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.
IPA General Assembly votes to admit five new members, further expanding IPA’s global footprint
National publishers associations from Iraq, Ivory Coast, Mauritania, Morocco and Senegal became provisional members of the International Publishers Association (IPA) today when their applications were unanimously accepted by the General Assembly, meeting during the Frankfurt Book Fair.
Michiel Kolman to succeed Richard Charkin as IPA President
Frankfurt — The International Publishers Association (IPA) General Assembly today elected Dutch publisher Michiel Kolman (Elsevier) to be the next President of the IPA, when incumbent Richard Charkin (Bloomsbury) completes his two-year mandate, on 1 January 2017.
IPA hails new era of accessibility to books on the eve of Marrakesh Treaty’s entry into force
The IPA and its members welcome tomorrow’s entry into force of the Marrakesh Treaty and, with it, a new era of equality and inclusivity for visually impaired readers.
World publishers and librarians issue joint pledge to strive for universal access to information
Geneva and The Hague — The world bodies speaking for the publishing and library sectors, the IPA and IFLA, today pledge to find mechanisms for universal access to information, and to help national and international authorities to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals linked to literacy, education and reading.
UNESCO names Athens World Book Capital 2018
Athens has been named World Book Capital 2018 by the Director General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, on the recommendation of the Advisory Committee, comprising representatives of the IPA, the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), and UNESCO, which met at UNESCO headquarters, in Paris.
IPA community salutes late former president, Fernando Guedes
The international publishing community has paid warm tribute to former IPA president, Fernando Guedes, a highly accomplished and visionary publisher, who died this week (28 August), aged 87.
IPA pays tribute to the late Nick Perren, a ‘strong supporter of freedom to publish’
Two IPA presidents have paid warm tribute to the British publisher and former IPA Executive Committee member, Nick Perren, who died on Monday (1 August) after a long illness.
Jessica Sänger appointed Director for European and International Affairs at Börsenverein
Dr. Jessica Sänger (39), lawyer and Deputy Head of the Legal Department at Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels, will run a newly formed unit for European and international affairs at the German Publishers and Booksellers Association.
What does the German copyright levy ruling mean for European publishing?
The recent German Federal Supreme Court ruling that called time on the decades-old practice of apportioning copyright levies between authors and publishers has sent shockwaves through the country’s publishing industry.