The International Publishers Association and PEN have documented hundreds of attacks on press freedom, many of them targeting LGBTQ and dissident groups. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-08-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
#LoveAudio, the Publishers Association's annual audiobook campaign, will return for a fifth year this month. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-07-10 01:47:32 UTC ]
Bodour al Qasimi, the IPA’s new president, discusses the development of the organisation as it celebrates a century and a quarter Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-06-18 22:49:52 UTC ]
The Italian Publishers Association and the Aldus Up network have studied how European markets survey their reading patterns and translations. The post Bologna Today: AIE and Aldus Call for Publishing Research Coherence appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2021-06-16 16:20:53 UTC ]
'The biggest threat to our industry post-Brexit,' says the Publishers Association, is an 'international copyright exhaustion framework.' The post UK Book Publishing Industry Raises Copyright Alarm: ‘Save Our Books’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2021-06-07 17:22:58 UTC ]
In 2020, the Audio Publishers Association sales report finds more than 71,000 audiobooks were published in the US, up 39 percent over 2019. The post Audio Publishers Association Cites 12-Percent 2020 US Audiobook Revenue Growth appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2021-06-01 13:14:36 UTC ]
This week the Publishers Association released full-year sales numbers for 2020 showing that the invoiced value of UK publisher sales of books, journals and rights/coeditions combined rose 2% to £6.4bn, with consumer publishing sales up 7% to £2.1bn. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-04-30 05:59:39 UTC ]
Amid the challenges of the pandemic year 2020, the United Kingdom's overall publishing market rose 2 percent. The post The UK’s Publishers Association 2020 Report: ‘In the Face of COVID’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2021-04-26 23:05:27 UTC ]
New figures from the Publishers Association show fiction and audiobooks did particularly well, with value of consumer sales up 7% on 2019 despite bookshop closuresFiction sales in 2020 soared by more than £100m for UK publishers, as readers locked down at home made their escape into books, with... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2021-04-26 23:01:49 UTC ]
Total publishing income hit record levels in 2020, rising 2% to £6.4bn, buoyed by a digital surge that helped offset a 6% decline in print sales, a report by the Publishers Association shows. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-04-26 10:50:38 UTC ]
The Italian Publishers Association is moving to make permanent some of the cooperative partnerships achieved during the pandemic. The post AIE Appeals for Ongoing Cultural Support in Italy’s Recovery Plan appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2021-03-26 17:17:31 UTC ]
The Audio Publishers Association hosted the 26th annual Audie Awards virtually last night, making them open to the public for the first time. Piranesi, by Susanna Clarke and narrated by Chiwetel Ejiofor, was named Audiobook of the Year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-03-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
The prize program, now in its 26th year, prepares for a digital awards ceremony on March 22, having started with some 1,500 submissions. The post Audio Publishers Association Names the 2021 Audie Award Finalists appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2021-02-24 04:35:25 UTC ]
The fourth annual diversity survey of British publishing shows progress in women's leadership, slower movement in BAME employment. The post The UK’s Publishers Association Releases Its New Diversity Report appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2021-02-12 14:37:25 UTC ]
The Independent Book Publishers Association board of directors has elected Patagonia Books director Karla Olson to her second term as board chair. A new slate of directors also has been nominated. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-02-04 05:00:00 UTC ]
Li Pengyi of the Publishers Association of China says the amendment can offer publishers and authors 'more professional support.' The post IPA Commends Beijing’s Passage of a Copyright Law Amendment appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2021-01-29 22:52:05 UTC ]
French publishers’ print book sales probably dropped by only 2% in 2020 when compared to the year before, according to preliminary figures provided by Vincent Montagne, president of the French Publishers Association (Syndicat National de l’Edition, SNE). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-01-11 12:59:19 UTC ]
This week, Bodour Al Qasimi begins her term as the first woman president of the International Publishers Association in more than 50 years. The post Exclusive: A New Year Opens With Bodour Al Qasimi’s IPA Presidency appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2021-01-07 19:41:59 UTC ]
The outgoing president of the International Publishers Association talks about the completely unexpected second half of his term. The post IPA’s Hugo Setzer on His Term as President: ‘So Many Different Viewpoints’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-12-17 21:45:26 UTC ]
Bodour Al Qasimi, founder of the UAE's Kalimat Group, has been confirmed as president-elect of the International Publishers Association (IPA), only the second woman to take on the role in the organisation's history. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-11-23 05:08:11 UTC ]