Future of Books discussed at Seoul International Book Fair
On 16 October 2020, the IPA Secretary General José Borghino participated in a panel discussion during the Seoul International Book Fair’s Rights Center’s opening seminar.
IPA-WIPO publishing industry pilot survey published
The first joint IPA-WIPO study is published today. It represents a solid starting point for future studies. We look at some of those results and other recent articles explaining the importance of gathering publishing industry statistics.
IPA and WIPO launch annual statistical survey into the global publishing industry
The IPA and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) have fired the starting gun on an unprecedented world publishing survey, which will deliver the first ever detailed map of the industry in a broad-reaching and comprehensive yearly statistical report.
IPA World Book Fair Report 2016
Book fairs continue to be an essential driver of the publishing business. In an age of video conferencing and digital networking, book fairs are a real-life moment that brings publishing people together.
IPA releases Annual Report and 2014 Global Publishing Statistics
Each year, the IPA produces an in-depth report into the evolution of global publishing markets.
New Spanish book market data
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 in order to build a comprehensive report which tracks publisher revenues, average book price, best-performing genres, share of digital and much more.
IPA’s Global Publishing Statistics: which markets are hot, which are not?
The IPA’s latest Global Publishing Statistics reveal that readers spend an estimated €114 billion on books per year, with the six largest markets (US, China, Germany, Japan, France and the UK) accounting for over 60% of global spending on books.
A mixed picture: new SNE analysis into French publishing revenues
The French Publishers Association (SNE) has produced a comprehensive economic study of the French publishing market, available to view here.
IPA Launches 2012 Global Publishing Market Map
IPA launched from Frankfurt on 10 October 2012 the 2012 Global Map of Publishing Markets to visualize how publishing markets outside of Europe and North America are, literally, bulging.