Karine Pansa (Girassol Brasil Edições, Brazil) confirmed as President-elect of the IPA, with Gvantsa Jobava (Intelekti Publishing, Georgia) confirmed as Vice President-elect at third virtual IPA General Assembly.
The Turkish Publishing Assembly is held every two years since 2004 by the Turkish Publishers Association (TPA) in order to closely follow the developments in publishing, to discuss the problems of the sector with national and international stakeholders and to find solutions. 10th Turkish Publishing Assembly was held online on 15-16 June 2022 this year.
Bodour Al Qasimi continued her tour of IPA members to better understand the different challenges and opportunities in different IPA member countries. Her latest stops were in Spain, the UAE and Greece.
President of International Publishers Association shares IPA’s vision with Turkish publishers for the recovery of the pandemic-affected book industry and to ensure its sustainable future
For the second year in a row, Nielsen Book has been commissioned to undertake an industry-wide survey to investigate the international landscape and perception of book prizes across publishing, bookselling, writing, media, and academic sectors in various countries. The research is being supported by the International Publishers Association, Frankfurt Book Fair, Publishing Perspectives, London Book Fair and Agile Ideas.
On 7 June, IPA held a webinar under the theme “Protecting the book market: strategies, challenges & best practices on copyright enforcement”. A panel of expert publishers and law enforcement officers shared their experience about the challenges brought by online piracy and the importance of appropriate legal frameworks to support copyright owners and authorities in tackling infringement, an essential activity to maintain a sustainable and vibrant book market.
The IPA President also discussed her experience of leading teams at a panel session held at the online edition of the London Book Fair
As publishers in Georgia were able to gather together for a physical book festival, IPA joined virtually as part of its 125th anniversary celebrations for a discussion between four past Presidents that shared anecdotes from past congresses as well as looking to the future.
