IPA August Newsletter

IPA President, Karine Pansa looks back at her first 6 months as President, looking ahead to frankfurt and stories from USA, Thailand, Brazil and more

IPA NEWSLETTER August 2023 View this email in your browser IPA's Karine Pansa marks first six months as president IPA President Karine Pansa delivers an address looking back at the first six months of her presidency. Read more. Copyright AAP announces joint submission of negotiated judgment by publishers and the Internet Archive The proposal comes with permanent injunction to the District Court in the case of Hachette Book Group, et al, v. Internet Archive. Read more. Freedom to Publish IPA condemns the banning of a forthcoming book in Thailand Thailand has banned a forthcoming book titled "Rama X: The Thai Monarchy under King Vajiralongkorn" by editor Pavin Chachavalpongpun before its publication. Read more. Like Follow Instagram LinkedIn Subscribe Pressure on Publishers: Freedom to Publish Session at Frankfurt Book Fair A great session on the Freedom to Publish, titled "Pressure on Publishers: Challenging norms and navigating controversy," will be offered as part of IPA's programming at the Frankfurt Book Fair. Read more. See the full IPA Schedule here.  IPA leadership helps celebrate Indian member's Golden Jubilee IPA's member in India, the Federation of Indian Publishers (FIP), turns 50 this year and it celebrated with a two-day conference in New Delhi on 11-12 August, organized by IPA Executive Committee member, Pranav Gupta. Read more. Senior IPA representatives attend IFLA annual conference IPA senior leadership spoke about Freedom to Publish and sustainability at IFLA's annual World Library and Information Congress, which was held in Rotterdam on 21-25 August. Read more. São Paulo court decision an immense relief to students, educators, and publishers alike The distribution of textbooks in São Paulo was threatened by the sudden decision to withdraw from the National Textbook Program. A court order has overturned the state's decision. Read more. PEN America publishes report on 'Booklash' suffered by publishers PEN America has published a report titled "Booklash: Literary Freedom, Online Outrage, and the Language of Harm." Read more. Blog Posts Pride 2023: time to reflect on the LGBTIQ+ community and our publishing industry Earlier this month, the Pride season arrived in my hometown Amsterdam where Elsevier is also headquartered. Two weeks of events to celebrate Pride but also a moment of protest as the LGBTIQ+ community is increasingly under attack globally.  Read more. Submissions open for Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2023 Submissions are now open for the 18th edition of the Sheikh Zayed Book Award. Across a range of prizes, the Award celebrates literary, nonfiction and academic works in the fields of humanities and social sciences that engage with Arab civilisation and culture. Read more. Now available for all IPA members and their members on the IPA Academy. Contact your publishers association for your access code. IPA in the News International Publishers Association President Karine Pansa and Secretary General José Borghino's concern at the São Paulo government's decision to withdraw from the National Textbook Program were reported on through interviews with Publishing Perspectives. They expressed their relief at the court decision that overturned this decision. This was also covered in an article (in Portuguese) by PublishNews. The IPA was also mentioned in an article by Publishing Perspectives, covering Brazilian Publishers in Rio and the Book Fair 'Professional Days,' where the United Nations and the IPA's SDG Book Club was a highlight. The IPA was mentioned in an article (in French) by La Dépêche addressing the state of publishing in France. IPA President Karine Pansa's participation at the Federation of Indian Publishers' Conference was mentioned in an article by Publishing Perspectives. She was also interviewed by O Journal Economico ahead of Book 2.0 and mentioned in further articles (also in Portuguese) by Bantumen and contacto.  The IPA's "Gender and Generations: Reading Now and When?" program at the 33rd International Publishers Congress in Jakarta was mentioned in an article by Publishing Perspectives looking at the Slovenian Guest of Honour Programme for Frankfurt Book Fair. In Case You Missed It The latest edition of our Spanish and French newsletters covering January - June 2023 are out! Arabic to come out soon. Make sure you're subscribed! Copyright Netopia : Free as in Science – 3Qs to Catherine Blache Kathmandu Post: Unauthorised translation and piracy of foreign books thrive in Nepal The Atlantic: Revealed: The authors whose pirated books are powering generative AI Hugh Stephens: When will the Trudeau Government act on Promised Copyright Reform?   Freedom to Publish NPR: The plot thickens: The battle over books comes at a cost Euractiv: SLAPPs: 2022 record year for number of abusive lawsuits filed – report Publishing Perspectives: PRH Rolls Out Banned Books Resources: 'Let Kids Read'   Education UNESCO: Global education monitoring report, 2023: technology in education: a tool on whose terms?   Sustainability The Scholarly Kitchen: Navigating the Sustainability Landscape: A New STM Roadmap Provides a Guide to Embedding Sustainability in Publishing   Diversity and Inclusion Publishers Weekly : Disability Representation in Publishing The Guardian: I'm a trans person who edits children's books. The culture wars engulfs me on all sides   Accessibility Laura Brady: What is an accessible book? Inclusive Publishing: Looking Forward to Autumn Accessibility Events   Industry IFRRO: Anita Huss Ekerhult to become CEO of The International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations (IFRRO) Velocity of Content: Jeff Jarvis on "The Gutenberg Parenthesis" Frankfurt Book Fair: The Philippines will be Guest of Honour at Frankfurter Buchmesse 2025 To Come September 4 - 6 September: Forum Edita, Barcelona 12-14 September: PLR International Conference (programme) 20 – 22 September: Babelica - international online book fair of independent publishing 27 September: Launch of WIPO 2023 Global Innovation Index 27 Sept. - 1 Oct. - 24th Nairobi International Book Fair 28 Sept. - 1 Oct.- 28th International Book Festival Budapest  October 2 - 5 October: IFRRO World Congress 2023, Reykjavík, Iceland 4 – 6 October: Liber, Madrid 18 - 22 October: Frankfurt Book Fair (IPA schedule here) November 1-2 November: Tokyo Rights Meeting (TRM) 6 – 8 November: WIPO SCCR 44 8-9 November: Kansai Rights Meeting 21 November: IPA General Assembly 2024 30-Aug - 1 Sept.: IBBY World Congress, Trieste, Italy  4-6 December: 34th International Publishers Congress (more information soon) See our full book fair listing on our site here. IPA's websites About the IPA Established in 1896, the International Publishers Association (IPA) is the world's largest federation of publishers associations. The IPA is an industry body with a human rights mandate, whose mission is to promote and protect publishing and raise awareness of publishing as a force for economic, cultural and social development. Working in cooperation with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and other supranational bodies, the IPA champions the interests of book and journal publishing at national and supranational level. Internationally, the IPA actively opposes censorship and promotes copyright, freedom to publish (including through the IPA Prix Voltaire), and literacy. CONTACT US: International Publishers Association 23 Avenue de France CH-1202 Geneva Tel: +41 22 704 1820 www.internationalpublishers.org

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