 | IPA at London Book Fair 2026 The International Publishers Association will be at London Book Fair holding committee meetings and participating in panel discussions. Read more. | | | |  | Copyright Updates: AI Copyright Cases in India and Zambia Policy developments on copyright and artificial intelligence continue to be a top priority in 2026. Read more. | | |  | Book Censorship in Canada On 6 February 2026, IPA members, the Association of Canadian Publishers (ACP) and the Canadian Publishers' Council (CPC), alongside the Literary Press Group of Canada (LPG), condemned the Government of Alberta's decision to proceed with its discriminatory book ban, now formally in effect in schools across the province. Read more. | | | | | | Lord Justice Arnold Confirmed for Charles Clark Memorial Lecture at London Book Fair The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Arnold, an eminent judge on matters pertaining to IP law will deliver a lecture titled, "The Territoriality of Copyright under Strain: Implications for the Publishing Industry". Registrations are now open. Read more. | | | Report Indicates that Piracy Accounts for Nearly a Third of the Italian Book Market In a new report, the Association of Italian Publishers (Associazione Italiana Editori, AIE) and the Federation of Italian Newspaper Publishers (Federazione Italiana Editori Giornali, FIEG) presented research suggesting that piracy is costing the Italian publishing industry approximately €722 million in lost sales and approximately 4,500 jobs, rising to 11,500 when related industries are also included. Read more. | | | Copyright Updates: AI Copyright Case in the US In February 2026, the Association of American Publishers (AAP) announced that publishers have responded in court to Google's January 29th opposition to their motion to intervene in the Google Generative AI Copyright Litigation. Read more. | | | | WIPO to Launch Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Interchange (AIII) IPA Executive Committee member, Dante Cid (Brazil) speaks in final webinar ahead of the launch of the AIII which is designed to facilitate global dialogue on the technical and operational aspects of the intellectual property system in the context of artificial intelligence. Read more. | | | | IPA at the International Literary Festival Cuentento in Spain IPA President, Gvantsa Jobava, participated in the International Literary Festival Cuentento held in Almería, Spain. The festival was dedicated to the short story genre. Read more. | | | | Ensuring Children Have a Voice: IPA President at Seen and Heard Conference, Malta On 5-6 February 2026, IPA President Gvantsa Jobava attended the Seen and Heard conference in Malta, where her contributions focused on freedom of expression, the freedom to publish, and children's rights within publishing and education. Read more. | | | | IPA at UNESCO meeting to Protect and Promote Cultural Diversity On 17-20 February, IPA Vice President, Giovanni Hoepli, and Secretary General, José Borghino, participated in the 19th meeting of UNESCO's Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. Read more. | | | 35th International Publishers Congress Updates | | | The IPA Congress in Kuala Lumpur is rapidly approaching | | | In preparation for the event, Publishers Without Borders (PWB) and our Malaysian colleagues at MABOPA are gathering testimonies by asking a simple question: Why do we do the things we do?
We would love to hear your answers to this simple question. | | Malaysian Scholarly Publishing Council (MAPIM) secures group discount for IPA Congress The Malaysian Scholarly Publishing Council (MAPIM), a council of most university presses in Malaysia has secured a group booking for the 35th International Publishers Congress which should see more than 40 participants attend the Congress. Read more. | | | Educational Publishing News | | Christoph Pienkoss confirmed as new Chair of IPA Educational Publishers Forum Christoph Pienkoss (Verband Bildungsmedien, Germany) to succeed Brian Gilsenan (C.J. Fallon, Ireland) as the Chair of the IPA Educational Publishers Forum which brings together K-12 educational publishers. José Manuel Anta (Spanish Publishers Federation, Spain) to become Vice Chair. Read more. | | | IPA supports Slovenian Educational Publishers IPA President, Gvantsa Jobava, and IPA member, the European Educational Publishers Group, are supporting educational publishers in Slovenia following the revision of the curriculum and the approval framework for learning materials. Read more. | | | UK: High Court Judgement on Judicial Review on Oak National Academy On 24 February, the UK's Department for Education suffered a defeat in the High Court on the Judicial Review on the Oak National Academy. The High Court granted an application brought by The British Educational Suppliers Association, IPA member the Publishers Association, and the Society of Authors to expand the scope of the judicial review challenge brought against the Secretary of State for Education in relation the arm's length body, Oak National Academy. Read more. | | | The Publishers Association launches a new Publishing Inclusion Pledge The Publishing Inclusion Pledge takes meaningful action to support inclusion in all its forms in the UK publishing industry. Read more. | | | The 2026 Bologna Prize for Best Children's Publishers of the Year Shortlist is Out! The 63rd Bologna Children's Book Fair announces the Bologna Prize for Best Children's Publishers of the Year Shortlist and marks its presence at the United Nations in New York City with the exhibition Turning the Page on Change. Read more. | | | International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY): Hans Christian Andersen Award and International Children's Book Day 2026 The International Board on Books for Young People has announced the Shortlist for the 2026 Hans Christian Andersen Award and revealed the celebrations for International Children's Book Day 2026! Read more. | | | The UK's National Year of Reading 2026: making reading irresistible again In 2026, UK is marking a new National Year of Reading with an ambition that is both urgent and strategic: to reverse the decline in reading for pleasure and to embed reading more securely in everyday life. Read more. | | | EDItEUR Series 11: Medadata in PDF and EPUB In the latest edition of this series, Graham Bell, Executive Director of EDItEUR, reports on EDItEUR's recent work on updating Thema and ONIX and embedding metadata in EPUB and PDF files. Read more. | | | Guardians of Truth I held the 2025 book Looking at Women Looking at War by Ukrainian writer and war crimes investigator Victoria Amelina at the rally to pay tribute to those who lost their lives in the four-year long war and to thank those fighting for freedom. Read more. | | | Getting serious about DEI: the new era of belonging has arrived Earlier this month, The Bookseller published a piece titled "Is 2026 the year DEI dies?" Such a headline is unsurprising. It is important for us to ask ourselves: Are we still committed to the DEI agenda, or is it time to move on? Read more. | | | A post 2030 agenda: what comes after the SDGs A curious phenomenon is happening right now on TikTok: a wave of nostalgia is sweeping social media as users look back 10 years to 2016. More than 55 million videos have been created, with people revisiting music trends, sharing younger selfies, and reflecting on a decade gone by. It's a little strange—but what if we did this for the SDGs? Read more. | | | IPA President Gvantsa Jobava's message on the 130 years of the International Publishers Association was highlighted by Actualité.
IPA Secretary General Jose Borghino was interviewed by Al-Dustour about the challenges and opportunities related to accessibility in the publishing industry.
The election of Christoph Pienkoss as the Chair of the International Publishers Association Educational Publishers Forum was covered by Braunschweiger Zeitung, Livres Hebdo, Börsenblatt, and Deutsches Verbände Forum. | | | | |
