Although the Bologna Children’s Book Fair has been cancelled, BCBF is launching a new online project to support the children’s book community including the award ceremony for the 2020 BOP (Bologna Prize for Best Children’s Publishers of the Year).
A crucial part of IPA's mission is to inform member associations and the wider global publishing community about breaking developments which will impact publishers. We do this through a number of channels. the IPA website, our monthly e-newsletter, press releases and the IPA's dedicated social media feeds.
PUBAT, the Publishers and Booksellers Association of Thailand, hosted its first online book fair from March 25 to April 5, supported by the provider LNWshop, after the coronavirus outbreak led to the cancellation of the 48th National Book Week.
The International Publishers Association (IPA) is offering financial support for African publishing entrepreneurs to overcome the staggering impact of COVID-19 pandemic on education in 2020 and beyond.
Publishers continue to curate, educate and entertain during COVID-19 pandemic.
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Michiel Kolman
20 May 2020
Diversity & Inclusion in the publishing industry is not only relevant for the workforce in our industry (see my previous blog on key surveys measuring exactly that), but also for what we publish. Important questions that arise are ...
Michiel Kolman
24 April 2020
It has been impressive to see how fast our industry has responded to the challenges presented by COVID-19. While many publishers are busy trying to keep their businesses running, it would be easy to dismiss diversity and inclusion (D&I) as just a...
Ben Steward
23 April 2020
Two weeks into the COVID-19 (née coronavirus) pandemic and its attendant doldrums, I noticed some A-list singers were performing via Instagram from the discomfort of their homes. Chris Martin and John Legend were among the first to sign up to the&nbs...
Michiel Kolman
31 March 2020
Close scrutiny showed a more complex but also more positive answer for both the UK and US.
Michiel Kolman
30 January 2020
As we start a new decade, the subject of diversity remains firmly on the radar for most businesses and industries in 2020. This is also true for our own publishing industry as we continue to see how issues around diversity and inclusion, such as wome...
Michiel Kolman
18 December 2019
IPA D&I envoy, Michiel Kolman interviews Elsevier’s Simon Holt and Springer Nature’s Kirsty Bone about their experiences of having a disability and working in the publishing industry. This is a long but fascinating read.
Hugo Setzer
07 November 2019
October and the first days of November were again very busy, with visits to four different countries and three book fairs in the course of three weeks.
James Taylor
25 October 2019
SCCR 39 concluded this evening with an agreement found on how to keep the Exceptions and Limitations discussion moving forward and the other agenda items wrapped up and a possible new issue raised in the chamber.
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