IPA names Brazilian publisher Karine Pansa as its next—and third woman—president, and Gvantsa Jobava is named as vice-president.
Frankfurt: An Executive Talk with Planeta CEO Jesús Badenes
Jesús Badenes: Many Spanish consumers now say they were sustained during tough pandemic conditions by friends, family – and books.
Financial Times Announces a Shortlist in the £30,000 Business Book of the Year Award
The United Kingdom-based business book competition is in its 18th year. Its shortlist deals with economics, business, and politics.
Pre-Election Policy Statement: Italy’s Creative Industries
In a policy statement provided to the news media by publishers, four issues including copyright and piracy are flagged for politicians.
BookNet Canada’s Report: English-Language Publishing in 2021
In English-language Canadian publishing, newly released survey data shows publishers planning to make remote work permanent.
The IPA at Frankfurter Buchmesse: A ‘Spotlight on Africa’
The ‘Spotlight on Africa’ program scheduled for October’s Frankfurter Buchmesse is presented by the IPA’s Africa Publishing Innovation Fund.
Annual StatShot Report 2021: US Revenues Up 12.3 Percent
The Association of American Publishers, in its annual-report estimates, sees a US$3.23-billion jump in 2021 over 2020.
In Portugal: IPA’s Bodour Al Qasimi on ‘Our Own Prejudices’
‘Prejudice is prejudice, no matter who is at the receiving end,’ IPA’s Bodour Al Qasimi tells the Estoril Conferences audience in Cascais.
Frankfurt’s LitAg in Sight: A Rights Roundup
Here’s news of Frankfurt, Ukraine’s Andrey Kurkov, and rights sales in this Roundup from Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, France, and Norway.
Frankfurt Aims for 70 Percent of Its Pre-Pandemic Size
In today’s German and international news conferences, key elements of Frankfurt Book Fair were spotlighted by organizers.