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Publishing associations and book fairs have signed the IPA Charter Regarding the development of the sector in the post-Covid period
Over 30 Global Publishing Trade Associations, Book Fairs, and Freedom to Publish Champions, including Tbilisi International Book Festival sign Charter to Inspire Sustainable Post-COVID future for the Sector
By signing the International Sustainable Publishing and Industry Resilience Charter, signatories from across the publishing ecosystem – including publishers, booksellers, authors, educators, book fairs, international reading and literacy organizations, and free expression groups – have agreed to cooperate on supporting publishing’s post-Covid recovery.
Following IPA's landmark report From Response to Recovery: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Global Publishing Industry, President Bodour Al Qasimi formed the International Sustainable Publishing and Industry Resilience (InSPIRe) Plan Taskforce in early 2021 to lead an industry consultation to identify key pandemic-induced challenges facing publishers and promote cooperation on the way forward.
