 | United Nations' Melissa Fleming confirmed as 34th International Publishers Congress Keynote The Congress also confirms Congress delegates will be able to attend the Guadalajara International Book Fair for free. Read more. | | | |  | IPA position on Generative AI and Copyright Policy IPA's Copyright Committee has endorsed a position on generative AI & copyright, which had been developed in the context of the IPA's Copyright Policy Working Group. Read more. | | |  | LBF 2024: A Trinity of Freedoms at Risk IPA is set to partner with English PEN, PEN International, IFLA, EIBF, and IAF to "A Trinity of Freedoms at Risk: Expression, Publishing, and Reading," a special event during the 2024 London Book Fair. Read more. | | | | | Charles Clark Memorial Lecture and Copyright Panels will Address AI at London Book Fair The developing relationship between artificial intelligence and intellectual property continues to be at the forefront of discussions in the intersection between AI and copyright. This brings AI to be the main subject of the Annual Charles Clark Memorial Lecture, titled "Perspectives on AI and IP." Read more. | | | Spotlight on Sustainability at London Book Fair Sustainability will be at the forefront at the London Book Fair through panel discussions, keynotes and workshops, as well as the Opening of the Second Edition of the Sustainability Hub, the joint initiative launched together with the United Nations Publications team and the International Publishers Association. Read more. | | | South Africa: IAF, IFRRO, IPA and STM urge policy makers to vote against Copyright Amendment Bill Today, the major representatives of authors and publishers around the world, IAF, IFRRO, IPA and STM, are asking members of the National Assembly in South Africa not to adopt the Copyright Amendment Bill during the vote scheduled to take place on 29 February, 2024. Read more. | | | Europe Agrees on Landmark AI Regulation Europe has taken a significant step forward in regulating Artificial Intelligence (AI) after the Committee of Permanent Representatives of the European Union (COREPER) voted in favor of the AI Act, marking the world's first concrete regulation of AI. Read more. | | | OECD Director Presents 2022 PISA Results at IPA's Educational Publishers Forum On Friday, February 2nd, the International Publishers Association's Educational Publishers Forum hosted Mr. Andreas Schleicher, Director for the Directorate of Education and Skills at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Read more. | | | IPA represented at 2024 Cairo International Book Fair (24 January-6 February) IPA Secretary General, José Borghino, attended the Cairo Book Fair which is one of the biggest in the world, this year welcoming 5 million visitors and 1,200 exhibitors. Read more. | | | IPA attends inaugural UNESCO Conference on Education Data and Statistics IPA Secretary General, José Borghino, joined UNESCO members states and observers cross three days (7-9 February) for the first-ever UNESCO Conference on Education Data and Statistics in Paris. Read more. | | | IPA President Pays Tribute to Ghosh and is Named Global Ambassador for Publishing & Education at New Delhi World Book Fair IPA President Karine Pansa has been named the Global Ambassador of Publishing & Education by the Federation of Indian Publishers (FIP) at the event 'Transformative Trends in Publishing' on February 13th, 2024, at the New Delhi World Book Fair. Read more. | | | Czech Republic Rejoices as VAT on Books is Abolished In a move hailed as a victory for literacy and cultural enrichment, the Czech Republic has officially abolished the value-added tax (VAT) on books. This landmark decision, effective from January 1, 2024, comes after years of lobbying by book publishers and enthusiasts who argue that books should be considered essential and not taxed as luxury items. Read more. | | | Spanish Publishers Share Data on the Spanish Book Market of 2023 According to a report provided by the Federación de Gremios de Editores de España (the Federation of Publishers' Guilds of Spain, FGEE), Spain's book publishing industry has maintained stability and shown financial strength in 2023, despite a significant percentage of non-readers. Read more. | | | Publishers Association Launches Research Impact Campaign The Publishers Association has unveiled the Research Impact campaign, highlighting the critical role of academic publishers in supporting and expanding the reach of UK research. Read more. | | | IPA Holds Fourth Webinar on AI and EU AI Act The webinar, held on 21 February for IPA members, was offered in partnership with our members the Federation of European Publishers (FEP), Syndicat National de l'Edition (SNE), and International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers (STM). Read more. | | | Honouring Braveness Kristenn Einarsson: The 3 February 2024 will mark the third anniversary of the murder of Lebanese publisher, Lokman Slim. Lokman's publishing house Dar Al Jadeed, co-founded with his sister Rasha Al Ameer, received the 2021 IPA Prix Voltaire. Read more. | | | Tribute for a great publisher: Asoke Ghosh Hugo Setzer: I was shocked to receive the news. My dear friend Asoke Ghosh had passed away. His daughter, Pushpita, told me that he had peacefully left the world on 1 February. Read more. | | | The SDGs at the Guadalajara Book Fair 2023 and 2024 Hugo Setzer: The Sustainable Development Goals were once again a significant topic during the past Guadalajara International Book Fair in November 2023, where the Mexican Publishers Association and the Mexico office of the United Nations held an SDG panel. Read more. | | | Why Book Reading Matters Reading is not a basic skill. Learning to read is a life-long activity: There are many reading skills that we do not learn at school, and that are not acquired once and for all, but must be developed on an ongoing basis throughout our lives. Read more. | | | IPA's announcement of Melissa Fleming as a keynote speaker at the 34th International Publishers Congress was covered by Publishing Perspectives and Publishers Weekly.
IPA's programming at the London Book Fair was covered by Publishing Perspectives. IPA's call for nominations for the Prix Voltaire was covered by Freedom Square TV.
This month, IPA President Pansa spoke with Publishing Perspectives and Velocity of Content on the responsibility of publishers.
President Pansa's attendance at the New Delhi World Book Fair and her words on AI and Copyright were covered by Economic Times' BrandEquity, Deccan Herald, and Free Press Journal. Her appointment as Global Ambassador of Publishing and Education by the Federation of Indian Publishers was covered by bnn, News Heads, and The WFY.
Former IPA President Richard Charkin published a blog post, titled "Unintended Consequences in Publishing," with Publishing Perspectives.
Charkin's predecessor as IPA President, YS Chi, was announced as the winner of the London Book Fair Lifetime Achievement Award.
| | | The latest edition of our Arabic, Spanish and French newsletters, covering July - December 2023, are out! Make sure you're subscribed! | | | February 20 - 25 February: Taiwan International Book Exhibition
March
6 - 10 March: Salon du Livre de Genève
12 - 14 March: London Book Fair
21 - 24 March: Leipzig Book Fair
28 March - 8 April: Bangkok International Book Fair 2024 and Bangkok Rights Fair 2024
April
4 - 7 April: Foire du Livre de Bruxelles
8 - 11 April: Bologna Children's Book Fair
12 - 14 April: Festival du Livre de Paris
17 April - 2 May: Bogotá International Book Fair
23 - 25 April: 72 heures du livre, Guinea
23 April - 13 May: Buenos Aires International Book Fair
May
29 April 5 May: Abu Dhabi International Book Fair
5 May: Kitabistan Talks, Azerbaijan - Freedom to Publish and Censorship
8 - 10 May: Nigeria International Book Fair
9 - 18 May: Doha International Book Fair
14 - 18 May: 14e Salon International du Livre d'Abidjan (SILA), Ivory Coast
16 - 19 May: Thessaloniki International Book Fair, Greece
24 May - 2 June: Kuala Lumpur International Book Fair (KLIBF), Malaysia
27 - 29 May: World Expression Forum (WEXFO), Norway
June
29 May - 16 June: Lisbon Book Fair
19 - 23 June: Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF), China
26 - 30 June: Seoul International Book Fair
August
29 Aug - 1 Sept: Ghana International Book Fair
30 Aug - 1 Sept: IBBY World Congress
September
26 - 29 September: International Book Festival Budapest, Hungary
October
16 - 20 October: Frankfurt International Book Fair, Germany
December
30 Nov - 8 Dec: Guadalajara International Book Fair, Mexico
3 - 6 December: 34th International Publishers Congress
See our full book fair listing on our site here. | | | | |
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