logoActivities

Alliance’s programme for 2024

1. The Alliance, a space for experimentation and reflection through the Bibliodiversity Observatory
Continue the analyses, reflections and advocacy via the 4 thematic working groups

  • Book ecology
  • Digital publishing: workshops on artificial intelligence
  • Public book policies: mapping public book policies in the Arab world (launch as part of a book fair in the Arab world at the end of 2024) + Guide to Good Practice for public book purchasing (translation and adaptation of this Guide for other geographical and linguistic areas)
  • Freedom to publish: publication of transversal analyses and a series of interviews and podcasts

Equipping and documenting international independent publishing

  • Guide to Good Practice (see here)
  • Bibliodiversité journal (see here): special issue on precariousness in 2024

2. The Alliance, a space for collaboration and sharing
Sharing practices and expertise between publishers; meeting up and strengthening the flow of exchanges

  • Workshops and exchanges of know-how, within the thematic groups and as part of Babelica
  • Virtual meetings, workshops and training sessions on themes defined with the Alliance’s thematic groups (with a particular focus on artificial intelligence and other themes).
  • On-site training (venue to be confirmed) for publishing houses in French-speaking Africa
  • Professional meetings at the Brussels Book Fair (4-7 April 2024) 

3. The Alliance, a tool for the promotion and the visibility of independent publishing
To encourage the visibility and promotion of independent publishing; to promote the circulation of books and other publications by independent publishing houses

  • Babelica (see here), September 2024 (book fair, meetings and discussions dedicated to international independent publishing)
  • Tehran Book Fair, Uncensored (see here)
  • Presence of members at book fairs and exhibitions in 2024

4. The Alliance, a laboratory of alternative publishing practices
Pursue and strengthen solidarity-based publishing partnerships (transfer of rights, translations, co-publications, etc.)

  • Publishing groups by catalogue affinity (literature, humanities and social sciences and children’s literature): online project fairs (transfer of rights, exchanges on publishing projects) + support for transfer of rights and co-publications (see here)
  • Publishing projects in progress and/or under consideration

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5 main activities

The Alliance’s activities are based on guidelines collectively developed by publishers and are focused on 5 main actions:
1. Facilitation of an international and intercultural independent publishers network
2. Creation of a Bibliodiversity Observatory: studies, analysis, measurement tools, and a resource centre on bibliodiversity
3. Hosting and facilitation of international meetings, thematic and increasing capacity workshops (see below) to enable sharing, including through the Digital Lab of the Alliance
4. Support of international editorial partnerships (fair co-publishings, translations, copyright transfers)
5. Implementation of advocacy activities in support of freedom of publishing, independent publishing and bibliodiversity.

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Meetings, workshops & book fairs

Fair Trade book: A real issue for tomorrow / Co-publishing, rights transfers and other solidarity publishing partnerships

País de publicación : Burkina Faso

Co-publishing projects, which are at the centre of the Alliance’s activities and reflexions since its beginnings, promote a better diffusion of works and ideas, while providing an opportunity for cost sharing between publishers. These professional partnerships, based on trust and collective work methods, also represent a mutual exchange of knowledge that promotes an increased professionalization of publishers.

After 10 years of practices and experiences, a report is in order: how many solidarity co-publishing projects were launched in a decade, and in how many countries? What are the financial implications of these projects?

To punctuate this workshop with concrete examples, the “Terres solidaires” collection (pan-African solidarity co-publishing) serves as a pilot case study, but other projects developed in or outside of the Alliance will feed into the discussion. Participants will reflect on ways of developing new partnerships while strengthening these projects’ collective dimension. It will also propose some strategies to facilitate cooperation with regards to copyrights transfers (North-South, and mainly South-North and South-South) and will consider the digital data.

From these exchanges, participants will develop a “good editorial practices” guide. This guide could lead to the drafting of a charter that would accompany the Alliance’s Fair Trade Book logo.

To deepen discussions and enable practical exchanges between language networks, Guido INDIJ (Director of la marca editora publishing in Argentina) will discuss the reflections and projects led in the Spanish-language network over the years in terms of publishing partnerships.

Finally, and since most co-publishing and translation projects come from encounter between people, a considerable amount of time will be dedicated to a project fair. This “mini Frankfurt” will provide the opportunity for publishers to propose works for copyrights transfers or co-publishing to their colleagues. These projects could be supported (logistically, legally or financially) by the Alliance in the near future.

The publishers’ presence in Ouagadougou will provide an opportunity to facilitate, in partnership with the Joseph Ki-Zerbo Foundation and Sankofa & Gurli Publishers, the launch of the last solidarity co-publishing project entitled “À quand l’Afrique ? Joseph KI-ZERBO’s interview with René HOLENSTEIN”, a launch that will close the workshop on June 17 2013.

This workshop is supported by the “Organisation internationale de la Francophonie” and the “Centre national du livre”.

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African Youth Literature: What visibility on the international market? - 23 to 27 March 2013, Bologna Youth Book Fair (Italy) – hall 29, stand C/57

País de publicación : Italia

Preparatory and thematic meeting of the International Assembly of Independent Publishers

In partnership with the Bologna Youth Book Fair, the Alliance convenes eight African publishers in Bologna from the 23rd to the 27th of March 2013.

How can we reconcile publishing on two levels simultaneously, addressing both the local readership and a potential international one? During the preparatory meeting held on 23rd and 24th March, publishers will share their experiences on the international level and will discuss design and production publishing standards relative to youth books. A literary agent will also participate to support publishers in their reflexions and facilitate a think-tank on publishing and commercial strategies that could be developed to reach greater visibility on international markets. One of the objectives of the workshop is to formulate recommendations and develop an advocacy document to enable the presence of publishers from the South in book fairs. Finally, this meeting will be the occasion of a project fair that could lead to translation proposals, transfers of rights and co publishing projects.

On site from 25th to 27 March at the Africa collective stand (hall 29, stand C/57), publishers are looking forward to welcome you!

The Alliance warmly acknowledges the support of Bologna Children’s Book Fair, Fondation de France, Centre national du livre and the Institut français of Madagascar, essential to the implementation of this workshop.

Read more about this workshop and about the International Assembly.

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Bibliodiversity in action in Guadalajara

País de publicación : México

From 24 to 28 November 2012, the publishers from the Spanish-language network met in Mexico, in the margins of the Guadalajara International Book Fair (FIL). During this meeting, the Spanish network coordinator, Juan Carlos SÁEZ, discussed the decisions taken at the ICIP Meeting (International Committee of Independent Publishers) in October 2012. Thereafter, the publishers presented a report on the state of bibliodiversity in their country since 2007 (progresses, obstacles, how does digital publishing shape independent publishing, how publishers collectives operate, what are the Alliance’s priority areas for the years to come). The publishers then worked in small groups on specific themes (co-publishing, digital publishing, public policies...), to develop a network action plan for the next two years and prepare the Assembly 2013 and 2014 of the Alliance.

Publishers also participated to the Otra Mirada Forum, jointly organised by the FIL and the Librerías Cálamo.

Finally, on 28 November 2012, at 13h00, the Alliance facilitated a roundtable in partnership with the FIL on “Changes in the book industry: the challenges of bibliodiversity”.

The report of this workshop is underway.

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Books donation: rethinking the system

País de publicación : Francia

Preparatory and thematic workshop of the International Assembly of Independent Publishers

Although several debates and discussions on book donations were held, very few considered, complementary to the essential point of view of librarians’ professional collectives, the point of view of publishers and booksellers.
This workshop, facilitated in the context of the International Assembly of Independent Publishers, therefore has 3 main objectives:

To question existing practices and the impact of the “donation chain” on the “book chain”, from the perspective of local librarians, publishers and booksellers;

To question, promote and “complete”, if applicable, existing benchmark tools (amongst others, the Book Donation Charter developed by the Culture and Development Association, in partnership with several structures and institutions);

To propose realistic and sustainable alternatives to “classic” book donations, enabling us, hopefully, to enrich and built on current practices, through the input of local professionals.

The Alliance wishes to express its gratitude to the Ile-de-France Region for its support and trust and BULAC (Languages and civilisation University Library) for hosting us.

Read more about this worshop and about the International Assembly.

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International Assembly of Independent Publishers (2013-2014), to promote and strenghten bibliodiversity

The International Assembly of Independent Publishers is starting now, with the beginning of 2013! Gathering publishers from Africa, Latin America, Asia, Europe and North America, the Assembly will happen first, in 2013, with a series of preparatory and thematic workshops, and then in 2014 with an Assembly of Allies (general meeting) in Cape Town (South Africa).

A unique intercultural and multilingual event in favor of bibliodiversity, to follow on the Alliance website and facebook page!

For more information, contact the Alliance team.

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Spanish-language publishers meeting at the Guadalajara International Book Fair (FIL) (Mexico), 24-28 November 2012

País de publicación : México

From 24 to 28 November 2012, the publishers from the Spanish-language network will meet in Mexico, in the margins of the Guadalajara International Book Fair (FIL). During this meeting, the Spanish network coordinator, Juan Carlos SÁEZ, will discuss the decisions taken at the ICIP Meeting (International Committee of Independent Publishers) in October 2012. Thereafter, the publishers will present a report on the state of bibliodiversity in their country since 2007 (progresses, obstacles, how does digital publishing shape independent publishing, how publishers collectives operate, what are the Alliance’s priority areas for the years to come). The publishers will then work in small groups on specific themes (copublishing, digital publishing, public policies...), to develop a network action plan for the next two years and prepare the Alliance’s 3rd International Meeting of the Independent Publishers.

Publishers will also participate to the Otra Mirada Forum, jointly organised by the FIL and the Librerías Cálamo.

Finally, on 28 November 2012, at 13h00, the Alliance will facilitate a roundtable in partnership with the FIL on “Changes in the book industry: the challenges of bibliodiversity. We look forward to seeing you are the Fair (salón José Luis Martínez), to participate in this discussion!

*The meeting of the Spanish-language network marks the launch of preparatory meetings towards the Alliance’s 3rd International Meeting (which will continue in 2013 in the various countries). The summary of these workshops will be drafted in 2014, during the Assembly of Allies.

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Meeting of the International Committee of independent publishers in Paris, October 4-6th, 2012

País de publicación : Francia

The International Committee of Independent publishers will gather in Paris from 4th to 6th for the yearly meeting with the Alliance Board members. This year, some Alliance partners are invited on the first day, to think about the next International Assembly of independent publishing which will take place in 2013 and 2014. The meeting will be also the opportunity to make a report of the language networks activities since the last Committee meeting in June 2011, to talk about the Digital Lab, about governance issues…

The Alliance warmly thanks the Centre national du livre for welcoming the meeting on October 4th and 5th.

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On 21 September 2012, let’s celebrate B Day!

Follow on an hourly basis the activities held on B Day 2012 on the B Day Facebook page, on the eldiab blog and on the Facebook page of the Alliance.

The Arabic network to the SILA in Algeria_interview_September 2012

The Arabic network to the SILA in Algeria_September 2012

Posters campaign of the Colombian publishers collective REIC

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Meeting of the Alliance Portuguese-speaking network in Lisbon, September 27 – October 1, 2012

País de publicación : Portugal

After Paris in 2007, and Rio de Janeiro in 2009, the publishers from Brasil, Angola and Guinea-Bissau are gathering in Lisbon. The event will be the opportunity to assess the network activities since 2009; to define a roadmap for the next years; to remind the stakes for independent publishing and bibliodiversity in the Portuguese-speaking area; to think about digital publishing and to share some experiences in this field… Beyond the internal meetings, the publishers will take also this opportunity to meet some Portuguese publishers and to consider fair partnerships between different continents (copublishing projects, copyrights transfer, etc.).

The Alliance thanks the French Institute of Portugal (IFP), the Portuguese association of publishers and bookshops (ANEL), and the bookshop Ferin for their warming welcome and their availability.

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The B-day is coming! (September 21)

On September 21 will be celebrated the International Day of Bibliodiversity. Since 2010, each year, some actions are organized in Latin America, Africa, Europe, Asia, to promote independent publishing and bibliodiversity: bookcrossing, meetings, book picnics, posters.

You are more than welcome to participate to the events this year in Colombia, Peru, Argentina, Algeria, Italia... and in many other countries!


Here the video B Day 2012!

All the actions will be soon be on the Alliance website and on the Alliance facebook page.

You can also follow the B-Day on twitter, in Spanish: @diadelab.

This year, the logo of the Day B also exists in Italian

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Coediciones y traducciones

Ciencias humanas y sociales

La pensée blanche

Autor(es) : Lilian THURAM
País de publicación : Argelia, Benín, Burkina Faso, Camerún, Costa de Marfil, Gabón, Guinea, Malí, Marruecos, Senegal, Togo
Precio : 5 000 FCFA, 65 000 GNF, 75 DH, 1 500 DA

Gracias a una asociación entre la Fundación Lilian Thuram - Educación contra el Racismo y la Alianza Internacional de Editores Independientes, 11 editoriales del África francófona coeditan La pensée blanche, publicado originalmente por Editions Philippe Rey (Francia).

La pensée blanche está disponible en los siguientes países: Argelia (Apic), Benín (Ruisseaux d’Afrique), Burkina Faso (Sankofa & Gurli), Camerún (Presses universitaires d’Afrique), Costa de Marfil (Éburnie), Gabón (Éditions Nstame), Guinea (Ganndal), Malí (Jamana), Marruecos (Le Fennec), Senegal (Papyrus d’Afrique), Togo (Graines de Pensées).

Fecha de publicación: noviembre de 2023
Formato: 14,5 X 22 cm; 320 páginas

Escuche la entrevista con Lilian Thuram en Babelica, la feria internacional de la edición independiente en línea, el 20 de septiembre de 2023.

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Unidad versus el 1%. Rompiendo ilusiones, sembrando libertad

Autor(es) : Vandana Shiva ; Kartikey Shiva ; Rodolfo Lastra Muela (trad.)
País de publicación : Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia
Idioma(s) : Español

Este libro propone una aguda reflexión ética sobre el cuidado de la tierra, de las personas y sobre la distribución justa, recordando que somos uno con la Tierra.

Vandana Shiva es una filósofa aguda: La economía de hoy se ha definido por un triángulo, con el capital en un vértice y los insumos de la tierra y el trabajo en los otros dos. Tierra es una manera de referirse a toda la naturaleza. Y trabajo se refiere a la creatividad humana...Vivimos en la supremacía de los milmillonarios… El antropocentrismo, el colonialismo y el patriarcado capitalista han puesto a hombres ricos y poderosos en la cima de la pirámide, subyugando a todos los humanos, a todas las mujeres, a los campesinos y convirtiendo a la naturaleza en un objeto de explotación. Unidad vs el 1% expone la importancia de reconocer la interconexión de las diversas inteligencias vivientes como la red que sustenta la vida. Y la necesidad de poner a la ecología en el centro de un paradigma de una nueva y justa economía global.
En palabras de Shiva: “Creo que es hora de reconocer que hay millones de soluciones; tantas soluciones como personas. Y cada persona creativa, con desatar su empatía, puede trabajar por respetar los derechos de la Madre Tierra, los derechos de la humanidad, nuestra humanidad común, la igualdad entre hombres y mujeres, blancos y negros, jóvenes y viejos”.

En América Latina, el libro es coeditado simultáneamente por Econautas Editorial (Argentina), LOM ediciones (Chile), Editorial Mate (Argentina), Plural Editores (Bolivia) y Taller de Edición Rocca (Colombia).
Para la traducción © Editorial Popular, S. A., Madrid, 2019.

La versión original de este libro fue publicada en 2018 con el título Oneness vs. the 1% por Women Unlimited en India (en coedición con Spinifex en Australia y New Internationalist en Reino Unido).

Escuche aquí la entrevista con Vandana Shiva con motivo del lanzamiento de esta coedición en América Latina, el 19 de junio de 2021.

ISBN Argentina (Econautas Editorial): 978-987-46301-9-3
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ISBN Chile (LOM ediciones): 978-956-00-1379-8
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ISBN Argentina (Editorial Mate): 978-987-9199-29-x
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Can Islam still be saved? (آیا اسلام‌ را می‌توان نجات داد؟)

Autor(es) : Hamed ABDEL-SAMAD ; Mouhanad KHORCHIDE ; B. BINIAZ (translation)
País de publicación : Alemania, Canadá, Francia
Idioma(s) : Farsi
Precio : 15 €

Hamed Abdel-Samad and Mouhanad Khorchide discuss controversially central issues of the religion of Islam. They address burning issues such as sharia, violence, jihad, freedom of expression, human rights, the role of women and religion in democracy. Can Islam still be saved? is a polemic that allows two different perspectives on the future of Islam in the western states.

Publishers from the Persian network of the Alliance have translated and co-published this book in Farsi: Forough Book (Germany), Naakojaa (France), Khavaran (France), Pooya Verlag (Germany), Pegah Publishing (Canada).

2018 - 332 pages - ISBN : 978-3-96531-007-0

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Bibliodiversidad. Un manifiesto para la edición independiente

Autor(es) : Susan HAWTHORNE
País de publicación : Argentina

En un mundo globalizado, las megacorporaciones editoriales solo se preocupan por los números, por lo semejante, por seguir fórmulas ya probadas en sus últimos éxitos de ventas. Se espera que cada libro pague su propia producción junto con las externalidades del proceso de publicación, tales como la infraestructura y el sueldo de los ceo. Bajo esa óptica, los libros que se demoran más en “despegar”, pero que poseen una larga vida y son capaces de cambiar las normas sociales, tienen menos probabilidades de publicarse.

Los editores independientes apuestan por una forma diferente de hacer las cosas. Buscan un compromiso distinto con la sociedad y se preocupan por reflejar el lugar y el espíritu de sus comunidades. “Bibliodiversidad” es un término creado por editores independientes en los años noventa para darle un nombre a esta forma diferente de pensar la edición. En este manifiesto, Susan Hawthorne nos ofrece una crítica mordaz a la industria editorial global, que contrapone a una propuesta visionaria para la publicación “orgánica”. En un contexto de predominio de las grandes corporaciones, Bibliodiversidad marca las diferencias entre los conceptos de libertad de expresión y de “discurso justo” y pone en perspectiva las promesas y los desafíos de la transición al mundo digital.

ISBN: 978-950-889-322-2 - 15 x 21 cm - 120 páginas

Bibliodiversidad, en francés
Bibliodiversidad, en árabe
Bibliodiversidad, en aléman

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Oneness vs. the 1% - shattering illusions, seeding freedom

Autor(es) : Vandana Shiva ; Kartikey Shiva
País de publicación : Australia, India, Reino Unido
Idioma(s) : Inglés
Precio : 350 INR (4 €); .95

Widespread poverty and malnutrition, an alarming refugee crisis, social unrest, economic polarisation... have become our lived reality as the top 1% of the world’s seven-billion-plus population pushes the planet—and all its people—to the social and ecological brink. In Oneness vs. the 1%, Vandana Shiva takes on the Billionaires Club of Gates, Buffett, Zuckerberg and other modern Mughals, whose blindness to the rights of people, and to the destructive impact of their construct of linear progress, have wrought havoc across the world. Their single-minded pursuit of profit has undemocratically enforced uniformity and monocultures, division and separation, monopolies and external control—over finance, food, energy, information, healthcare, and even relationships.

Basing her analysis on explosive little-known facts, Shiva exposes the 1%’s model of philanthrocapitalism, which is about deploying unaccountable money to bypass democratic structures, derail diversity, and impose totalitarian ideas, based on One Science, One Agriculture and One History. She calls for the “resurgence of real knowledge, real intelligence, real wealth, real work, real well-being”, so that people can reclaim their right to: Live Free. Think Free. Breathe Free. Eat Free.

Vandana Shiva is a world-renowned environmental thinker and activist, a leader in the International Forum on Globalisation, and of the Slow Food Movement. Director of Navdanya and of the Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology, and a tireless crusader for farmers’, peasants’ and women’s rights, she is the author and editor of several influential books, including Making Peace with the Earth; Soil Not Oil; Seed Sovereignty, Food Security: Women in the Vanguard; and Who Really Feeds the World?
Vandana Shiva is the recipient of over 20 international awards, among them the Medal of the Presidency of the Italian Republic (1998); the Horizon 3000 Award (Austria, 2001); the John Lennon-Yoko Ono Grant for Peace (2008); the Sydney Peace Prize (2010); the Calgary Peace Prize (2011); and the Thomas Merton Award (2011). She was the Fukuoka Grand Prize Laureate in 2012.

Kartikey Shiva is a shatterer of illusions, grower of freedom, and agent of light.

A co-publishing of the English-network of the Alliance: Women Unlimited (India), Spinifex (Australia) and New Internationalist (UK), 2019.
ISBN (Women Unlimited, India): 978-93-85606-18-2
ISBN (Spinifex Press, Australia): 978-19-25581-79-9

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US, Canada, UK, Italian, Australian, French and Spanish rights sold. All others available.

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Muhammad. A final reckoning

Autor(es) : Hamed Abdel-Samad
País de publicación : Alemania, Canadá, Francia
Idioma(s) : Farsi
Precio : 14 €

This nonfiction title by a German-Egyptian academic examines stereotypes throughout the history of the prophet Muhammad. The main theme of the book is a representation of the life of Mohammed and the emergence of Islam. Osama bin Laden’s actions, as well as the crimes of Islamist terrorist organizations such as the Islamic State, are also attributed to Muhammad’s willingness to spread Islam through violent subjugation and partial physical liquidation of people of other faiths.

Hamed Abdel-Samad, the author, is born near Cairo in 1972. He worked for UNESCO, at the Institute for Islamic Culture at the University of Erfurt, and at the Institute for Jewish History and Culture at the University of Munich. Abdel-Samad is a member of the German Islam Conference and, according to his publisher, is “considered to be one of the most renowned Islam intellectuals in the German-speaking world”.

The book was first published in German (Mohamed. Eine Abrechnung) by the German publishing house Droemer Verlag in October 2015.
Publishers from the Persian network of the Alliance have translated and co-published the book in Farsi in 2018: Forough Publishing and Pouya Publishing (Germany), Khavaran Publishing (France) and Pegah Publishing (Canada).

2018 - 250 páginas - 13 X 20,5 cm - ISBN: 978-3-943147-63-6

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Manual de edición. Guía para estos tiempos revueltos

Autor(es) : Manuel GIL
País de publicación : Argentina
Idioma(s) : Español

Nueva versión publicada en 2017 por la marca editora (Argentina), en coedición con EDINAR (Argentina) y CERLALC.
Obra de referencia inicialmente publicada por el CERLALC.

Durante siglos la edición ha cambiado muy poco. El editor ha tenido siempre un pie en el territorio de la cultura y otro en el de los negocios. Cualquiera que incursione en la actividad editorial debe saber conjugar, en partes iguales, intuición para configurar un catálogo atractivo y planificación para hacer económicamente sostenible su empresa. Con la irrupción de lo digital, las exigencias para el editor se han multiplicado. A la cadena de valor del libro impreso, se ha sumado lo que algunos expertos han llamado la red de valor del libro digital, en la que muchos procesos han cambiado por cuenta de la desintermediación, los actores se han multiplicado y el editor debe reconsiderar la forma en que hace posible el descubrimiento de sus títulos a un mayor número de lectores. Este Manual de edición busca guiar a todos los interesados a lo largo del proceso que conduce a la publicación de un libro tanto impreso como digital, desde el momento de su concepción hasta su venta. Manuel Gil y Martín Gómez analizan las similitudes y diferencias entre las cadenas de valor analógica y digital, exploran las posibilidades para la distribución de las obras que ofrecen los nuevos canales, así como también las estrategias de promoción y marketing que tienen en las redes sociales, entendidas como redes de recomendación, un activo fundamental. Se da cuenta, en suma, de los conocimientos que la industria editorial exige hoy al editor; conocimientos relacionados con el manejo de diferentes lenguajes de programación, la edición de contenidos para múltiples dispositivos, la gestión de comunidades en línea y el seguimiento y monitoreo de la información que arrojan las interacciones con los lectores en Internet.

ISBN: 978-950-889-299-7
264 páginas / 20 X 25 cm

Más información.

Ver también (abajo) la edición peruana del Manual de edición, publicada por La Travesía Editora, editorial peruana, miembro del colectivo EIP en Perú.

«Manual de edición», La Travesía Editora, Perú

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Bibliodiversité. Manifeste pour une édition indépendante

Autor(es) : Susan Hawthorne ; Agnès El Kaïm (trad.)
País de publicación : Camerún, Francia, Malí, Suiza
Idioma(s) : Francés
Precio : 9 € ; 10 CHF ; 3000 FCFA

In a globalised world, megacorp publishing is all about numbers, about sameness, about following a formula based on the latest megasuccess. Each book is expected to pay for itself and all the externalities of publishing such as offices and CEO salaries. It means that books which take off slowly but have long lives, the books that change social norms, are less likely to be published.

Independent publishers are seeking another way. A way of engagement with society and methods that reflect something important about the locale or the niche they inhabit. Independent and small publishers are like rare plants that pop up among the larger growth but add something different, perhaps they feed the soil, bring colour or scent into the world.

Bibliodiversity is a term invented by Chilean publishers in the 1990s as a way of envisioning a different kind of publishing. In this manifesto, Susan Hawthorne provides a scathing critique of the global publishing industry set against a visionary proposal for organic publishing. She looks at free speech and fair speech, at the environmental costs of mainstream publishing and at the promises and challenges of the move to digital.

A translation from English into French followed by a co-publishing between 5 publishers in France (éditions Charles Léopold Mayer), Switzerland (éditions d’en bas), Mali (Jamana) and Cameroon (Presses universitaires d’Afrique).

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Bibliodiversity: A Manifesto for Independent Publishing

Autor(es) : Susan HAWTHORNE ; Bilal ZAITER (trad.)
País de publicación : Egipto, Líbano, Siria
Idioma(s) : Árabe

A translation from English into Arabic followed by a co-publishing between 5 publishers in Egypt (Elain publishing), in Lebanon (Dar Al Farabi and Al Intischar), in Syria (Atlas publishing) and in Tunisia (Med Ali).

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Mis estrellas negras

Autor(es) : Lilian THURAM
País de publicación : República de Guinea , Argelia, Benín, Burkina Faso, Camerún, Costa de Marfil, Haití, Madagascar, Malí, Marruecos, Senegal, Togo
Idioma(s) : Francés
Precio : 3 000 FCFA ; 50 000 GNF ; 600 DA ; 60 MAD ; 15.000 MGA ; 450 HTG (équivalent de 4,5 à 5 € ; 7 € en Haïti)

Esta coedición recibió el apoyo de la Fondation Lilian Thuram - Éducation contre le racisme y sus socios CASDEN y MGEN. Esta coedición lleva la etiqueta El libro justo.

Fecha de publicación: 2014 - 404 páginas - 14,5 X 22 cm - impreso en papel reciclado -
Originalmente publicado por éditions Philippe Rey, París, 2010.
ISBN Argelia: 978-9931-325-67-3
ISBN Benin: 978-99919-1-707-8
ISBN Burkina Faso: 978-2-913991-65-1
ISBN Camerún: 978-9956-444-77-4
ISBN Côte d’Ivoire: 978-2-8091-0062-4
ISBN Guinea Conakry: 978-2-35045-046-9
ISBN Haití: 978-2-89712-232-4
ISBN Madagascar: 978-2-916362-39-7
ISBN Malí: 978-99952-1-063-2
ISBN Marruecos: 978-9954-419-76-2
ISBN Senegal: 978-2-914135-20-7
ISBN Togo: 978-2-916101-58-3

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Literatura

La Naturaleza

Autor(es) : YUE Dai Yun - Anne SAUVAGNARGUES
País de publicación : China, Francia
Idioma(s) : Chino , Francés
Precio : 9,45 €

Allí donde los hombres de Europa se encuentran en lucha o en coexistencia forzosa con la naturaleza, los chinos viven, según la tradición confuciana, en simbiosis, en comunión, y poseen una relación de dependencia mutua. “Nos miramos, el cielo y yo, sin dejarnos”, canta el célebre poeta Li Po, citado por Yue Dai Yun. Y más aún: al leer las numerosas leyendas que aporta esta última, el hombre es, o se convierte, en la propia naturaleza: ¿cuántas jóvenes, dioses o diosas (antaño humanos) se han visto de este modo transformados en colinas y sus lágrimas en torrentes? La montaña, el agua del río, la inmensidad de los mares no son cosas en China, sino realidades vivas que se imponen al hombre y le hablan del tiempo, de la muerte, de lo infranqueable. A partir de entonces, Yue Dai Yun nos dice: hay que «evitar imponerse y, sobre todo, oponerse a la naturaleza para adaptarse a uno mismo”. La naturaleza es en efecto, para muchos chinos, la fuente y no el objeto de la especulación intelectual. Nada como por ejemplo trepar para pensar: “La sucesión de las montañas no tiene límites para los chinos, ya que simboliza la elevación de su espíritu y la ampliación de su pensamiento”. En estos dos textos no buscamos esencialmente la oposición Oriente-Occidente. ¿No se asemeja la veneración china por los relieves elevados, que acabamos de evocar, a nuestra propia tradición, la del Sinaí o del Thabor, sin olvidarnos de la montaña del famoso Sermón? ¿Se encontrarían nuestras místicas opuestas cuando los chinos dicen, según Yue Dai Yun:»Existen montañas más allá de las montañas; hay otro mundo más allá del nuestro?” ¿Tendría China el monopolio de la capacidad de admiración? De la magia de los productos de la naturaleza, que las mujeres Miao acercan a los mercados en otoño, de esos frutos silvestres de un rojo brillante, de estas hojas de palmeras, y que el propio Aristóteles conoció, Anne Sauvagnargues nos dice: “las ideas eran siempre límpidas, llenas de rocas, de animales, de hombres y del cielo estrellado que observamos por la noche, tumbados sobre las terrazas”.
Al leer estos dos textos, tan diferentes, tan literarios, el lector es invitado a interesarse por las visiones heredadas del mundo y de la naturaleza, a menudo, de un pasado lejano... ¿Lejano? ¡No tanto! La historia del “salvamento de la luna”, en la que participó heroicamente Yue Dai Yun en su infancia, nos describe a la perfección cómo los mitos tradicionales impregnan a los hombres y a las mujeres de hoy en día, y quizás les brinden la fuerza para luchar por una naturaleza menos saqueada.

Fecha de publicación: 1999

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El encuentro de dos autores, uno francés y otro chino, que tratan, cada uno a su manera, de temas como el sueño, el gusto, la naturaleza, la noche, la muerte, la belleza, etc. Ya se han publicado 13 títulos en los dos idiomas.

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La Muerte

Autor(es) : TANG Yi Jie - Xavier LE PICHON
País de publicación : China, Francia
Idioma(s) : Chino , Francés
Precio : 9,91 €

Dos universitarios de alto vuelo – un geofísico francés y un filósofo chino – hablando de la muerte, esto podría asustar a un lector poco hecho al lenguaje académico. Pues que aborde este libro tranquilo. De lo que nos hablan aquí el profesor Yang Yijie, presidente de la Academia de Cultura China y Xavier Le Pichon, profesor en el Collège de France, es de su padre, de su madre, de sus hermanos y hermanas, de sus convicciones y de su fe. Se trata ante todo de la vida.
Tang Yijie y Xavier Le Pichon han tenido ocasión de encontrarse y de dialogar sobre los asuntos esenciales de la existencia. Pero estos dos textos no resultan de una simple yuxtaposición. Ambos se responden mutuamente, con un afán casi pedagógico por dirigirse a la cultura del otro, para destacar (y cuestionar) los rasgos más representativos de su propia civilización.

Incluso si se considera que el lugar que ocupa la cultura cristiana en la cultura europea es “sin duda excesiva”, Xavier Le Pichon elige tratar el misterio de la muerte desde su perspectiva: la católica. Desde su lucidez, nos muestra en qué medida la muerte – antaño incorporada a la vida, y recordatorio de que “el destino del hombre es la felicidad eterna” – se ha convertido en Europa a lo largo de los siglos, y gracias a los progresos de la medicina, en un acontecimiento cada vez más vinculado al dolor de la vida. Un paso, en efecto, hacia la luz, ¡aunque a un precio muy elevado! Impresionante por ejemplo las palabras escritas por su padre evocando su cercana muerte: “La muerte es el acto más importante de la vida; es como el sello que cierra la carta con tantas lágrimas, sangre y sufrimiento. Es como la coronación de la vida”.

Fecha de publicación: 1999

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El encuentro de dos autores, uno francés y otro chino, que tratan, cada uno a su manera, de temas como el sueño, el gusto, la naturaleza, la noche, la muerte, la belleza, etc. Ya se han publicado 13 títulos en los dos idiomas.

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El Sueño

Autor(es) : JIN Si Yan - Maurice BELLET
País de publicación : China, Francia
Idioma(s) : Chino , Francés

Cuando sabemos que antaño existía en el Imperio del Medio un “Gran Augurio“, una especie de secretario de Estado oniromántico, situado a la cabeza de un “servicio de la adivinación”, y cuando leemos lo que aquí escribe Jin Siyan sobre la función del sueño en su propia vida, comprendemos que para los chinos el sueño es un asunto que se toman en serio. ¿Será que en contrapunto Maurice Bellet deplora la dificultad del hombre occidental – “este soñador que no se conoce a sí mismo” – para hacer lo mismo? No sólo eso. Filósofo, psicoanalista, cura y a veces novelista, Maurice Bellet conoce y ama el sueño por haberlo acompañado y trabajado en los demás y en él mismo, y por haber estudiado durante mucho tiempo su valor creativo. E incluso si, en su contribución a este libro, habla muy poco de él mismo, sus análisis y sus parábolas le revelan con profundidad, ya que están más cargadas de experiencia que de especulación abstracta.
Jin Siyan no se preocupa demasiado por la especulación liberada de la vida. Antiguo profesor en la Universidad de Pekín, Maestro de Conferencias en la ENA y profesor de civilización china y de literatura comparada en la Universidad de Artois, lo que quiere hacer aquí es ante todo narrar. Nos narra los sueños del día a día de su infancia rural y feliz, los de las leyendas y de los mitos de la China antigua, narra los fantasmas y lo que fue el sueño de épocas tan enturbiadas como la de la Revolución Cultural.
Por motivos muy diferentes, los dos autores evocan aquí el sueño como un mediador. Para el hombre occidental descrito por Maurice Bellet, construido a partir de escisiones - alma/cuerpo, sujeto/objeto – el sueño es una suerte de interfaz “en la unión del espíritu y del cuerpo”.
Para los chinos, quienes generalmente desconocen este tipo de oposiciones, el sueño es sin embargo, en este caso también, un paso. “Procede sin trabas, nos dice Jin Siyan, oscilando entre los mundos del ying y del yang“.

Fecha de publicación: 1999

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El encuentro de dos autores, uno francés y otro chino, que tratan, cada uno a su manera, de temas como el sueño, el gusto, la naturaleza, la noche, la muerte, la belleza, etc. Ya se han publicado 13 títulos en los dos idiomas.

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La Science (La Ciencia)

Autor(es) : YANG Huanming ; Pierre LÉNA
País de publicación : China, Francia
Idioma(s) : Chino , Francés

Símbolo del progreso, del trabajo de la razón, que intenta explicar incansablemente lo real y el destino del universo, la ciencia es además un extraordinario lugar para el diálogo entre las culturas, por su vocación a tender hacia lo universal.

Astrofísico, Pierre LÉNA propone en primer lugar un “paseo por la ciencia”, evocando las cuestiones que cada uno se plantea. ¿No es la ciencia, acosada por lo invisible a través de la apariencia de lo visible, un asunto de especialistas? ¿Un paciente ejercicio de la prueba o una hermosa construcción matemática, e incluso la relación sutil entre la verdad y el cambio?

Especialista en el gen humano, YANG Huanming nos ofrece desde su punto de vista la percepción china de la ciencia, vinculada a la cosmología, a la sabiduría y a la visión del universo y de las fuerzas que la animan. Se plantea a su vez la pregunta de la dimensión ética a partir del genoma humano.

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El encuentro de dos autores, uno francés y otro chino, que tratan, cada uno a su manera, de temas como el sueño, el gusto, la naturaleza, la noche, la muerte, la belleza, etc. Ya se han publicado 13 títulos en los dos idiomas.

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La Noche

Autor(es) : TANG Ke Yang - Martine LAFFON
País de publicación : China, Francia
Idioma(s) : Chino , Francés
Precio : 9,45 €

La geografía de los husos horarios nos enseña que cuando París duerme, Shangai se despierta. Pero pida a un escritor chino y a un escritor francés que le hablen de la noche, no le hablarán del sueño, o muy poco. Tang Ke Yang, joven especialista en literatura comparada, y Martine Laffon, filósofa, tienen demasiada fascinación por la riqueza multiforme de la noche para dejársela a los roncadores. Y el viaje que cada uno nos propone, en torno a la noche en sí – y a su civilización – es una invitación a ver, en la oscuridad, lo que no solemos ver, a contemplar la noche del otro para comprenderse mejor, para comprenderse a uno mismo mejor.
Y es que, según nos dicen, la noche ilumina. Una vez superado el miedo del niño perdido en la oscuridad, se produce una misteriosa alquimia, a través de la cual, la noche, como por sorpresa, nos revela algo del infinito. Tang Ke Yang y Martine Laffon han hecho de ella una experiencia personal, uno descubre en la noche este “espacio de indolencia en nuestra vida fustigada por la razón”, y el otro, para quien el tiempo nocturno da a “conocer lo que el ojo y el resto de sentidos no pueden distinguir, ya que éstos han olvidado lo que sabían tan bien a la luz del día”. Noches en blanco, noches pícaras muy francesas, noches antaño prohibidas en China, donde nadie podía deambular sin un permiso especial, noches de embriaguez y noches de clarividencia, noches de Pascal y de Descartes, durante las que creaban lo mejor de su pensamiento, noches interiores y noches trampas, noches de luminaria, farolillos rojos y farolillos chinos, noches festejadas de la tradición cristiana, noche de escritores y de poetas. De esta selección de evocaciones propuestas por nuestros dos autores podemos obtener un desmentido categórico ante la duda expresada en torno a una página por Martine Laffon: “¿Y si la noche sólo fuera la noche?“

Fecha de publicación: 1999

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El encuentro de dos autores, uno francés y otro chino, que tratan, cada uno a su manera, de temas como el sueño, el gusto, la naturaleza, la noche, la muerte, la belleza, etc. Ya se han publicado 13 títulos en los dos idiomas.

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Libros para niños

Moussa et la poule reine

Autor(es) : Julien ALIHONOU (MAKEJOS)
País de publicación : Benín, Costa de Marfil, Gabón, Guinea, Malí
Idioma(s) : Francés

Una coedición conjunta panafricana: Éburnie (Costa de Marfil), Ganndal (Guinea), Sawa (Malí), Nstame (Gabón), Ruisseaux d’Afrique (Benín)

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Kouvito dans les rues de Kokoli

Autor(es) : Kenneth VIHOTOGBE
País de publicación : Benín, Costa de Marfil, Malí, República Democrática del Congo
Idioma(s) : Francés

Una coedición conjunta panafricana: Éburnie (Costa de Marfil), Elondja (República Democrática del Congo), Sawa (Malí), Ruisseaux d’Afrique (Benín)

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Rudia et les cybercriminels

Autor(es) : Claude ADJAKA (Lenfan Claudio)
País de publicación : Benín, Costa de Marfil, Malí
Idioma(s) : Francés

Una coedición conjunta panafricana: Éburnie (Costa de Marfil), Sawa (Malí), Ruisseaux d’Afrique (Benín)

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Vignon et les voleurs du quartier

Autor(es) : Alexandre KOSSOVO
País de publicación : Benín, Burkina Faso, Costa de Marfil, Gabón, Guinea, Malí
Idioma(s) : Francés

Una coedición conjunta panafricana: Éburnie (Costa de Marfil), Ganndal (Guinea), Sawa (Malí), Nstame (Gabón), Ruisseaux d’Afrique (Benín), Sankofa & Gurli (Burkina Faso).

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Le dodo aux plumes d’or

Autor(es) : Corinne FLEURY (texte) ; Sébastien PELON (illustrations)
País de publicación : Costa de Marfil, Mauricio

Una coedición panafricana que reúne a Éburnie (Costa de Marfil) y Atelier des nomades (Isla Mauricio).

Fecha de publicación: septiembre de 2020

Esta coedición solidaria es el resultado de un taller sobre literatura infantil organizado por la Alianza en Abiyán, en mayo de 2019, durante los Encuentros internacionales de la edición independiente 2019-2021. Recibió el apoyo de la Agencia Francesa de Desarrollo.

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Contes de l’Île Maurice

Autor(es) : Shenaz PATEL (texte) ; Sébastien PELON (illustrations)
País de publicación : Costa de Marfil, Mauricio

Una coedición panafricana que reúne a Éburnie (Costa de Marfil) y Atelier des nomades (Isla Mauricio).

Fecha de publicación: septiembre de 2020

Esta coedición solidaria es el resultado de un taller sobre literatura infantil organizado por la Alianza en Abiyán, en mayo de 2019, durante los Encuentros internacionales de la edición independiente 2019-2021. Recibió el apoyo de la Agencia Francesa de Desarrollo.

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Les quatre frères

Autor(es) : Bienvenue GNIMPO N'KOUÉ (texte) ; Ayoutoufèï GUÉDÉGUÉ (illustrations)
País de publicación : Benín, Costa de Marfil

Una coedición panafricana que reúne a Ruisseaux d’Afrique (Benín) y Vallesse (Costa de Marfil).

Fecha de publicación: septiembre de 2020

Esta coedición solidaria es el resultado de un taller sobre literatura infantil organizado por la Alianza en Abiyán, en mayo de 2019, durante los Encuentros internacionales de la edición independiente 2019-2021. Recibió el apoyo de la Agencia Francesa de Desarrollo.

Las ilustraciones de este libro recibieron, en 2018, el premio de la primera edición del premio Hervé Gigot de ilustración de libros infantiles en África, iniciado por Ruisseaux d’Afrique (Benin).

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Le soir autour du feu

Autor(es) : Sylvie NTSAMÉ
País de publicación : Gabón, República Democrática del Congo

Una coedición panafricana que reúne a Editorial Ntsamé (Gabón) y Elondja (República Democrática del Congo).

Fecha de publicación: septiembre de 2020

Esta coedición solidaria es el resultado de un taller sobre literatura infantil organizado por la Alianza en Abiyán, en mayo de 2019, durante los Encuentros internacionales de la edición independiente 2019-2021. Recibió el apoyo de la Agencia Francesa de Desarrollo.

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La Forêt sacrée

Autor(es) : Nicolas CONDÉ (texte) ; Irina CONDÉ (illustrations)
País de publicación : Benín, Costa de Marfil, Gabón, Guinea, República Democrática del Congo, Togo
Idioma(s) : Francés

Una coedición panafricana que reúne a Ganndal (Guinea Conakry), Éburnie (Costa de Marfil), Ruisseaux d’Afrique (Benín), Graines de Pensées (Togo), Ntsame (Gabón) y Elondja (República Democrática del Congo).

Fecha de publicación: septiembre de 2020

Esta coedición solidaria es el resultado de un taller sobre literatura infantil organizado por la Alianza en Abiyán, en mayo de 2019, durante los Encuentros internacionales de la edición independiente 2019-2021. Recibió el apoyo de la Agencia Francesa de Desarrollo.

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Les cheveux de Cora / Ny volon’i Cora

Autor(es) : Ana Zarco CÂMARA (texte) ; Taline SCHUBACH (illustrations)
País de publicación : Madagascar
Idioma(s) : Francés , malgache
Precio : 16 0000 Ar (4 €)

Álbum ilustrado - edición bilingüe francés-malgache
Traducido del portugués (Brasil) al francés por Joana Cabral, traducido al malgache por Veloniaina Rabakoly

Éditions Jeunes Malgaches, 2014, 32 páginas
Edición original: Pallas Editora (Brasil)

ISBN: 978-2 916362-42-7

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Advocacy actions

Solidarity with Shahidul Alam (Bangladesh), August 8, 2018

STATEMENT
August 8, 2018

The International Alliance of Independent Publishers (IAIP), a network of 553 publishers worldwide, expresses its shock and dismay at the late-night abduction and detention of acclaimed photographer and human rights activist, Shahidul Alam, in Dhaka. Shahidul Alam has been a partner-colleague of the IAIP, in which context we have interacted with him on many occasions.

We believe that the charges against him under Section 57 of the ICT are an attempt to intimidate him by using a draconian law to stifle his right to free speech. He has been held without due legal process, and we have received disturbing reports of brutal treatment meted out to him in detention.

The right of peaceful protest, and the defence of that right, are fundamental to democracy and to upholding the rule of law. The IAIP extends its support to, and expresses solidarity with, Shahidul Alam, and reiterates its commitment to the freedom of expression in Bangladesh as well as in the rest of the world.

See here the film make by New Internationalist (UK) in support with Shahidul Alam.

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Censorship against independent publishing house Txalaparta (Basque Country), 1 March 2018

Publishers from the Alliance condemn the banning of the book El desarme, la vía vasca d’Iñaki Egaña (copublished by Txalaparta, Gara journal, and Mediabask media), during its promotion on Basque radio-television.

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Frankfurt in French: Call for more coherence towards a strengthened bibliodiversity

As the Frankfurt Book Fair (11-15 October 2017) opens in a few weeks’ time, with a special focus on France and French languages, the International Alliance of independent publishers takes the opportunity to revisit some key issues for independent publishers and bibliodiversity, as expressed by 400 publishers from 50 countries, in the International Declaration of independent publishers of 2014.

France wished, in the context of Frankfurt’s invitation, to provide a space for publishers from the South and we are grateful for this opportunity. We hope this openness will contribute towards meaningful networking, discussion, and exchanges among Francophone publishers. These mutual trust and interest, at the heart of the Alliance, have indeed proven themselves over the past 15 years, leading to unprecedented co-publishing and translation projects between continents.

However, other aspects of “Frankfurt in French” are counterintuitive to this dynamic. Book donation initiatives from France to Africa are indeed planned in Frankfurt this year. More specifically, the 30 000 books to be displayed in the French Pavilion will be distributed to foreign countries after Frankfurt – and this while some twenty African publishers are invited to participate in the Fair, in an “African/Haiti” stand. As mentioned in several reports and in the Frankfurt programme (see here), book donations, while underpinned by good intentions, can disrupt the local book economy.

We therefore call on the accountability of each involved — public authorities, associations, and professionals, for these donations to be made in close collaboration with participating African publishers, but also in consultation with local African booksellers. These are the basic conditions for balanced and respectful exchanges in the actors’ respective environments.

It is critical to rethink book donation. Encouraging and supporting sustainable and fair editorial partnerships must be a priority.

We hope that the readiness to showcase Francophonie’s diversity and plurality in Frankfurt will be paralleled with constructive actions by public authorities, both in the North and South. It is indeed essential for political will to accompany a change of perspective and relations among Francophone countries.

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Solidarity with the Mexicans, 22 September 2017

On 21 September, all around the world, we have celebrated the International Day of Bibliodiversity. Meantime, in Mexico, the terrible earthquake occurred 2 days before, on 19 September, turning streets into dust, causing victims, hundreds and hundreds of roofless people…

The International Alliance of independent publishers expresses –in these days of celebration of cultural diversity, ideas and texts flows– its solidarity with the Mexicans.

The Association of Mexican independent publishers (AEMI), member of the Alliance, proposes to collect Latin-American books to offer especially to children and young Mexicans –so that their imaginations do not focus on this disaster, and that stories and words coming from abroad can help them in these painful moments.

This is also bibliodiversity: be careful about the surrounding world, keep awake and conscious, in solidarity.

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Call for freedom of speech and publishing in Turkey, 22 August 2016

The International Alliance of independent publishers demands that Turkish authorities immediately release publishers, authors and journalists currently detained. It is necessary to guarantee freedom of speech and publishing in Turkey. The Alliance joins the Turkish Publishers Association’s condemnation of the summary closure of publishing houses and media as a clear human rights violation, and urges the Turkish authorities to rescind those summary closures.

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Call for freedom of speech and publishing in Bangladesh, November 2015

Extract from the Communiqué by the Alliance for a call for freedom of speech and publishing in Bangladesh, 10 November 2015:

For several months, authors, bloggers, publishers and booksellers have been the victims of violent and deadly attacks in Bangladesh.

The International Alliance of independent publishers, representing 400 independent publishers from 45 countries in the world, condemns these murderous attacks and assault on freedom of speech and publishing. The Alliance also reaffirms the essential role needing to be played by public authorities, in Bangladesh and throughout the world to enable the emancipation of its citizens, and to guarantee a public space conducive to dialogue and peace. Plurality and diversity of ideas constitute the foundation of democracy. It is urgent that the Bangladeshi government protects and supports actors in the book industry, thus safeguarding the foundations necessary for their work and freedom of speech.

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Communiqué from the Alliance on the Tunis meetings, 27 May 2011

País de publicación : Túnez

15 publishers from 8 countries (Algeria, Argentina, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, France, Morocco, Tunisia, Syria) met in Tunis, from 12 to 15 May 2011, to discuss e-publishing. The meeting was organised by the International Alliance of Independent Publishers, with the support of the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie.

The publishers who met in Tunis wished it to be known that these meetings took place in a peaceful and secure environment. The warm welcome we were given, despite the curfew then in place, enabled us to organise meetings of a high standard, from both a professional and a human perspective.

We wished to show our solidarity with our Tunisian partners in this way, by inviting associations, NGOs, organisations and institutions, tourists and the simply curious to rediscover Tunisia – a Tunisia where freedom is in the air.

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Communiqué from the Tunisian Publishers’ Union, 21 January 2011

País de publicación : Túnez

Extract from the Tunisian Publishers’ Union’s communiqué, published on 21 January 2011

«The Tunisian Publishers’ Union, whose members met on Friday, 21 January, congratulates the Tunisian people, is proud of its glorious revolution and pays tribute to its martyrs, while declaring its unwavering support for the popular resistance».

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Communiqué in support of Txalaparta Publishing following attacks on «El manual del torturador español» and on freedom of expression, December 2010

Paris, December 2010

It is with great concern that the International Alliance of Independent Publishers has noted the recent censorship of a book in Spain, and the threats made against the independent publishing house Txalaparta, member of the Alliance’s Spanish-speaking network.

The book in question, «El manual del torturador español» (The Spanish Torturer’s Manual) – by Xabier MAKAZAGA denounces the torture carried out by the Spanish police. The book was withdrawn from a public library (in the Basauri town council), following a request by a political party and certain Madrid newspapers to remove it from all libraries where it was made available to readers. However the practices described in this book support the accusations already made in reports by Amnesy International and by the UN Recorder on Human Rights. The campaign against this book has already been publicly denounced by public librarians. Furthermore the Basque Country Human Rights Observer (Behatokia) sent a letter of protest to Frank de la Rue, Special Recorder on Human Rights and Freedom of Expression with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, whose headquarters are in Geneva.

The International Alliance of independent publishers, whose objectives include defending freedom of expression and denouncing all forms of censorship, also has a duty to respond publicly when attacks or infringements are directed – for ideological reasons – against independent publishers, whose very job it is to encourage the dissemination of ideas and to contribute to forging the identity of people and their culture.

One has only to examine Txalaparta’s publishing catalogue to appreciate the vast range of literary works and essays which constitute an undeniable contribution to bibliodiversity, while reflecting a clear editorial policy.

This is why we independent publishers are appealing to the Spanish authorities to respect the work of independent publishers and to encourage respect for fundamental rights and democracy.

We also appeal to independent publishers, booksellers, librarians and readers to follow the development of this matter closely and to express their support to Txalaparta Publishing in order to defend and respect the right to information that is true and diverse.


The Spanish-language network of the International Alliance of independent publishers

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Preferential postage rates for books: urgent for Latin America, August 2010

Massively used by small publishing firms to distribute their products to bookstores, libraries, and readers, the postal service is the most popular means of circulating books throughout the world. However, the absence, suppression or questioning of special postage for books is an impediment to bibliodiversity in many countries.
In Latin America, with a huge territory to cover and limited circulation, a large share of publishers ensures the delivery of their products themselves. For these publishers, preferential postage rates for shipping books are all the more vital.

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Bibliodiversity Day & Indie Book Day

Indie Book Day, March

Indie Book Day was created in 2013, by German independent publishers; since last year, it has been celebrated in other countries, thanks to independent publishers collectives and the Alliance.

How it works: On the third Sunday of March, readers are invited to visit an independent bookshop, buy a book published by an independent publisher, and post a picture of the book on social media with the hashtag #indiebookday. Booksellers and publishers can then organize a common campaign ahead of the event, to inform their communities (posters in the bookshops, information on social media and websites, etc.).

Find here Indie Book Day logos and more information on the official Indie Book Day website.

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Bibliodiversity Day (B Day), 21 September

Bibliodiversity Day was created in 2010 by Latin American publisher members of the Alliance.

Since then, it has happened every year in numerous countries, especially in Latin America. On September 21, the first day of spring for the southern hemisphere, publishers, booksellers, book professionals and readers are invited to celebrate independent publishing and bibliodiversity.

How it works: All ideas and activities are welcome, coming from publishing houses, collectives of independent publishers, book professionals, and readers: bookcrossing, literary picnics, professional meetings, public readings, radio broadcasts, newspaper articles…

See here the literary and multilingual sound card for B-Day 2021 (and the Alliance’s 20th anniversary).

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Download B Day logos and visit the blog here.

Watch all B Day videos here->https://eldiab.org/videos-oficiales/.

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HotLists & thematic selections

Children’s Books Hotlist

The Children’s Book HotList highlights children’s books from independent publishers in Africa, Latin America and Europe. It is launched during the 2021 Bologna Children’s Book Fair, on June 14.

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Comprising books from 16 countries, 36 publishing houses and 14 categories, this HotList represents the richness and diversity of independent publishing for youth and children’s literature.

You can find a book by searching its country, publisher or literary genre. If you are interested in a book, please do get in touch with its publisher.

We wish you a great discovery!

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HotList Arab world

While the Arab world shares a language, the Arabic language, which has cemented its culture over centuries, it is far from being the only one. From the Maghreb to the Mashreq, from the Horn of Africa to Cham, this immense space covers a diversity of realities. Linguistic diversity is therefore inherent to it.

More than 30 independent publishing houses from 7 countries (Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Qatar, Syria and Tunisia) and 9 languages offer you an immersion in the literature, humanities and children’s literature of the Arab world!

Through this HotList, available in Arabic and English, the independent publishers of the Arab world invite you to discover the 1001 facets of literary and intellectual creativity of their country.

Discover the HotList Arab world here!

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Latin America and Arab World HotList, 2020!

This year, on the occasion of the Frankfurt Book Fair (14-18 October), two HotLists will be presented... virtually!

The Latin American HotList - 4th edition: a selection of titles from more than 35 independent Latin American publishing houses from 8 countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay) and from all genres: literature, humanities, youth/ children’s literature, comics... Find the Latin American HotList 2020 online here! Previous HotLists are also online, here.

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The Arab World HotList - a very first: while the Arab world shares a language, the Arabic language, which has cemented its culture over centuries, it is far from being the only one. From the Maghreb to the Mashreq, from the Horn of Africa to Cham, this immense space covers a diversity of realities. Linguistic diversity is therefore inherent to it. More than 30 independent publishing houses from 7 countries (Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Qatar, Syria and Tunisia) offer you an immersion in the literature, humanities and children’s literature of the Arab world! Through this HotList, the independent publishers of the Arab world invite you to discover the 1001 facets of literary and intellectual creativity of their country, online here!

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The HotLists, while offering an opportunity to discover the creativity of independent publishers, are also tools facilitating the exchange of rights: books and authors are presented in the original language of the book and in English, the contacts of publishing houses are easily accessible and up to date – these lists are thus to be consulted and used throughout the year!

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HotList 2019 (Frankfurt Book Fair, 16-20 October, 2019)!

Discover here the HotList 2019!

Thanks to a partnership with Kurt Wolff Stiftung (the German collective of independent publishers, member of the Alliance) and the Frankfurt Book Fair, independent Latin American publishers in Frankfurt will be exhibiting at the “Reading Island for Independent Publishers” stand (Hall 4.1), twenty books of various genres: novels, short stories, art books, essays, children’s literature... from Argentina, Ecuador, Chile, Colombia, Mexico!

Context:
- 2009: The members of EDINAR (a group of Argentinian independent publishers) present a selection of the best books from their list at the Buenos Aires Book Fair. This selection is then promoted in independent bookstores across Buenos Aires.
- 2010: Argentina is the guest of honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair. To make sure Argentinian independent publishing is well represented, the Argentinian independent publishers, in partnership with the Frankfurt Book Fair, present a HotList at the stand of independent German publishers, showcasing the diversity and quality of their books.
- 2017: The HotList 2017 opens to independent publishers from Latin America! Thanks to the collaboration with the collective Kurt Wolff Stiftung, a selection of about 40 titles from Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Peru, and Uruguay is exhibited in Frankfurt on the “Reading Island” (Hall 4.1 / D36).
- 2018: Following the success of the 2017 edition, the HotList 2018 is back and opens to Brazilian publishers. In addition, a thematic and international selection is launched: this year, the theme of “women’s struggle” is selected in the “WomenList”, showcasing more than 30 titles edited by independent publishing houses from all continents.
- 2019: The International Alliance of independent publishers and the Kurt Wolff Stiftung collective offer a new edition of the HotList. Some twenty books (novels, essays, children’s books, comics, art books) will be exposed at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2019. A colourful and powerful HotList this year!

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WomenList: A thematic and international selection - Frankfurt Book Fair 2018

More than 30 novels, short stories, essays and comics on feminism, women’s struggles, their emancipation across the world – these titles are from independent publishers’ lists from all continents.

There is a resurgence of the Women’s Movement following #MeToo and other events and a greater awareness of structural violence against women. Now is the time to know about books being published all around the world by independent publishers, in different languages and across a wide range of issues from the political to the imaginative.

To read through all the books of the WomenList is a reminder of just how much violence women have suffered – from rape, torture, and mass violence against women to indifference and neglect in the case of child abuse, to survival in war, sexual slavery and marriage forced by custom. But there is also resistance and optimism whether it be Pussy Riot or women rebelling against patriarchy as well as the inspiration of women in the vanguard of environmental projects or gathering together the works of women poets.

There are voices from so many places around the world – from Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, England, France, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Guinea, Morocco, Mexico, Senegal, South Africa, Switzerland, Syria, Turkey... Languages include Arabic, English, Indonesian, Farsi, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese and Turkish. Women write poetry, short stories, political tracts, novels, biography, graphic novels and again more. These are words that matter: women’s voices are loud. It is time to listen!

The WomenList is an initiative of the International Alliance of independent publishers, through a partnership with the Kurt Wolff Stiftung (collective of German Independent Publishers) and the Frankfurt Book Fair. The WomenList is presented at the Frankfurt Book Fair on the “Reading Island for Independent Publishers” stand (Hall 4.1 / D36) and is also available online, on the Alliance’ website. The catalog of the WomenList was made by Julie Agor (Oréka graphisme).

The WomenList was born in the wake of the HotList (selection of books published by independent Latin American publishing houses and presented at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2017 and 2018 – Hall 4.1 / D36).

Read here the article published by Publishing Perspectives, October, 5, 2018

In 2019, a new international selection will be showcased in Frankfurt, on another theme... succeeding the WomenList 2018!

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HotList 2018: The Independent Publishing from Latin America in Frankfurt!

The International Alliance of independent publishers celebrates the remarkable vitality of independent publishing in Latin America at the Frankfurt International Book Fair through a selection of books from Latin America: the HotList 2018!

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Through a partnership with Kurt Wolff Stiftung (a collective of independent German publishers) and the Frankfurt Book Fair, independent Latin American publishers in Frankfurt will be exhibiting, at the “Reading Island for Independent Publishers” stand (Hall 4.1 / D36), more than thirty books of various genres: novels, short stories, art books, essays, children’s literature, and poetry... from Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela!

The HotList is also available online, an opportunity to discover the wealth and creativity of independent publishers all year round.

Discover also the WomenList: a thematic and international selection created in 2018, celebrating women’s struggle!

Context…

  • 2009: The members of EDINAR (collective of Argentinian independent publishers) present a selection of the best books from their list at the Buenos Aires Book Fair. This selection is then promoted in independent bookstores across Buenos Aires.
  • 2010: Argentina is the guest of honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair. However, Argentinian independent publishing is poorly represented. The Argentinian independent publishers, in partnership with the Frankfurt Book Fair, decided to present a HotList on the stand of independent German publishers: a showcase of the diversity and quality of their offering.
  • 2017: The HotList 2017 opens to independent publishers from Latin America! Thanks to the collaboration with the collective Kurt Wolff Stiftung (independent German publishers), a selection of about 40 titles from publishers from Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Peru, and Uruguay is exhibited in Frankfurt on the “Reading Island” (Hall 4.1).
  • 2018: Following the success of the 2017 edition, the HotList is repeated and opens to Brazilian publishers. In addition, a thematic and international selection is launched: this year, the theme of “women’s struggle” is selected in the WomenList 2018, showcasing more than 30 titles edited by independent publishing houses from all continents.

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HotList 2017 from the Latin American independent publishers!

WHY A HOTLIST?

In 2009, together with the members of EDINAR (Argentinean Alliance of independent publishers), we decided to launch a promotion strategy, following the “Young independent Germans”: a HotList.

Against the tendentious ranking of the most sold out books published in the newspapers, every member of the collective had to choose one book among her/his new books -the one that she or he saw as the most outstanding, for whatever reason. With all EDINAR publishers, we thus formed a list, promoted at the same time by a group of booksellers from Buenos Aires who arranged a special table dedicated to this list in their bookshops during one month.

In 2010, Argentina was Guest country of Frankfurt Book Fair and the Argentinean National Book Chamber had a spacious booth with a strong presence of local publishing, which did not include many independent publishers. However, the Hotlist had an outstanding exhibition space in this Fair: thanks to a German colleague, curious publisher, philoanarchist, employed by the Fair, we got a well-situated booth and the possibility to exhibit our HotList.

Because a lot of Latin-American publishers cannot travel every year to Frankfurt, we have reminded this adventure and decided to implement it again this year, extended to Spanish-speaking publishers from Latin America, in order to give a better visibility to the vibrant Latin-American independent publishing, in the biggest commercial Book Fair of the World.

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This HotList presents a selection of about 40 books published in Peru, Colombia, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile… exhibited in the “Reading Island for Independent Publishers” (Pavilion 4.1) of the Frankfurt Book Fair, thanks to the cooperation of the Kurt Wolff Stiftung, group of German independent publishers.

We hope you will appreciate!

Guido Indij
Argentinean publisher, coordinator of the Spanish-speaking network of the International Alliance of independent publishers

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International Conference of Independent Publishers

80 recommendations & tools in support of bibliodiversity

These 80 recommendations are built on the principles upheld in the 2014 International Declaration of independent publishers, an important document promoting bibliodiversity, signed on September 20th 2014, by more than 400 independent publishers from 45 countries.

They raise the necessary prerequisites, divided by themes, for the development, maintenance and strengthening of bibliodiversity in concerned countries. Some recommendations are accompanied by tools and projects (existing or to be developed in the context of the 2015-2016 Alliance programme of activities), enabling a practical implementation of independent publishers’ proposals.

Contents of the 80 recommendations & tools in support of bibliodiversity:

* Public policies safeguarding bibliodiversity
* Proposals and actions supporting digital bibliodiversity
* The Amazon system, a threat to bibliodiversity?
* Essential measures for publishing in local and national languages
* Methods for rethinking book donations
* Proposals and actions to develop solidarity publishing partnerships
* Activities to strengthen diversity in youth publishing

For all book actors to take ownership of these recommendations and tools, we invite you to contact us with your comments, suggestions, ideas, and proposals that could enhance and strengthen this document.

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