IPA releases report on global publishing markets
The International Publishers Association (IPA) has released its annual report on global publishing markets. The survey of 42 countries has found mostly negative growth in the book markets of wealthier...
IPA endorses Thema classification standard
The International Publishers Association (IPA) has officially endorsed Thema, the global subject classification standard for the book trade that was first launched at the 2012 Frankfurt Book Fair. IPA secretary general Jens...
IPA endorses EPUB 3 as global publishing standard
The International Publishers Association (IPA) has endorsed EPUB 3 as the ‘preferred standard format for representing HTML and other web content for distribution as single-file publications’, the IPA said in a...
Borghino appointed policy director of IPA
José Borghino, manager of industry representation at the Australian Publishers Association (APA), has been appointed policy director of the International Publishers Association (IPA). Beginning on 11 March and based at...
Port Harcourt, Nigeria announced as World Book Capital 2014
The Nigerian city of Port Harcourt was announced as World Book Capital 2014 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on 5 July. Port Harcourt was selected...
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Warhaft leaves the Monthly Black Inc. publisher Morry Schwartz has announced the departure of Sally Warhaft, former editor of the Monthly magazine, which is also owned by Schwartz. ‘Sally and...
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New Koorong book storesKoorong, the Christian booksellers, have opened a new store in Springwood, a suburb of Brisbane. The store manager is David Perry. Koorong are also planning a new...
Freedom to publish key concern at IPA congress
Among the resolutions made at the recent congress of the International Publishers Association (IPA) in Korea was one calling on the ‘Burmese, Chinese, Iranian and Vietnamese governments to engage and implement...
IPA supports WTO piracy complaint against China
The International Publishers Association (IPA) has supported a case filed against China at the World Trade Organisation by the United States, which includes allegations of ‘inadequate protection' against piracy and...
IPA condemns Turkish murder
The International Publishers Association (IPA) has condemned the murder of prominent Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink in Istanbul last week.IPA spokesperson Bjorn Smith-Simondsen said in a statement: ‘He was a free...
IPA wins ‘Liberty’ prize
The International Publishers Association (IPA) was awarded the Sloboda (Liberty) Prize for its ‘contribution to human rights and freedom in the world' by Ibrahim Spahic, president of the Sarajevo International...
IPA, PEN criticise Iranian censorship
The International Publishers Association (IPA), International PEN and human rights organisation ARTICLE 19 have written to Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, urging him to lift the Procedural Guidelines for Publication issued...
IPA condemns Politsovskaya murder
The International Publishers Association (IPA) has ‘vehemently condemned' the recent killing in Moscow of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya.‘The murder of Anna Politkovskaya is not only a tragedy and an attack...
IPA freedom prize to be awarded in Cape Town
The International Publishers Association (IPA) has announced that the second IPA Publishers’ Freedom Prize will be presented at the 2007 Cape Town Book Fair. ‘In numerous countries around the world...
IPA president outlines challenges for industry
With a turnover of about US$88 billion (A$115 billion), the global publishing industry is the world's largest creative industry, International Publishers Association (IPA) president and Argentinian publisher Ana Maria Caballenas...