Virginia Tech partners with the UK’s Overleaf on authoring tools. In Geneva, two agencies create a new international publishing statistics project.
‘To Uphold and Defend’: International Publishers Association Issues Manifesto
Pledging ‘to challenge violations wherever they occur,’ the 60-nation organization of publishing associations formalizes its commitment to freedom to publish.
IPA’s ‘Global Book Fair Report 2017: ‘Propelling Rights Deals’
‘In a sense, a book fair is a catalyst that propels rights deals towards completion,’ reads the introduction to the IPA’s new 2017 Global Book Fair Report.
IPA Prepares a Mission to Georgia, Where Publishers Are ‘Heading to Annihilation’
Tbilisi’s textbook industry is in crisis because of what the International Publishers Association calls Georgia’s ‘self-defeating’ government policy.
IPA’s Michiel Kolman on China: ‘A $10 Billion Concern’
‘Last year there were five Chinese publishing companies in the world’s top 20,’ IPA’s new chief says at London Book Fair.
Open for Nominations, IPA’s 2017 Prix Voltaire Is Attracting Many Asian Submissions
‘Publishers take on the same risks as writers,’ and the IPA’s Prix Voltaire is open for 2017 nominations—which so far have an Asian concentration.
IPA Issues Marrakesh Treaty Guide for Publishers
With the Marrakesh Treaty ratified by the requisite number of nations, a guide to its background and provisions is available now from the IPA.
IPA, FEP, EIBF Issue New Demand that Turkey Release Alpay and Erdogan
Turkish Novelist Aslı Erdoğan and translator Necmiye Alpay remain in detention; IPA, FEP, and EIBF issue a joint call for their freedom.
IPA-FEP Global Report Promotes ‘Zero-Rate’ VAT on Books
In a new report, the International Publishers Association finds that higher VAT rates on books can have a negative impact on book sales, education and copyright.
IPA Joins in Appeals for Condemned Mauritanian Blogger
The International Publishers Association and others appeal to the Mauritanian government not to execute blogger Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ould Mkhaitir.