Views & Updates

The second annual International Booksellers Conference was held in Sharjah (1-2 May 2023), with over 160 Booksellers and Publishers. The two-day interactive event organised by the Sharjah Book Authority with the leadership of Ahmed Al…
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FICCI  with BolognaBookPlus organised a seminar and  launched  the FICCI’s Rights Catalogue during the Bologna Children’s Book Fair (6-9th March 2023). The panel discussed - Indian Content Going Global. This was moderated by Sumeet…
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The first edition of the three-day Chennai International Book Fair (CIBF), conducted from January 16-18 in Chennai, turned out to be a resounding success. The debut marked the beginning of a new chapter in Tamil publishing. As a co-event to…
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Pansa and Jobava were confirmed as IPA President and Vice President Karine Pansa (Girassol Brasil Edições, Brazil) was confirmed as President-elect of the IPA, with Gvantsa Jobava (Intelekti Publishing, Georgia) confirmed as Vice…
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IPA: upholding its core values for 125 glorious years and still going strong! The International Publishers Association (IPA) is the world's largest federation of national, regional and specialist publishers' associations. Their…
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Indian Reprographic Rights Organisation (IRRO) is a copyright society authorised by the Ministry of Commerce and Industries, Government of India, to work towards the protection of published literary works. Here, Pranav Gupta,…
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The publishing industry has undergone significant changes over a couple of years, owing to the rise of digital publishing and technology. Coupled with the impact of Covid-19 pandemic, the dynamics of publishing industry have changed…
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As per Nielsen Book Data, the Indian Publishing industry today is ranked as the sixth largest in the world, and the second largest in terms of publishing English language books. The Indian publishing industry is worth Rs. 73,900 crores,…
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Geetanjali Shree's Hindi Novel 'Ret Samadhi' wins The International Booker Prize 2022 Renowned Novelist Geetanjali Shree's novel 'Ret-Samadhi' published by Rajkamal Prakashan has been selected for the International Booker Prize 2022. This…
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The first International Booksellers Conference was organised by the Sharjah Book Authority from May 16- 17, 2022 at the Sharjah Publishing City. It was a 2-day event, packed with keynote speakers, panel discussions, networking and…
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