Another instance of governmental incursion into the educational space: The Dominican Republic’s publishers hold a news conference.
Mexico: Government Textbooks Spur Nationwide Criticism
Allegations of political indoctrination, distorted history, and flagrant errors are greeting Mexico’s new government-made textbooks.
PublisHer Holds a First Rio Event During the Bienal do Livro
The international network of women in publishing, PublisHer, has its first gathering in Rio during this month’s 21st Bienal do Livro.
IPA’s Karine Pansa in Portugal: Publishing Must Be ‘Tough and Smart’
The International Publishers Association’s Karine Pansa in Portugal speaks of rising threats to publishing’s framework of protections.
Brazilian Publishers in Rio: Book Fair ‘Professional Days’
The Brazilian Publishers’ professional programming ahead of the Biennial International Book Fair in Rio features trading, discussion.
In Brazilian Educational Publishing: A Crisis Averted
The Brazilian state of São Paulo’s educational publishers went to court this month to turn around a state school-content program.
Latin America: MVB Signs Mercado Libre, the E-Commerce Platform
In Mexico and Brazil, MVB’s Metabooks metadata base will be utilized by Mercado Libre, a leading online sales and auction platform.
IPA’s Karine Pansa at DBW: ‘A Big Wake-Up Call’ in Book Business Data
The need for coherent, actionable data impacts the progress world publishing can make on its prime challenges, IPA’s Karine Pansa says.
Brazil’s Portuguese IPA-UN SDG Book Club: 500,000 Copies
The Brazil chapter of the Portuguese SDG Book Club is Honored with a request for its books’ inclusion in a major government requisition.
Brazilian Translation Grants: Mexico, Argentina
In a third and final interview, a Brazilian and a Mexican publisher talk about the support of the Brazilian Publishers Translation Grant. (Sponsored)