Opinion Archives – International Publishers Association

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Luis González Martín

Yes, higher-level reading…

August 22, 2025

In my previous blog, I argued for the need for a taxonomy of types of reading so we can work more effectively on promoting literacy....

Literacy, Ljubljana Manifesto, Miha Kovac, Reading, Readmagine

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José Borghino

Some thoughts from Casablanca

July 25, 2025

In June I attended the African Publishers Network Conference in Casablanca, Morocco. As ever it was a great pleasure to visit Morocco and to see...

AfCFTA, African Publishers Network (APNET), African Union, APNET, Casablanca, Copyright, Freedom to Publish, Morocco

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Luis González Martín

Unlocking the power of reading: Navigating different reading situations and their impacts

July 21, 2025

Reading comes in all sorts of shapes, sizes, and contexts. So when we talk about the ‘benefits of reading’ what do we mean exactly? Having...

Aldus Up, Christoph Bläsi, ERICS, Literacy, Policy making, Reading, Taxonomy

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Laura Brady

Accessible Digital Publishing in Dublin

June 26, 2025

EDR Lab hosted their annual conference at Trinity College on June 16 and 17 this year and what good craic it was....

Accessibility, Accessibility News, Digital Publishing Summit

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Anne Marie Bock

Strasbourg, World Book Capital: a rich and unique year

May 26, 2025

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...

Strasbourg, World Book Capital

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Anne Marie Bock

Strasbourg, capitale mondiale du livre: une année foisonnante et unique

May 26, 2025

La ville française de Strasbourg a célébré le 16 avril 2025 l’épilogue de son année de labélisation « Capitale Mondiale du Livre UNESCO 2024 »...

Strasbourg, World Book Capital

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Luis González Martín

Multitasking is now a major challenge for reading

May 20, 2025

The Reading Agency recently published the “2024 State of the Nation’s Adult Reading Report” which contains a lot of interesting information. What struck me most...

Carina Spaulding, Literacy, Literacy and reading, The Reading Agency, UK

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Hugo Setzer

The history of the printing press

May 12, 2025

The 15th century is a particularly interesting period in our history. It is the last century of the Middle Ages and the Dark Ages, and...

Opinion

Rachel Martin

How publishing is responding to climate action in 2025 – 4 key takeaways

May 12, 2025

The climate crisis is no longer a looming threat—it’s the defining reality of our time. Scientific consensus is no longer up for debate, but neither...