Publishing industry Archives – Page 4 of 23 – International Publishers Association

Opinion

In September, one of the most significant book events in Brazil took place, the Rio de Janeiro Book Fair (Bienal do Livro do Rio de Janeiro)...

Partnership, Publishing industry

Opinion

Gvantsa Jobava

UNESCO World Literacy Day – Literacy for sustainable and peaceful societies

September 8, 2023

The 8 September marks UNESCO’s World Literacy Day. The theme chosen by UNESCO for this year is Promoting literacy for a world in transition: Building...

Book policy, Diversity and Inclusion, Freedom to Publish, Literacy, Publishing industry

Opinion

Michiel Kolman

Pride 2023: time to reflect on the LGBTIQ+ community and our publishing industry

August 28, 2023

Earlier this month, the Pride season arrived in my hometown Amsterdam where Elsevier is also headquartered....

Diversity and Inclusion, Pride, Publishers Association, Publishing industry

Opinion

Laura Brady

It’s time to put accessibility concerns at the heart of how we publish

August 25, 2023

The Accessible Books Consortium, a secretariat of the World Intellectual Property Organization in Geneva, has an open call for application to their fellowships. Find out...

Accessibility, Accessible Books Consortium, Charter for Accessible Publishing, Marrakesh Treaty, Publishing industry, WIPO

News

IPA Editor

Book sector metadata – Updates to EDItX

July 26, 2023

Metadata is an important part of the publishing sector. In a new series Graham Bell, Executive Director of EDItEUR will share occasional updates on their...

EDItEUR, Graham Bell, Metadata, Publishing industry

Opinion

Gautier Chomel

Informing print disabled readers of ebooks accessibility features.

July 25, 2023

Books are playing a major role in spreading ideas, enriching the culture and turning our democracies into flourishing debated places....

Accessibility, Partnership, Policy and Issues, Publishing industry, vat, VAT News

News

IPA Editor

WIPO Accessible Books Consortium International Excellence Award 2023: Call for Nominations

July 24, 2023

[Update on 22 August 2023: The deadline for nominations has been extended to Friday, September 1st, 2023.]

Nominations are currently being accepted for the ABC International Excellence...

Accessibility, Accessibility News, Accessible Books Consortium, Publishing industry, WIPO

Opinion

Gautier Chomel

EDRLab: A digital innovation laboratory for the publishing industry

July 21, 2023

The European Digital Reading Lab (EDRLab) is a digital innovation laboratory by and for the publishing industry....

Accessibility, Literacy and reading, Literacy and reading news, Partnership, Policy and Issues, Publishing industry, World book Capital Cities

Opinion

Rachel Martin

Are book returns essential to the book business or is it time to rethink?

July 17, 2023

No one gets to net zero by themselves. We all recognize the need to work together across the entire book value chain to make our...

Book policy, Data and Statistics, Data and Statistics News, Market Insights, Partnership, Publishing industry

Opinion

Ana María Bermúdez

10 Years After the Marrakesh Treaty in Mexico

July 12, 2023

On June 21st, the Mexican Association for Intellectual Property Protection (Asociación Mexicana para la Protección de la Propiedad Intelectual) celebrated the discussion forum “Marrakesh Treaty...

Accessibility, Marrakesh Treaty, Partnership, Publishing industry, WIPO