Full IPA Frankfurt Roundup: Freedom to Publish, State of Publishing Reports SDG Publishers Compact and more

Greetings readers,Frankfurt Book Fair dominated October for IPA where we launched ...

IPA NEWSLETTER October 2020 View this email in your browser Greetings readers, Frankfurt Book Fair dominated October for IPA where we launched the Sustainable Development Goals Publishers Compact (alongside the UN, Frankfurt Book Fair and the Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels) and our brand new State of Publishing Reports - 7 reports on a range of aspects to international publishing. Our session with Frankfurt Book Fair on the Freedom to Publish situation in Vietnam took on an extra level of importance following the arrest of Pham Doan Trang, co-founder of IPA 2020 Prix Voltaire laureate Liberal Publishing House. Accessibility, diversity and the destination of our next Congress were all other events in the spotlight which you can watch below.  If you think we have missed anything, let the editor know at taylor@internationalpublishers.org. IPA Launches new State of Publishing Reports On Thursday 15 October the International Publishers Association launched a new set of seven reports looking at key aspects of the international publishing industry. Read more.  SDG Publishers Compact Launch   Players from across the publishing industry are being invited to pledge their commitment to the future by signing a new Sustainable Development Goals Publishers Compact, launched at the start of Frankfurter Buchmesse (14-18 October 2020). Read more.  Vietnamese Publisher Arrested    Pham Doan Trang, the Vietnamese author, journalist and co-founder of Liberal Publishing House, the 2020 IPA Prix Voltaire laureate, was arrested on 6 October. Read more.  IPA Prix Voltaire 2020: Guerrilla Publishing and International Support  IPA partnered with Frankfurt Book Fair to bring together an expert line-up to speak about the freedom to publish situation in Vietnam. You can watch the session here.  Official Handover for 33rd International Publishers Congress    During the 2020 Virtual Frankfurt Book Fair the IPA held the handing over ceremony for the 33rd International Publishers Congress which will be held in Jakarta, Indonesia in November 2022. Read more.  European Accessibility Act: A Chance for Publishing  IPA partnered with FEP and Frankfurt Book Fair with the support of the LIA foundation and Aldus Up to organise a session on the European Accessibility Act and the opportunity it presents for publishers in European and around the world. You can watch it here. Improving Diversity in Publishing IPA partnered with Frankfurt Book Fair for this fascinating session featuring IPA's envoy for diversity and inclusion, Michiel Kolman. Watch the session here. Reading Matters - focus on reading and literacy at Virtual Frankfurt Book Fair  IPA partnered with LitCam and Aldus Up to organise a session at the Virtual 2020 Frankfurt Book Fair looking in detail at our new Reading Matters report and initiatives around the world supporting reading and literacy. Read more.  Future of Books discussed at Seoul International Book Fair On 16 October 2020, the IPA Secretary General José Borghino participated in a panel discussion during the Seoul International Book Fair's Rights Center's opening seminar where he spoke about 'The Future and Potential of Books in the Era of Corona.' Read more.  IPA in the news IPA's appeal to free Pham Doan Trang, publisher and co-founder of Liberal Publishing House which received the 2020 IPA Prix Voltaire and was arrested in the beginning of the month in Viet Nam, was taken up by various outlets, such as The Bookseller, Publishing Perspectives, Publishers Weekly, All About Book Publishing, Nasher, Actualitté, Livres Hebdo and la Croix. Her arrest was also discussed by local news such as BBC Viet Nam and VoA as well as in blog posts by the Global Voices advox (also here) and the Passive Voice. Defend the Defenders and the 88 Project also picked up the attempt to silence Trang's voice as a human rights defender, while Thoibao specifically highlighted IPA president Hugo Setzer's statement on her courage.  The launch of IPA's new State of Publishing Reports was featured in the Publishing Perspectives Frankfurt Magazine and noted here and here. The report "Freedom to Publish: Challenges, Violations and Countries of Concern" and its finding of the growing threat of self-censorship was stressed by the Bookseller, Giornale della Libreria, and Actualitté. Livres Hebdo and Actualitté dedicated articles to a number of the individual reports.  IPA's hosting of various events on the current issues and trends in publishing at the Frankfurt Book Fair was covered here.  The panel discussion during the Frankfurter Buchmesse on the topic "Improving diversity in Publishing: Who Can Lead the Change Process?", featuring former IPA president Michiel Kolman, was taken up by the Literary Field and the Bookseller.   The new Sustainable Development Goals Publishers Compact, launched by the UN in collaboration with IPA at the Frankfurter Buchmesse, received some commitments, including by Regal House Publishing and the Association of Learned & Professional Society Publishers.  The publishing industry's support to the SDGs was taken up by Publishing Perspectives, Publishers Weekly, Actualitté, Livres Hebdo and Impakter. It was covered by Dutch media here and here.  The SDG Book Club continues to receive good coverage, for example here.  The fact that Jakarta will host the 2022 IPA Congress was mentioned by local Indonesian media.  In Case You Missed It: Copyright: Hugh Stephens: Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Appeal in York v Access Copyright Case: What Does This Mean for Copyright in Canada? Freedom to Publish: Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press: Constitutional lawyers publish children's book on First Amendment Diversity WIPO Magazine: The written word can still change the world Literacy and Reading IBBY: IBBY Session Frankfurt Book Fair Kids 2020 LSE: When local bookshops close, more people give up reading To Come: See our website for a full list of upcoming book fairs:   https://www.internationalpublishers.org/our-industry-menu/book-fairs IPA in Conversation with...  Click below to learn how the COVID-19 pandemic impacts the book sector in Africa, ASEAN, Europe, Latin America and more. Our COVID-19 page includes actions of publishers and governments worldwide.  Like Follow Forward Subscribe About the IPA Established in 1896, the International Publishers Association (IPA) is the world's largest federation of publishers associations. 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