Publishing industry

UNESCO World Literacy Da
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UNESCO World Literacy Day – Literacy for sustainable and peaceful societies

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

Earlier this month, the Pride season arrived in my hometown Amsterdam where Elsevier is also headquartered....
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Laura Brady
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It’s time to put accessibility concerns at the heart of how we publish

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...
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Book sector metadata – Updates to EDItX

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...

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User Experience Guide for Displaying Accessibility Mertadata 1.0
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Informing print disabled readers of ebooks accessibility features.

Books are playing a major role in spreading ideas, enriching the culture and turning our democracies into flourishing debated places....
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WIPO Accessible Books Consortium International Excellence Award 2023: Call for Nominations

[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...

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EDRLab: A digital innovation laboratory for the publishing industry

The European Digital Reading Lab (EDRLab) is a digital innovation laboratory by and for the publishing industry....
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EIBF Industry Insights Returns
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Are book returns essential to the book business or is it time to rethink?

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...
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Caniem Marrakesh 10th anniversary
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10 Years After the Marrakesh Treaty in Mexico

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...
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Supporting an industry-wide shift towards universally accessible reading experiences

Arthur Thompson and Martin Klopstock of Kogan Page share their thoughts on the evolution of accessibility following the publication of EPUB3.3....
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