Fixed book prices: German studies shows positive effects on dissemination and diversity of books
On Friday 8 November, economic and legal studies commissioned by the Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels (German Publishers and Booksellers Association) examining Germany’s fixed book price system were presented in Berlin.
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.
Alain Kouck (1946 – 2018)
IPA learnt with great sadness of the passing of Alan Kouck, President of the Editis Group and former Vice President of IPA (2010-2012).
IPA president Michiel Kolman: action needed on censorship and book piracy in Russia
IPA president Dr Michiel Kolman called for Russia to do more on the big issues of book piracy and censorship this week, at the opening of the Moscow International Book Fair.
IPA releases Global Book Fair Report 2017 – the most comprehensive yet
The IPA has today released its new Global Book Fair Report, the annual compendium of world book fairs that complements the IPA International Book Fair Calendar and provides insider insights and interviews with the people behind the events.
IPA president: our members’ collective voice now carries further than ever before
IPA President Michiel Kolman told a seminar at London Book Fair that Chinese publishing’s inclusion in the IPA had ‘marked an important expansion’, meaning that the IPA membership’s ‘collective voice today carries further and speaks for more publishers than ever before’.
Former US copyright supremo takes charge at AAP
Maria Pallante, the former head of the U.S. Copyright Office, whose abrupt exit from the position in October 2016 sounded alarm bells throughout the publishing and arts worlds, became the new President and CEO of the Association of American Publishers (AAP) this month.
New president to head world’s biggest publisher body in the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking worlds
The Grupo Iberoamericano de Editores (GIE), which groups major publishers from across Latin America, Spain and Portugal, has elected Mexican publisher José Ignacio Echeverria to be its new president for the next four years, during GIE’s annual meeting at the Guadalajara Book Fair.
U.S. Register of Copyrights Maria Pallante ‘removed from her job’
According to a Billboard report, U.S. Register of Copyrights Maria Pallante was removed from her job on Friday (October 21) by the Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden, who has authority over the Copyright Office. Pallante, who is known for her fair treatment of content creators, has been appointed as a senior digital strategy adviser for the Library of Congress, although industry watchers believe she was pushed out.
IPA 2016 Annual Report released in new three-in-one format
The IPA annual report was presented to the General Assembly this week in Frankfurt. This year’s report is more compact than in previous years, and covers the key aspects of the IPA’s work over the period between October 2015 and October 2016, such as Freedom to Publish, Copyright, Educational Publishing, Literacy, and Accessibility.