TPA President Kenan Kocatürk and IPA President Bodour Al Qasimi made the opening speeches of the online event, which focused on the future of publishing after the pandemic within the scope of various issues such as the Metaverse, artificial intelligence, future of educational publishing, publishing in the climate crisis, future of libraries, transformation of book fairs and cultural events, the freedom to publish, contribution of niche publishing to the protection of cultural diversity, new models in online sales (Bookshop.org), legal regulations that affect publishing, and new marketing tools and ethics.
Full two days’ recordings are available on TPA’s Youtube channel:
Day 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZM29jTAxYQ
Day 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf8v7lmUWQI
Final Declaration of the Assembly is available on TPA website: https://turkyaybir.org.tr/en/10th-turkish-publishing-assembly-final-declaration/