Ghosh: Publishers have the role of an educator
Asoke Ghosh, The IPA’s longest serving Executive Committee member, wrote the fourth of our edited extracts from Publishers on Publishing, which was released during the IPA Congress in New Delhi earlier this year. A founder member of the Federation of Indian Publishers, he shares his views on the future of the Indian publishing industry.
Indian Publishing: An Insider’s Perspective
The IPA is very happy to publish a third extract from the book Publishers on Publishing, which was published during the IPA Congress in New Delhi earlier this year.
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.
UAE’s publishing industry: a vision of an avant-garde nation
By Bodour Al Qasimi
When I spoke at Frankfurt Book Fair in October I wanted the audience to understand the core of publishing in the United Arab Emirates and what it means to be an industry leader. But more importantly, I wanted the publishing world to understand UAE publishers and our vision for the future of publishing in our country.
German publishers launch ambitious scheme to give EU innovators a head start
The German Publishers and Booksellers Association, an IPA member, has launched an ambitious Dragons’ Den-style initiative where promising European book industry innovators can win €10,000 and access to high-flying mentors and investors from the publishing and media industries.
IPA country report: Saudi Arabia
In August 2015 the IPA General Assembly, comprising representatives from across the IPA membership, granted full member status to the Saudi Publishers Association (SPA). This step, according to SPA chief executive officer, Abdulrahman Alhamdan, immediately gave the SPA greater clout at home, and gave fresh impetus to its interactions with the Saudi government — particularly over freedom to publish.
Publishers take the floor at WIPO Conference on the Global Digital Content Market
Former IPA President Youngsuk ‘YS’ Chi and current IPA Executive Committee member Trasvin Jittidecharak took part in a publishing panel at the first World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Conference on the Global Digital Content Market, which explored the impact of digital on the globalized creative industries, from 20 to 22 April.
IPA country report: Bangladesh
In October 2015 the IPA General Assembly voted to grant the Academic and Creative Publishers Association of Bangladesh (ACPAB) IPA membership. It was a move that took the IPA’s reach deeper into Asia via a country where language and the written word underpin the very identity of the nation.
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.
The cultural and educational ideals behind Bologna Children’s Book Fair
Bologna Children’s Book Fair appears in the IPA survey on international book fairs as one of three most visited book fairs. We spoke to Mr Aldo Sansone, Sales & Marketing Director about the Fair’s past success and his plans for the future.