Editor-in-Chief Andrew Richard Albanese stands in this week for publishing analyst Carlo Carrenho with a review of the headlines from across the international publishing world.
Publishers, Booksellers Protest the Arrests of Hong Kong Booksellers
The European and International Booksellers Federation urged the international community to join in condemning the arrests.
The Importance of Copyright for African and Latin American Publishers
At the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 48th session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights, The International Publishers Association organized an event highlighting concerns over copyright and education exceptions in Africa and Latin America.
IPA Announces New Chair of Freedom to Publish Committee
Jessica Sänger has been elected chair of the International Publishers Association Freedom to Publish Committee, succeeding Norwegian publisher Kristenn Einarsson.
Switzerland’s Frontiers Names Sustainability Manager for the SDG Compact
Frontiers bolsters its SDG Publishers Compact commitment by appointing its sustainability manager to implement the compact’s 10 action points.
Sri Lanka: Publishers, Booksellers Oppose a Book Tax Hike
The world associations of publishers and booksellers, IPA and EIBF, call on Colombo to cancel a tax hike on Sri Lanka’s imported books.
The IPA Releases a New 25-Year Retrospective Book
‘The Fifth Quarter Century’ is the IPA’s book by Hugo Setzer, examining the latest upheavals and progress of the 125-year-old organization.
IPA’s Bodour Al Qasimi Speaks to Publishers in São Paulo
Bodour Al Qasimi spoke at São Paulo’s professional program about the IPA’s Inspire plan and the book industry’s important issues.
IPA’s New ‘Inspire’ Report: Lessons from the Pandemic
The two-year ‘Inspire’ project report from the IPA highlights solidarity and a need for common reporting standards.
Saudi IPA Prix Voltaire Laureate Raif Badawi Released, Barred From Travel
The 2016 winner of the IPA’s Prix Voltaire has ended a 10-year prison sentence, but remains barred from leaving the Saudi kingdom.