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The International Publishers Association supports our publishing colleagues in Türkiye following reports of a series of arrests that crack down on freedom of expression.
On day three of the London Book Fair, IPA President, Gvantsa Jobava and UN Publications Chief, Mary Glenn looked at the achievements of publishers so far in supporting the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the broader importance of publishers in fighting dis- and misinformation.
IPA's French member, the Syndicat national de l’édition (SNE – French Publishers’ Association), along with the Société des Gens de Lettres (SGDL – French Society of Writers) and the Syndicat national des auteurs et des compositeurs (SNAC – French Authors’ and Compositors’ Association) are taking Meta to Court (3rd chamber of the Paris Judicial Court) for the extensive use of copyrighted literary works, without their authors' and publishers' consent, to train its generative AI model.

The 35th International Publishers Congress

The Malaysian Book Publishers Association is the proud host of the 2026 International Publishers Congress in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The Malaysian Book Publishers Association is the proud host of the 2026 International Publishers Congress in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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Congress visual identity and theme revealed at launch during the fair, with second event planned for Bologna Children’s Book Fair....
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,...
The Publishers Association (UK) issued a statement in March following the publication of an article in The Atlantic on the use of pirated books in...
Statements from the 2009 Prix Voltaire laureate Sihem Bensedrine and her daughter will precede the shortlist announcement during the session entitled The Book: A Form...
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...
For the second year in a row, the World Intellecutal Property Organisation (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) will follow hot on...
The Sheikh Zayed Book Award, one of the world’s leading prizes dedicated to Arabic literature and culture, is now welcoming applications from international publishers for...
Creative industries campaign includes newspapers Make it fAIr front pages, a silent album and more as the head of the Publishers Association declares: The great...
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....
At a meeting in Mainz, Germany on 18 February, the partners of a new project Democracies Depend on Reading, or DemRead, brought together a broaders...
Running from 3-10 May 2025 under the motto ‘Argue? Absolutely! The week will see events held across the country with many organised by publishers, bookstores...

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