Publishing industry

  • Opinion

WIPO Diary SCCR 39 (Day 1): Early Birds and Worms

While the publishing industry was gathered in Frankfurt last week for the most important international book fair in the world, the action was already starting...
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Bodour Al Qasimi keynote, Amman 2019
  • Opinion

IPA Regional Seminar, Amman (day 2): More united than divided

The second and final day of the IPA Regional Seminar in the Middle East was opened by Sharjah publisher Bodour Al Qasimi (Kalimat Group), who...
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Amman2019 Panel 2. Humanitarian response-and refugeeresettlement
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IPA Regional Seminar, Amman (day 1): Digital disruption to humanitarian action

When the IPA regional seminar in Amman, Jordan, got underway this morning there was a crackle of promise in the air. This was more than...
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Hugo Setzer, Mexico
  • Opinion

Notes from the road: to the Andes and back

Between end of July and early September I had the chance of participating in several important events throughout Latin America....
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The Mehregan Award
  • Opinion

In Praise of Iran’s Independent Literary Awards

Every year I read dozens of manuscripts submitted to our publishing house. Unfortunately not all of them are as enjoyable or educating as I expect...
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USA and China flags composite
  • Archives, News

Book Tariffs – US and China but India and Nepal, too

The trade war between the US and China risks severely impacting the publishing industry, with the Association of American Publishers (AAP) expressing its concern and...

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Hugo Setzer at SCCR 37
  • Opinion

Reading is for everyone: An Interview with Hugo Setzer on the importance of accessibility in the publishing industry

On the topic of inclusion, we tend to focus on the areas of gender and sexual orientation. What does not receive as much attention is...
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José Borghino, Jessica Sänger, Hugo Setzer, Berlin June 2019.
  • Opinion

Notes from the road: from Nairobi to Seoul, via Berlin

What do Kenya, Germany and Korea have in common? There are all members of IPA, and during June I had the unique opportunity to make...
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Extract from the SNE publishing industry statistics report
  • Archives, News

US, UK and French publishers’ associations publish industry statistics

Publishing industry statistics for a number of markets have been published over the last month including the USA, the UK, France and a special report...

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Bodour Al Qasimi speaks at the BOP Awards
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BOP Awards

Catching up on news from April, IPA was proud to support Bologna Children’s Book Fair’s Prize for the Best Children’s Publisher of the year, the...

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