 | Congress Early Bird Deadline Extended! You now have until the 30 April to benefit from the early bird price. Tickets available at www.publisherscongress.com | | | |  | South Africa: IAF, IFRRO, IPA and STM urge President Ramaphosa to withhold signing Copyright Amendment Bill Today, 20 March 2024, the major representatives of authors and publishers around the world, IAF, IPA and STM, and IFRRO, representing the collective management organisations in the text and image-based sector worldwide, are asking President Cyril Ramaphosa to withhold signing the Copyright Amendment Bill. Read more. | | |  | International organisations for authors, publishers, booksellers and libraries call for key freedoms to be respected In recognition of the increasing efforts to restrict books, those who write them, publish them or make them available to readers, five organisations representing authors, publishers, booksellers and libraries worldwide have issued a joint statement. Read more. | | | | | IPA at LBF24: Charles Clark Memorial Lecture 2024 Charles Clark (1933- 2006) spent much of his career focusing his critical mind on the intersection of copyright and technology. This year's memorial lecture did just that with 'Perspective on AI and IP' featuring Dr Hayleigh Bosher (Brunel University London) and Eleonora Rosati (Stockholm University) in conversation with the Publishers Association's Catriona Stevenson. Read More. | | | IPA Vice President speaks at Istanbul Fellowship IPA Vice President, Gvantsa Jobava attended the 9th International Istanbul Fellowship Programme, where Mexico was the focus market. Read More. | | | World Book Capital City: Look Ahead to Strasbourg 2024 as 2026 Call for Applications Launched Strasbourg, France is preparing to take over from Guadalajara, Mexico as UNESCO World Book Capital City on 23 April 2024. Read More. | | | IPA Joins Publishers in Opposing Internet Archive's Appeal in Copyright Infringement Case Leading publishers Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins Publishers, Penguin Random House, and Wiley have filed a brief opposing the Internet Archive's appeal following its loss in the copyright infringement case "Hachette Book Group, et al, v. Internet Archive." Read More. | | | Looking Ahead to the Bologna Children's Book Fair, IPA's New Patron Member The 61st Bologna Children's Book Fair (BCBF) is set to take place from 8th to 11th April 2024 at the BolognaFiere Exhibition Centre with IPA keenly involved in the first Fair since it became a patron member of the IPA. Read More. | | | World Expression Forum 2024: Programming Announced Lillehammer is gearing up to host the World Expression Forum 2024, a global assembly of freedom of expression. Scheduled from May 27-28, the event aims to illuminate and bolster freedom of speech and democracy. Read More. | | | EDItEUR series: ONIX continued In this series, Graham Bell, Executive Director of EDItEUR, shares occasional updates on EDItEUR's work and the standards it manages. Read More. | | | IPA at LBF24: Day 1 James Taylor: This year's London Book Fair looks to have stepped up again after the Covid years with multiple stages covering a diverse range of programming. Many IPA members were also actively involved throughout the fair. Read more. | | | IPA at LBF24: Day 2 James Taylor: Day 2 of London Book Fair continued discussions on sustainable development and copyright, with the Charles Clark Memorial Lecture. Read more. | | | IPA at LBF24: Day 3 James Taylor: The third and final day of the London Book Fair was focused around the freedom to publish culminating with the session, "A Trinity of Freedoms at Risk: Expression, Publishing and Reading" on the Olympia Main Stage. Read more. | | | The European Accessibility Act for non-EU members Laura Brady: European Union publishers are striving to meet the requirements of the European Accessibility Act, a piece of legislation that is poised to affect a sea change in digital publishing. How this will play out for those of us outside the EU but hoping to do business in the EU is both an unknown and a moving target. Read more. | | | IPA's collaboration with international organizations in releasing a public statement on the need to protect the freedom of expression, to read, and to publish was covered by Publishing Perspectives, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, The Bookseller, and PEN International.
IPA's filing of an Amicus Brief in support of American Publishers against Internet Archive was covered by Publishers Weekly. IPA's opposition to South Africa's Copyright Act was also covered by Publishing Perspectives.
The SDG Publishers Compact was covered by Publishing Perspectives and The Mirage.
IPA's programming at the London Book Fair, featuring sessions with IPA President Karine Pansa and Secretary General José Borghino, was covered by Publishers Weekly.
Former IPA President Richard Charkin published a blog post, titled "'Unintended Consequences,' the Sequel" with Publishing Perspectives.
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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. | | | | |
