IPA Newsletter June 2026

Congress sold out, Accessibility interviews, Member updates on Copyright and AI, Hong Kong bookseller arrests and more

IPA NEWSLETTER June 2026 View this email in your browser 35th International Publishers Congress Reaches Full Capacity The 35th International Publishers Congress has officially reached full capacity, with registration closing ten days before the event after all 500 places at the Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur were filled. Read more.  Copyright Australian Creative Industries Push Back Against Proposed Changes to Copyright Law The Australian Publishers Association (APA) and other creative industries organizations will be in Canberra July 1 to protest changes to copyright law proposed by the Australian government in connection with AI. Read more. Freedom to Publish IPA Statement on New Hong Kong Bookseller Arrests Following reports of arrests of two Hong Kong booksellers, including Leticia Wong, owner of Hunter Bookstore, the IPA backs the statement of the European and International Booksellers Federation supporting the booksellers and re-affirming the vital role of booksellers in securing the freedom to read. Read more. Like Instagram LinkedIn Subscribe IPA on the Move IPA Attends 65th Educational Publishers Forum in Istanbul  The 65th Educational Publishers Forum took place on 9 June in Istanbul, Turkey with a program covering artificial intelligence in education, textbook production challenges, the EU Accessibility Act, and international policy-making. Read more.  IPA President Attends Beijing International Book Fair 2026 IPA President, Gvantsa Jobava, participated in the Beijing International Book Fair from 17 to 21 June, 2026. Read more.  IPA at Black Sea Literary Festival From 4 to 8 June 2026, IPA participated in the Black Sea International Literary Festival (BSILF 2026), held in Burgas, Bulgaria. Read more.  IPA Attends IFRRO Mid-Year Meeting IFRRO, the International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations, held its mid-year meeting in Bucharest, Romania from 2 to 4 June. IPA's Director on the IFRRO Board and IPA's Secretary General were both in attendance. Read more.  IPA Participates in FEP Meeting in Bratislava IPA Vice President, Giovanni Hoepli, and IPA Secretary General, José Borghino, attended the meeting of the Federation of European Publishers (FEP) in Bratislava, Slovakia, from 15-16 June. Read more.  IPA leadership at 2026 Salon International de l'Edition et du Livre de Rabat (SIEL) On May 1-4, IPA President Gvantsa Jobava, Executive Committee member, Ahmed Rashad, and Secretary General, José Borghino, participated in the Rabat International Book Fair (SIEL). Read more.  IPA at Frankfurt Book Fair 2026 For the 78th time, Frankfurter Buchmesse will open its doors in October to celebrate exciting stories and their authors, with IPA hosting several events. Read more.  Other News The First Half of 2026 at the IPA: Membership, Freedom to Publish, Copyright, Educational and Inclusive Publishing, Book Fairs and More! The first half of the year has been incredibly active for the International Publishers Association, and we are pleased to share a full account of what the IPA has accomplished and what lies ahead. Read more.  Interview with 2026 ABC International Excellence Award Winner, CEO Alexandre Munck Fundação Dorina Nowill para Cegos of Brazil was the winner of the 2026 ABC International Excellence Award for Accessible Publishing in the initiative category. We interviewed the CEO, Alexandre Muck, about the foundation's work and accessibility in the book sector. Read more.  Books Without Barriers: New Accessibility Report Published  The Institute of Professional Editors and the Australian Publishers Association have published a new report examining barriers to reading and providing recommendations for more inclusive publishing. The report features a foreword by IPA's President, Gvantsa Jobava. Read more.  South Africa: Constitutional Court Rules on Copyright Bills On Friday 26 June, the Constitutional Court of the Republic of South Africa handed down its judgement on the Constitutionality of the Copyright Amendment Bill and the Performers' Protection Amendment Bill. Read more.  Dutch Publishers Introduce New AI Licensing Platform A coalition of book publishers in the Netherlands has launched Bookpact.ai, a new platform allowing publishers, with authors' consent, to structure, control, and be fairly compensated for the use of books by AI companies. Read more.  Submissions Open for 21st Edition of the Sheikh Zayed Book Award Submissions are officially open for the 21st edition of the Sheikh Zayed Book Award, one of the world’s leading awards dedicated to Arabic literature and culture. Interested authors have until the final deadline of 1 September 2026 to submit their work. Read more.  STM Opposes New U.S. Office of Management and Budget Regulation Proposal IPA's associate member, the International Association of Scientific, Technical & Medical Publishers (STM) is taking action to stop the OMB's newly proposed regulation, which would make significant changes to government-wide rules governing federal grants. Read more.  Association of American Publishers (AAP) Files Suit Against Pirate Site WeLib On 16 June, thirteen publishing companies affiliated with the Association of American Publishers announced a copyright infringement suit against WeLib, a for-profit pirate website. Read more.  French Publishers Call for Government Support  On June 11, 2026, the Syndicat National de l'Édition (SNE), the professional organization representing French publishers, issued an official statement urging policymakers to protect French and European cultural interests by resisting pro-open access lobbying efforts. Read more.  Blog Posts Are screens changing the way we read and think? Reading researcher Anne Mangen argues that the real challenge is not only screen reading, but living in digital environments designed for distraction. As reading skills decline in many countries, the debate is shifting from technology in classrooms to the cognitive consequences of constant digital exposure. Read more.  IPA in the News "The Freedom to Disagree" World Expression Forum, attended by IPA, was covered by Börsenblatt.  IPA’s article on the importance of copyright for African and Latin American Publishers was covered by Publishing Perspectives. IPA President, Gvantsa Jobava's trip to Beijing was covered in the China Daily. To Come July 5 Jul - 7 Jul: 35th International Publishers Congress 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 22 336 20 55 www.internationalpublishers.org

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