2019 Charles Clark Memorial lecture at the London Book Fair, this year....

IPA Welcomes European Copyright Agreement

Following the adoption of the Copyright Directive by the European Parliament plenary on 26 March, IPA President welcomed the result and congratulated European publishers for...

IPA statement on EU Copyright Directive

Publishers from 68 countries represented by the International Publishers Association call on the Members of the European Parliament to adopt the Copyright Directive currently before...

Marrakesh 50th Signatory announced

The United States of America became the 50thCountry to sign up to the Marrakesh Treaty on 8 February.

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Nairobi Publishing Seminar announcements due at London Book Fair

IPA is delighted to confirm the ‘Spotlight on Africa Session’ at London Book Fair where details of the programme and speakers will be confirmed. 

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European Publishers Welcome EU Copyright Directive Progress

Following the postponement of a key meeting on the Copyright Directive on 12 January, there was concern that time was running out for a Directive...

Gui Minhai revelations continue

The case of 2018 IPA Prix Voltaire recipient, Gui Minhai, took yet another twist in February as his daughter, Angela Gui, revealed a meeting, brokered...

IPA delivers Keynote Speech at conference in Alexandria, Egypt

IPA Secretary General stresses the importance of global publishing statistics.

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We are always looking for ways to improve the reading experience – Ediciones Godot

Following the announcement of the shortlist for the Accessible Books Consortium Excellence Awards, IPA spoke to one...