Publishers and Librarians

IPA senior leadership spoke about Freedom to Publish and sustainability at IFLA’s annual World Library and Information Congress, which was held in Rotterdam on 21-25 August. 

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On June 22, the Mexican Supreme Court of Justice decided in favour of copyright owners, in a lawsuit brought by over 80 publishers, music and...

The first round of funding in IPA’s Africa Publishing Innovation Fund, backed by Dubai Cares, included support for Book Bunk, the regeneration project of the...

The French Publishers Association (SNE) initiative “La rentrée littéraire pour tous Â» successfully saw 82 publishers make 425 titles available in accessible format upon their release...

Geneva and The Hague — The world bodies speaking for the publishing and library sectors, the IPA and IFLA, today pledge to find mechanisms for...

Until recently, publishers have been wary of allowing libraries to lend e-books, concerned about the effect on sales.

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