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Belarusian publishers Nadia Kandrusevich (Koska) and Dmitri Strotsev (Hochroth Minsk) jointly awarded the 2025 International Publishers Association’s Prix Voltaire at the award ceremony World Expression Forum in Lillehammer, Norway.
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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Giovanni Hoepli, IPA Vice President, participated in a session at Readmagine 2025 in Madrid, alongside FEP President Sonia Draga and María José Galvez from the...
IPA Vice President, Giovanni Hoepli, spoke at the opening ceremony of the Thessaloniki Book Fair in addition to meeting local IPA member, ENELVI and others...
IPA Secretary General, José Borghino, attended the mid-year meeting of the International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations (IFRRO) in Luxembourg....
The momentum is building up for the 35th International Publishers Congress, which will take place in Kuala Lumpur from 5 - 9 July 2026....
In May, IPA held three information sessions, open to all its members, to provide the opportunity for discussion over the IPA’s membership fees and proposals...
An opportunity for policy makers to support African publishers and their vital role in upholding African culture...
In a very well attended session, guest speaker Thomas Heldrup of the Danish Rights Alliance looked at DRA's work in taking down the Books3, how...
There have been developments in the USA and Europe this last month which we round-up here....
On 16 April 2025, the French city of Strasbourg celebrated the 'epilogue' of its year as UNESCO World Book Capital 2024 and its ambitious programme...
La ville française de Strasbourg a célébré le 16 avril 2025 l’épilogue de son année de labélisation « Capitale Mondiale du Livre UNESCO 2024 »...
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