 | IPA at Frankfurt 2024: 4th Sustainability Summit Focus on Action Frankfurt Book Fair 2024 hosted the 4th Sustainability Summit which brought together associations, publishers, printers, and booksellers to take stock of what had been achieved since the first summit and to focus on the types of actions that can be taken. Read more. | | | |  | Educational Publishers tackle AI, State Interference at Open Forum The Open Educational Publishers Forum at Frankfurt Book Fair 2024 was well attended. Split into three session, the Forum covered how to use AI, how to prevent third parties using content with securing rights and a worrying look at state interference into educational publishing across different markets. Read more. | | | | IPA at Frankfurt 2024: Wednesday Highlights IPA's first day proper of this 2024 edition of Frankfurt Book Fair was full of Committee meetings on Copyright and the Freedom to Publish, as well as the fourth Sustainability Summit, an expert panel on Copyright and AI and closed by a reception. Read more. | | |  | | IPA at Frankfurt 2024: Trinity of Freedoms – Democracy Depends on Reading A recent Pen America survey suggested that there were some 10,000 instances of attempted suppression on the US book industry in the year 2023. At the 2024 Frankfurt Book Fair, four guest speakers brought their unique perspectives on the topic "democracy depends on reading". Read more, watch below. | |  | IPA at Frankfurt 2024: Thursday Highlights Day 2 at Frankfurt Book Fair saw IPA's Inclusive Publishing and Literacy (IPL) Committee meet, as well as an outstanding panel discussion on why Democracy Depends on Reading, and a crammed reception for the 34th International Publishers Congress taking place in Guadalajara from 3-6 December. Read more. | | | | |  | Democracy Depends on Reading
Speakers: Ege Dündar, Felicia Hofmann, Jean Poderos, Anke Steinecke
Moderation: Porter Anderson | | Register Now! IPA Copyright Webinar Final instalment of our Autumn series of webinars features high-level expert speakers on artificial intelligence with another on enforcement. The webinar is open to IPA members and their members. Read more. | | | IPA concern at Gallimard exclusion from Algiers International Book Fair The French publishing house, which traditionally attends the fair, reports being informed of the unilateral decision to cancel their participation without any justification. Read more. | | | IPA Secretary General guest speaker at 2nd Philippine International Copyright Summit On 23 October IPA Secretary General, José Borghino participated by Zoom at this year's Philippine International Copyright Summit organized by the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines. Read more. | | | Rabat named World Book Capital 2026 by UNESCO Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, announces Morocco's capital as the 2026 World Book Capital. This decision was based on the recommendation of the World Book Capital Advisory Committee. Read more. | | | Study on the Publishing Landscapes in Sub-Saharan Africa From indigenous language publishing to digital platforms, African authors are redefining storytelling for a global audience, according to a British Council report called Publishing Futures published in October 2024. Read more. | | | 'Action Plans' to Support the African Book Industries: Current Initiatives in Progress, and an Inventory of Earlier Projects Over the past eight years or more there have been a wide range of projects to support the African book industries and the book sector generally. This has included a series of ambitious 'action plans' that followed a number of high-level conferences held in Africa. Read more. | | | South African Copyright Saga Continues In mid-October 2024, the Copyright Amendment Bill (CAB) and the Performers' Protection Amendment Bill (PPAB) were referred to the Constitutional Court for a ruling on their constitutionality by President Cyril Ramaphosa. Read more. | | | IPA Secretary General in Canada to meet with IPA members and participate in IFRRO World Congress At the end of September and beginning of October, IPA Secretary General, José Borghino met with the IPA's three Canadian members, in Toronto and Québec City before attending the IFRRO World Congress. Read more. | | | Creating a baseline for climate action – An innovative approach in Portugal For the publishing industry, addressing climate change is not only an ethical responsibility but also a strategic one. Emerging climate and environmental regulations are already shaping how books can and will be sold in the future and demonstrates the importance of data reporting and compliance across supply chains. Read more. | | | IPA President Karine Pansa's interview was published in Publishing Perspectives 2024 Frankfurt Book Fair Magazine (pp. 20-21) and subsequently on the PP website here. The interview sees Pansa starting to look back at her term as IPA President.
IPA President Karine Pansa was on the cover of Publishers Weekly (PW)'s Frankfurt Show Dailiy on 17 October 2024. Her interview, on page 8 of the magazine, addresses Pansa's reflections on her two-year tenure and her new project for reading promotion in Latin America.
IPA President Karine Pansa's participation at Frankfurt Kids Conference was mentioned in The Bookseller's At the Frankfurt Book Fair 2024 edition of 16 October 2024, page 12. Pansa's participation has also been covered by Publishing Perspectives in an article from 18 October 2024.
On 18 October 2024, Publishing Perspectives mentioned the Democracy Depends on Reading session as part of the "Frankfurt Calling" programme.
Jennifer Clement, former President of PEN International and speaker at the 34th International Publishers Congress gave an interview to Publishing Perspectives on the threat of censorship to democracy.
On 18 October 2024, former President of IPA,Richard Charkin published his latest article on Publishing Perspectives sharing his views on the book fair in Frankfurt.
| | | The latest edition of our Spanish newsletter, covering January - June 2024, is out! Our Arabic and French newsletters will be out soon. Check your subscription preferences to make sure you're subscribed! | | | 2024 November
6 - 7 November: Fifth Annual Tokyo Rights Meeting, Japan
15 Nov: Deadline for Fellowship Program in Thailand
27 Nov - 1 December: Salon du Livre de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
29 Nov - 8 December: Kochi International Book Festival, India
30 Nov - 8 December: Guadalajara International Book Fair, Mexico
December
3 - 6 December: 34th International Publishers Congress
2025
January
20-21 January: Educational Publishers Forum Meeting, London
23 January TBC: Cairo International Book Fair
February
1 - 9 February: New Delhi World Book Fair, India
March
11 - 13 March: The London Book Fair, London, U.K
27 - 30 March: Leipzig Book Fair, Germany
31 March - 3 April: Bologna Children's Book Fair, Italy
See our full book fair listing on our site here. | | | | |
