Publishing Perspectives https://publishingperspectives.com/ International publishing news and opinion Fri, 10 Jul 2026 12:52:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://publishingperspectives.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/cropped-P19-favicon-32x32.png Publishing Perspectives https://publishingperspectives.com/ 32 32 ‘There is No Single Model for Innovation:’ New Technologies, New Challenge https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/07/there-is-no-single-model-for-innovation-new-technologies-new-challenge/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/07/there-is-no-single-model-for-innovation-new-technologies-new-challenge/#respond Fri, 10 Jul 2026 12:52:07 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=218190 During this week's International Publishers Association Congress in Malaysia, one panel tackled the impact of technology on three markets. 

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/07/there-is-no-single-model-for-innovation-new-technologies-new-challenge/feed/ 0 Shortlist Revealed for the IFLA, James Bennett Public Library of the Year Award https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/07/shortlist-revealed-for-the-ifla-james-bennett-public-library-of-the-year-award/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/07/shortlist-revealed-for-the-ifla-james-bennett-public-library-of-the-year-award/#respond Fri, 10 Jul 2026 12:30:38 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=218179 The annual award celebrates a newly built or expanded public library that has “best managed to combine open and functional architecture with sustainable and creative IT solutions” and “has included both digital developments and local culture.”

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/07/shortlist-revealed-for-the-ifla-james-bennett-public-library-of-the-year-award/feed/ 0 Polish Competition Watchdog Criticizes Culture Ministry’s Fixed Book Price Bill https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/07/polish-competition-watchdog-criticizes-culture-ministrys-fixed-book-price-bill/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/07/polish-competition-watchdog-criticizes-culture-ministrys-fixed-book-price-bill/#respond Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:04:47 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=218158 The proposed fixed price bill raises "serious concerns from the perspective of competition and consumer protection law," Poland's competition watchdog, the UOKiK, said in its opinion.

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/07/polish-competition-watchdog-criticizes-culture-ministrys-fixed-book-price-bill/feed/ 0 Day Two of IPA Congress Focuses on Sustainable Development Goals and Positivity https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/07/day-two-of-ipa-congress-focuses-on-sustainable-development-goals-and-positivity/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/07/day-two-of-ipa-congress-focuses-on-sustainable-development-goals-and-positivity/#respond Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:01:56 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=218163 The second day of this year’s IPA Congress continued the discussion with a greater focus on the Malaysian market, the UN SDGs, and the biggest threat to the industry, our lack of positivity. 

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/07/day-two-of-ipa-congress-focuses-on-sustainable-development-goals-and-positivity/feed/ 0 Frankfurter Buchmesse CEO Juergen Boos Looks Ahead to the 2026 Fair, and Reflects on his Remarkable 20 Year Tenure https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/07/frankfurter-buchmesse-ceo-juergen-boos-looks-ahead-to-the-2026-fair-and-reflects-on-his-remarkable-20-year-tenure/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/07/frankfurter-buchmesse-ceo-juergen-boos-looks-ahead-to-the-2026-fair-and-reflects-on-his-remarkable-20-year-tenure/#comments Wed, 08 Jul 2026 13:33:56 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=218131 Publishing Perspectives caught up with Frankfurter Buchmesse CEO Juergen Boos, who will retire this fall after 20 years of guiding the fair through one of the most eventful periods in recent publishing history.

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/07/frankfurter-buchmesse-ceo-juergen-boos-looks-ahead-to-the-2026-fair-and-reflects-on-his-remarkable-20-year-tenure/feed/ 2 At Closing Gala, IPA Announces 2026 Innovation Award Winners https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/07/at-closing-gala-ipa-announces-2026-innovation-award-winners/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/07/at-closing-gala-ipa-announces-2026-innovation-award-winners/#respond Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:56:55 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=218098 The 35th International Publishers Congress in Kuala Lumpur once again featured two major awards in publishing excellence and innovation.

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/07/at-closing-gala-ipa-announces-2026-innovation-award-winners/feed/ 0 35th International Publishers Association Congress Highlights Collaboration, Courage, and AI https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/07/35th-international-publishers-association-congress-highlights-collaboration-courage-and-ai/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/07/35th-international-publishers-association-congress-highlights-collaboration-courage-and-ai/#respond Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:19:09 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=218102 The first day of this year's IPA Congress set the tone for a week of shared insight on some of the global industry's biggest challenges and opportunities.

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/07/35th-international-publishers-association-congress-highlights-collaboration-courage-and-ai/feed/ 0 Dayton Literary Peace Prize Announces the 2026 Finalists and Distinguished Honoree https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/07/dayton-literary-peace-prize-announces-the-2026-finalists-and-distinguished-honoree/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/07/dayton-literary-peace-prize-announces-the-2026-finalists-and-distinguished-honoree/#respond Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:11:49 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=218058 American novelist Ann Patchett to receive the Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award for her career 'reminding us that literature is a necessity.'

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/07/dayton-literary-peace-prize-announces-the-2026-finalists-and-distinguished-honoree/feed/ 0 IPA Prix Voltaire Awarded to El Maraya with Special Award for Mohamed Hashem https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/07/ipa-prix-voltaire-awarded-to-el-maraya-with-special-award-for-mohamed-hashem/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/07/ipa-prix-voltaire-awarded-to-el-maraya-with-special-award-for-mohamed-hashem/#respond Mon, 06 Jul 2026 11:27:39 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=218084 Egyptian publisher Yehia Fekry awarded the 2026 International Publishers Association’s Prix Voltaire at the award ceremony of the 35th International Publishers Congress in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/07/ipa-prix-voltaire-awarded-to-el-maraya-with-special-award-for-mohamed-hashem/feed/ 0 Around the Book World: Monday, July 6th, 2026 https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/07/around-the-book-world-monday-july-6th-2026/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/07/around-the-book-world-monday-july-6th-2026/#respond Mon, 06 Jul 2026 11:16:11 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=218072 Publishing analyst Carlo Carrenho kicks off the week with a review of the headlines from across the international publishing world.

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