IPA at International Book Fairs | | | |  | Action – the watchword at London Book Fair Sustainability Panel On day three of the London Book Fair, IPA President Gvantsa Jobava and UN Publications Chief Mary Glenn discussed publishers' role in advancing the SDGs and combating disinformation Read more. | | |  | IPA at Bologna Children's Book Fair 2025 IPA is delighted to be part of a number of sessions at the Bologna Children's Book Fair, a patron member of IPA since 2024. Read more. | | | | | France: Authors and Publishers Unite in Lawsuit against Meta to Protect Copyright from Infringement by Generative AI Developers French publishing and authors' associations are suing Meta in the Paris Judicial Court for the extensive use of copyrighted literary works, without their authors' and publishers' consent, to train its generative AI model. Read more. | | | Look ahead to WIPO SCCR 46 The WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) will convene after the Bologna Children's Book Fair, with IPA leading a publishing delegation to discuss copyright issues, including AI, broadcasting, and public lending rights. Read more. | | | UK Publishers Statement on reports of Meta using LibGen for Training In a statemet, the UK Publishers Association has condemned Meta's use of pirated books from LibGen to train its AI models, calling for transparency, licensing agreements, and potential legal action to protect authors' and publishers' rights. Read more. | | | IPA Backs Turkish Publishers Amid Crackdown on Democracy in Türkiye The International Publishers Association supports publishing colleagues in Türkiye following reports of a series of arrestes that crack down on freedom of expression. Read more. | | | World Expression Forum announces its "most important conference ever" The World Expression Forum (WEXFO) has unveiled the program and speakers for its annual freedom of expression conference, set to take place in Lillehammer, Norway, on June 2-3. Read more. | | | | Boualem Sansal - IPA renews calls for immediate release Following the sentencing on Thursday 27 March of Franco-Algerian author Boualem Sansal to five years in prison, the IPA joins others in the book sector in calling for his immediate release. Read more. | | | 35th International Publishers Congress launches at London Book Fair Congress visual identity and theme revealed at launch during the fair, with second event planned for Bologna Children's Book Fair. Read more. | | | EDItEUR Series 8: Amazon adopts ONIX 3.1 for Kindle In his previous article, Executive Director of EDItEUR, Graham Bell, discussed the latest ONIX revisions. In this article he looks at legacy versions of ONIX, why they are still in use and why Amazon's adoption of ONIX 3.1 is important. Read more. | | | The Sheikh Zayed Book Award is now welcoming applications The Sheikh Zayed Book Award's Translation Grant offers up to $19,000 to international publishers to translate and distribute award-winning Arabic literature, promoting global access to underrepresented works. Read more. | | |
Publishers Weekly showcased IPA's response to the growing hostility toward publishers and freedom of expression worldwide, following the London Book Fair.
The Scholarly Kitchen highlights the SDG Publishers Compact, as well as IPA's SDG Dashboard and conservation initative undertaken by a number of publishing organizations.
IPA's President Gvantsa Jobava was featured in multiple articles by Publishing Perspectives, International Publishing Weekly (Weixin) and Chytomo (Ukraine),
Publishers Weekly reported on the joint efforts of national publishing associations and the IPA towards an enforcable framework to protect copyright globally. | | | Our translated newsletters will be out soon. Check your subscription preferences to make sure you're subscribed! | | | | |
