IPA calls for international donations to save murdered publishers’ legacy
The international Publishers Association has contributed 1,000CHF to kickstart an international appeal for support as the lockdown in Bangladesh puts the legacy Faisal Arefin Dipan at risk. His widow, Razia Rahman Joly, carried on his publishing house and opened a bookshop, Dipanpur, in his memory. 3 months of lockdown and no income mean eviction and closure are now looming.
Caribbean Publishing and the COVID-19 Pandemic
At 1pm CEST on Tuesday 7 July, IPA Vice-President, Bodour Al Qasimi talks to Latoya West-Blackwood, Chairman of the Book Industry Association of Jamaica about how the COVID-19 Pandemic has affected publishers in the region and what the future might hold.
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.
Publishing in Australia and New Zealand: two cases, one region
On Thursday 2nd July at 1pm CEST, IPA President talks to Lee Walker, President of the Australian Publishers Association and Julia Marshall, President of the Publishers Association of New Zealand about how the COVID-19 Pandemic has affected publishing in the two countries.
STM Publishing during the Coronavirus Pandemic
On Wednesday 1st July at 1pm CEST, former IPA President, Michiel Kolman talked to Ian Moss, CEO of STM – the global voice of scholarly publishing – about how the COVID-19 Pandemic has affected STM publishers and what STM and its members have done to support governments around the world.
African Publishing during the COVID-19 Pandemic
IPA Vice President, Bodour Al Qasimi talks to the Chair of the African Publishers Network (APNET) about the impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on publishing in Africa and what the future might hold.
ASEAN publishing during the COVID-19 Pandemic
IPA President, Hugo Setzer, talks to Trasvin Jittidecharak, Secretary General of the ASEAN Book Publishers Association, and founder of Silkworm Books in Thailand, about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected publishers in the region and what the future may hold.
Publishing in the USA during the COVID-19 Pandemic
At 1pm CEST on Thursday 18 June 2020, watch IPA President, Hugo Setzer, talk to Maria Pallante, CEO of the Association of American Publishers about how publishers have reacted to the COVID-19 pandemic and how they are looking to the future.
From Author to Bookshop: Coronavirus and the Publishing Chain
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on the book sector around the world. The Presidents and Chairs of international organisations for authors, publishers and booksellers talk to Publishing Perspectives’ Editor in Chief, Porter Anderson about the impact of the pandemic on the whole chain.
The current situation for publishing in Latin America
IPA Vice President, Bodour Al Qasimi leads a conversation with José Ignacio Echeverria, President of the Grupo Iberoamericano de Editores about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and what publishers in Latin America are doing to overcome the challenges they face.