At the 2021 Frankfurter Buchmesse, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) hosted a discussion on the immediate and long-term effects of the COVID pandemic on the publishing industry. During the 45-minute virtual session, a diverse panel of speakers explored how different members of the publishing industry have been impacted by the pandemic in a variety of ways and how the community has come together to weather the worst of the pandemic.

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On 4 March 2020, WIPO published the latest edition of our joint report on international publishing industry statistics. 

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2018 closed with the Federation of European Publishers bringing out its annual publishing statistics (on 2017 figures). Hot on their heels were a number of other countries quick to publish their reports for 2018. Read more.

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Hot on the heels of the publication of the IPA/WIPO pilot survey of the publishing industry, the data collection process for the 2017 survey has begun.

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The first joint IPA-WIPO study is published today. It represents a solid starting point for future studies. We look at some of those results and other recent articles explaining the importance of gathering publishing industry statistics.

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A new report on publishing in Sweden has shown interesting evolutions in the Swedish publishing market with a 1% decline in sales through traditional channels but a 4.2% increase when niche channels such as subscription audiobooks are included.

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The King Abdul-Aziz Foundation has published its third annual report on book publishing in Morocco. The report sheds light on the number of publications, languages and development of publishing houses in the country. The range of publications covered includes trade, education and scientific.

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The Association of Italian Publishers (AIE) published positive market figures from 2017 with the Italian publishing market increasing 5.8% on 2016 to 1.4 billion Euro. The e-book and audiobook markets grew 3.2% to 64 million Euro.

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