The Global Publishing Industry in 2016
A Pilot Survey by the IPA and WIPO
Cooperation partner: International Publishers Association (IPA)
Author: WIPO
Publication year: 2018
DOI: English
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The International Publishers Association (IPA) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) joined forces to pilot a new survey of global publishing activity in 2016. The survey covered three market segments: retail; educational; and scholarly, academic and scientific (SAS) publishing. In total, 35 national publishers associations and copyright authorities responded to the survey.