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Accessible Book Awards shortlist announced

The short-list for the 2019 ABC International Excellence Award in Accessible Publishing was announced on 11 February. With 3 publishers, and 5 initiatives competing for...

IPA part of cross-sectoral talks on championing Intellectual Freedom

IPA met with representatives of a number of organisations to discuss ways of collaborating on Freedom to Publish and gathering publishing statistics....

An appeal to readers and librarians from the victims of CDL

As working writers, translators, photographers, and graphic artists; as unions, organizations, and federations representing the creators of works included in published books; as book publishers;...

International intellectual property law expert Daniel Gervais to give Charles Clark Memorial Lecture

Professor Daniel Gervais will deliver the Charles Clark Memorial Lecture at The London Book Fair on Tuesday 12th March 2019, focusing on the changing role...

Publishers Association (UK) report details diversity in publishing

The Publishers Association has continued its ground-breaking work into diversity within the UK publishing industry. Their latest survey reveals that while there are many positives...

Statistics Galore: European and International Publishing Figures Released

2018 closed with the Federation of European Publishers bringing out its annual publishing statistics (on 2017 figures). Hot on their heels were a number of...

Second Freedom to Publish Seminar @ London Book Fair confirmed

Following last year’s successful first edition, IPA is again partnering with London Book Fair to shine a light on Freedom to Publish challenges around the...

European Copyright Discussions Stall

With European Parliament elections approaching, the heat is on if the European Union’s Copyright Directive is going to be adopted before the end of the...

IPA at London Book Fair 2019

Here you can find a list of IPA events taking place at London Book Fair.

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2020 International Publishers Congress, Lillehammer, Norway

The 2020 IPA International Publishers Congress was confirmed at our last Congress to take place in Lillehammer, Norway from 28-30 May 2020. The Programming Committee...

Access Copyright looks to blockchain for innovation

Access Copyright, Canada’s Reproduction Rights Organization outside Quebec, has recently launched Prescient, its innovation lab. Prescient is dedicated to...

Educational Publishing: Successful collaboration in Serbia

With the Serbian Ministry of Education wanting to bring new technologies into the classroom it collaborated with teachers and publishers to bring blended teaching to...

Accessibility roundup: ABC Global Book Service going from strength to strength

Alongside announcing great progress for the ABC Global Book Service with 42,000 additions to the catalogue, IPA VP-elect Bodour Al Qasimi signed an agreement with...

Freedom to Publish in the Spotlight in Guadalajara

While IPA President Michiel Kolman, Vice-President-elect Bodour Al Qasimi and Secretary General José Borghino led the IPA delegation that attended WIPO’s SCCR in Geneva....

IPA Keeping an Eye on WIPO Committees

IPA brought a 10-strong delegation to WIPO’s Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) in November but other WIPO committees are working too.

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Sharjah International Bookfair looks at freedom to publish and educational publishing

Sharjah International Book Fair featured keynotes from IPA President, Michiel Kolman, and President-elect, Hugo Setzer, alongside panels on freedom to publish and educational publishing. Setzer’s...

Copyright: South Africa Copyright Reform Bill

South Africa has been attracting a lot of international attention for its copyright reform bill with IPA and other international organisations expressing concern.

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IPA launches call for nominations for 2019 IPA Prix Voltaire

The Geneva-based International Publishers Association (IPA) today launches its call for nominations for the 2019 IPA Prix Voltaire for exemplary courage in upholding the Freedom...

Statement on South Africa’s Copyright Amendment Bill, 2017

When South Africa announced its intention to review and modernize its copyright law, the original purpose was to benefit South African performers and authors who...

Mauritania: Blogger still detained one year after court decision quashing his death sentence

  • Although authorities should have released him in November 2017, Mohamed Mkhaïtir is still being detained in an undisclosed location
  • His physical and mental health...

WIPO General Assemblies see massive Marrakesh sign-up

From 24 September to 2 October WIPO held its General Assemblies where all Member States gathered to discuss the full range of WIPO’s work including...

“Develop a book culture first and then the retail culture”

Hachette India’s Managing Director, Thomas Abraham, wrote the fifth of our edited extracts from Publishers on Publishing, which was released during the IPA Congress in...

IPA at the IFFRO World Congress

From 22-25 October, IPA President, Michiel Kolman, and Secretary General, José Borghino, both attended the 2018 World Congress of the International Federation of Reproduction Rights...

IPA and IBBY Sign Memorandum of Understanding

IPA used the meeting of its Literacy, Books Policy and Statistics (LIBS) Committee in Frankfurt as an opportunity to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU)...

Committee Changes at IPA

The IPA’s General Assembly elected and appointed a number of new members to its Executive, Freedom to Publish and Membership Committees and a revamped program...

IPA welcomes five new members

During the IPA General Assembly, five new members were welcomed into the association including four national associations from Albania, Chile, Jamaica, Somalia and one sector...

Accidental Campaigners: Freedom to Publish Seminar

IPA held a freedom to publish seminar during Frankfurt Book Fair. Focussing on the relatives of detained publishers, the session featured Ensaf Haidar, the wife...

Setzer and Al Qasimi become IPA President and Vice President Elect

Hugo Setzer and Bodour Al Qasimi were confirmed today as the future President and Vice President of the International Publishers Association at the organisation’s General...

Europe aligns VAT between eBooks and physical books; ratifies Marrakesh

The International Publishers Association welcomes the news that the EU’s Economic and Financial Affairs Council has unanimously agreed to allow Member States to apply reduced...

IPA in North America

IPA’s President, Vice President and Secretary General followed up on their Asian tour of August with a trip...

Kuala Lumpur announced as UNESCO World Book Capital City 2020

Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, has been confirmed as the 2020 UNESCO World Book Capital City to follow Athens (2018) and Sharjah (2019).

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IPA in Japan, South Korea and Singapore

At the end of August, IPA’s President and Vice President continued their tour of Asia with visits to IPA members in Japan and South Korea...

‘It’s an exciting time for publishing in Africa’

In the second of our series of interviews with speakers at our Lagos Regional Seminar (held in May), we speak to Ama Dadson, founder of...

AAP’s International Freedom to Publish Prize Goes to Azadeh Parsapour

London based Iranian publisher, Azadeh Parsapour, a two-time Prix Voltaire nominee and regular blogger for the IPA, was announced as the recipient of the 2018...

EU Copyright Vote Reaction Round-up

Publishers associations from around the world welcomed the European Parliament’s copyright vote on 12 September 2018....

UN and IPA Launch Sustainable Development Goals Book Club

To amplify the publishing industry’s support for the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) the International Publishers Association announced today a new collaboration with the...

Plan S – Open Access Transition: IPA call for more speed and less haste

The International Publishers Association notes the renewed impetus by Coalition S to achieve the European Union’s target of open access to publicly funded research by...

IPA Welcomes European Parliament Copyright Vote

International Publishers congratulate Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) for voting through important changes to copyright that support Europe’s creative industries.

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IPA at Frankfurt Book Fair 2018

As Usual, IPA will hold its statutory meetings and conferences during Frankfurter Buchmesse from 9 until 13 October 2018. In this section you can find...

IPA blasts harassment of Turkish publisher in exile

The International Publishers Association fully supports Ragip Zarakolu as he continues to fight charges relating to statements he made in 2012. The 3rd Heavy Penal...

European Copyright Vote Looms

Since the European Parliament rejected the draft report on the EU Copyright Directive in July, there have been numerous reports about the contentious lobbying tactics...

Freedom to Publish: IPA backs second US publisher faced with Trump threats

IPA backs Simon and Schuster in the face of legal threats from the Trump campaign to prevent the publication of a book giving an insider’s...

Welcome to Göteborg Book Fair, Gui Minhai

Dear Gui Minhai, We warmly welcome you to Göteborg Book Fair, 27-30 September 2018. We would very much like to invite you to participate in a...

Inspiring Words from Industry Leaders: Interview with Hugo Setzer, The International Publishers Association

Inclusive Publishing has embarked on a series of interviews with industry leaders and their approach to accessibility. In August 2018 they interviewed IPA VP and...