Frankfurt Open Educational Publishers Forum inspires and educates
The last of IPA’s series of events during the virtual Frankfurt Book Fair saw the spotlight turn to educational publishing with speakers from the OECD, China and Eastern Europe regaling participants with their insights.
IPA Concerned over Reports of Hong Kong Book Bans
The International Publishers Association is extremely concerned by reports in the Guardian, Global Times and The Wall Street Journal among others that books by prominent protester, Joshua Wong, and Hong Kong politician, Tanya Chan, have been removed from public libraries and bookshops as the new Chinese Security Law is implemented in Hong Kong.
Publishing in China during the COVID-19 Pandemic
The latest of our IPA in Conversation with … sees Li Pengyi, Vice President of the Publishers Association of China (PAC), tell us about how the COVID-19 Pandemic has affected publishing in China and how Chinese publishers have reacted quickly to keep people reading and learning.
Coronavirus doesn’t stop Copyright Consultations
Despite many countries being in lockdown for a number of weeks to limit the spreading of the COVID-19 Pandemic, governments in Brazil, China, Kenya, India to name but a few have continued to publish consultations on copyright. IPA has continued to monitor and respond.
IPA President at Beijing International Book Fair
IPA President Hugo Setzer attended the Beijing International Book Fair from 21-23 August holding several high-level meetings.
Book Tariffs – US and China but India and Nepal, too
The trade war between the US and China risks severely impacting the publishing industry, with the Association of American Publishers (AAP) expressing its concern and consulting members to understand the scale of the potential impact of further tariffs.
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 other countries quick to publish their reports for 2018. Read more.
Richard Charkin at Mid-Term
Interviewed recently by Benedicte Page for The Bookseller, Richard Charkin talks about the challenges and achievements of his first 12 months as IPA president.
IPA Seriously Concerned about Missing Hong Kong Publishers
The International Publishers Association (IPA) has joined the Swedish Publishers Association (SPA) and the Publishers Association (PA) UK in expressing deep concern about the whereabouts and safety of five Hong Kong-based publishers and booksellers.
CHINA: SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT THE DISAPPEARANCE OF FOUR HONG KONG-BASED PUBLISHERS
The International Publishers Association and PEN International are alarmed at reports that four people associated with a publisher and bookstore in Hong Kong famous for producing and stocking books critical of the Chinese authorities have gone missing.