FEP WELCOMES THE COMMUNICATION OF THE COMMISSION ON THE FUTURE OF VAT

In its document published on Tuesday 6th December, the EC acknowledges “ that the issue of equal treatment for products which are available in both traditional and online formats needs to be addressed”. FEP has been extremely active to present the views of the publishers who are investing in new technologies to provide EU citizens with innovative ebooks despite the standard rates of VAT hampering the development of this nascent market. FEP hopes the EC will start working to solve this issue.

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FEP STATISTICS 2010 - PRESS RELEASE AVAILABLE ONLINE

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COMMISSIONER NEELIE KROES AT THE FEP ANNUAL MEETING IN FRANKFURT

Vice-President Kroes was the special guest at FEP’s annual rendezvous at the Frankfurt Book Fair on 13 Ocotber 2011. Following several meeting with publishers, who showed her how they were innovating and embracing the digital transition, Mrs. Kroes defined her experience ‘energising’. In her speech, Vice-President Kroes highlighted the opportunities that digital technologies offer to publishers in terms of experimenting with new business models; she provided an overview of the role of public authorities, saying they should address the discrimination in VAT rates between online and offline publications, ensure that the copyright system helps the dynamic creative culture and balances the rights of all stakeholders, encourage standardisation and interoperability between devices and build demand for commercial digital content – for example through the proposed Directive on Orphan Works and by strengthening Europeana to include in-copyright content. Mrs. Kroes praised the recent Commission-brokered Memorandum of Understanding on out-of-commerce works and expressed the opinion that books would remain, even in the electronic age.

Picture by Holger Peters

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FIRST DIALOGUES <AUTHOR-PUBLISHER> IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

The first edition of the "Dialogues <Author-Publisher>" was organised on 21 September in the European Parliament under the patronage of MEP and author Ms Marielle Gallo, and Mr Michel Barnier, European Commissioner for Internal market and Services.
Val McDermid and her publisher Ursula Mackenzie , the award-winning French author Daniel Pennac and his publishers Editions Gallimard, represented by Antoine Gallimard, plus German writer, commentator and historian Rafael Seligmann with his publisher Aufbau, represented by director René Strien covered a range of issues including the reduced VAT on books, a copyright regime, fighting piracy and a fair competition which ensures a wide and diverse choice within a wide network of booksellers.

Pictures by Charles de Borggraef (charlesdeborggraef@gmail.com)

20 September - Signature by Michel Barnier, Member of the EC in charge of Internal Market and Services of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Key Principles on the Digitisation and Making Available of Out-of-Commerce Works

For the video of the event follow the link.
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POLISH PRESIDENCY - CULTURE AND COPYRIGHT CONFERENCE, 19-20 JULY, WARSAW

The Polish Presidency organised a conference on competences for culture. Six panels were organised and during one of them, our colleague Kurt van Damme was invited to present the Flemish booktrade effort to enforce intellectual property rights. His presentation was very well received by the audience. During the panel on management of rights, FEP Director made an intervention to remind the importance of consulting the rights holders and getting their approval before any licensing scheme should be put in place. For more information, contact abergman@fep-fee.eu

PUBLISHERS ROUND TABLE - DG INFSO

The presentations and summary of the Publishers Round Table organised by DG Information Society and FEP in Brussels on 13 July 2011 are available for download in pdf format on our website. Please follow the link.

FEP SUBMISSION ON THE FUTURE OF VAT

FEP made a submission to the consultation issued with the Green Paper “on the future of VAT - Towards a simpler, more robust and efficient VAT system”. For the text of the submission please follow the link.

Noémi Szécsi, the European Union Prize for Literature winner 2009, was the guest at the event organised by Mrs Edit Herczog,MEP, with the support of the Federation of European Publishers, the European Booksellers Federation and the European Writers' Council. The event took place on 24 May. Noémi read excerpts from her EUPL winning book 'Communist Monte Cristo' after which she answered questions from the public.

Richard Charkin, the Executive Director of Bloomsbury was the guest speaker at the Creative and Media Business Alliance dinner in Strasbourg, this 15/02. Richard spoke, very eloquently, of the multiple tasks undertaken by publishers, from selection to marketing. He was accompanied by Anne Bergman-Tahon and Agata Olbrycht.

LIBER 40th Annual Conference

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona [29 June - 2 July]

Main theme of the Conference: Getting Europe ready for 2020: the library's role in research, education and society.

Videos with news and updates from the LIBER Book Fair Community available on http://www.iblny.tv/index.php?chan=176 and now also on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/comunidadliber).

World Copyright Summit
7-8 June 2011
The Square, Brussels, Belgium
www.copyrightsummit.com

Creating value in the digital economy

The World Copyright Summit is a truly international and cross-industry event addressing the future of the creative community and the entertainment business in the digital economy.
All stakeholders involved in creative industries – creation, licensing, usage, collective management, legislation and dissemination of intellectual property and creative content – now have a unique forum to exchange views on the value of creative works, the future of authors’ rights, the role of creators and their collective management organisations.

A two-day conference programme addressing key themes: Create-Connect-Respect

For more information and to register visit www.copyrightsummit.com

THE FEDERATION OF EUROPEAN PUBLISHERS MET PRESIDENT BARROSO

This Monday 10 January 2011, the President of the European Commission met a delegation of European publishers. The delegation led by FEP President, the Irish publisher Fergal Tobin (Gill&Macmillan) was composed of FEP Vice-President Piotr Marciszuk (Stentor, Poland), Christine de Mazières (CEO Syndicat national de l’Edition), Nick Fowler (Elsevier, United Kingdom), Antoine Gallimard (Gallimard, France), Richard Mollet (CEO The Publishers Association, UK), Henrique Mota, (Principia, Portugal),  Karl-Peter Winters (Representative of the German Publishers, Otto Schmidt KG, Germany) and Anne Bergman-Tahon (Director FEP) .

President Barroso told us that book publishing was one of the pillar of democracy, that the role of publishers in the value chain was fundamental and that he was impressed that European publishing industry was more important that the US one. We must be proud of these successes but we need to also leave room for new structures to exist. He also said he was a book lover (the most beautiful product that exists) and that he was strongly committed to books.

FEP - NEW STATISTICS 2009

The total annual sales revenue of book publishers of the EU and the EEA in 2009 was approximately € 23 billion, according to the survey conducted by FEP. This represents a decrease from the last estimate of € 23.75 billion for 2008, but for the second year in a row such a decrease was to a great extent only nominal, due to changes in exchange rates. The largest markets in terms of publishers’ turnover in 2009 were Germany, followed by the UK, France, Spain and Italy.

A total of about 515,000 new titles were issued by publishers in 2009. The figure was taken from different sources, some of which included new editions or non-commercial titles, and was accordingly rounded quite conservatively. There was therefore an increase of an estimated 1% in the title output from the previous survey. European publishers held a total of close to 6.5 million different titles in stock, the countries reporting the largest availability being the UK (2.4 million),Germany (around 1.2 million), Italy (almost 700,000), France (over 600,000) and Spain (over 400,000).

The countries reporting the largest new titles output1 were the UK (133,224), Germany (81,793), Spain (41,917), France (38,445) and Italy (37,845).

According to the report, a total of approximately 135,000 people were employed full time in book.

Press Release

More information, please contact eturrin@fep-fee.eu

EC/Publication of the Green Paper on VAT (1/12)

The EC adopted its Green Paper on VAT on 1st December which we are all invited to comment and the part on cultural products reads. Due to its intense lobbying, FEP welcomed the part on cultural products: 

“Moreover, there are still inconsistencies in the VAT rates applied to comparable products or services. For instance, Member States may apply a reduced VAT rate to certain cultural products but have to apply the standard rate to competing on-line services such as e-books and newspapers. The ‘Digital Agenda for Europe’ stipulates that the challenges of convergence between the online and the physical environment should be addressed in all reviews of public policy, including tax matters. To cope with these discriminations, two possible options exist: either to maintain the standard VAT rate, or to transpose into the digital environment the reduced rates existing for goods in traditional supports.”

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Digital Content Monetisation - CONFERENCE (24 - 26 January 2011)

Millennium Gloucester Hotel, London

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World Book Capital Ljubljana 2010 (April 2010 -April 2011)

In the context of the World Book Capital Ljubljana, a world book summit will be held on 31st March - 2nd April 2011.

More information: www.wbs2011.si

FEP received the Atlántida Special Prize for its work in favour of cultural from the Catalan Publishers Association.

Arne Bach, FEP treasurer and Anne Bergman-Tahon attended the ceremony in Barcelona. (10/11)

Follow all year round the news and activities of the LIBER Book Fair in

http://www.iblny.tv/index.php?chan=176

FEP PETITION

FEP has coordinated a petition highlighting the sector’s substantial contributions to Europe’s creative industries and the importance of upholding intellectual property rights. The petition was launched at Frankfurt Book Fair from 6th October 2010.

So far, we have more than 1066 signatories to our petition.

Frankfurt Book Fair

6-10 October 2010

We, the undersigned European publishers, call on the EU for its support for Europe’s leading cultural industry: publishing.

This is an exciting moment for industries all around the world, as the internet and fast-moving technological advances offer new opportunities.  Publishing is no different, with companies eagerly engaging in digital endeavours and innovation. 

Publishers want to be able to offer readers books in multiple formats – printed books, as downloads for e-readers, as audio books, or as a combined bundle of different formats – so that readers are able to have the broadest choice.

Our industry relies on robust intellectual property rights in order to make its contribution to Europe’s economy and society, and we therefore ask the European Union to continue to uphold the rule of law regarding intellectual property rights. Various legal models are already in place throughout Europe to enable libraries or other cultural institutions to take on the task of digitising their collections. Where new models are to be developed, they must be based on securing the permission of rights holders. At European level, we need a framework that will support stakeholder-driven solutions developed in the Member States rather than new exceptions weakening copyright.

We are seizing this moment at the Frankfurt Book Fair – by far the biggest such trade fair in the world – to reiterate that European publishers’ world-leading position relies on the existence of strong intellectual property rights. We urge the EU to continue to use this rule of law as the gold standard to enable the continued production of high-quality content for the widest possible audience.

Petition in French , in German , in Italian

             in Spanish , in Dutch , in Portuguese

             in Lithuanian , in Czech , in Polish

             in Hungarian , in Bulgarian , in Slovenian

             in Greek

To sign, please contact info@fep-fee.eu

Eleven European Authors will receive the European Union Prize for Literature on 18 November 2010

The names of eleven European authors to receive the European Union Prize for Literature were announced on 6th October at the Frankfurt Book Fair by the European Commission, the European Booksellers Federation (EBF), the European Writers' Council (EWC) and the Federation of European Publishers (FEP). The prizes will be presented during an Award ceremony in Brussels on 18 November in the KVS (Royal Flemish Theatre).

The 11 winning emerging authors from the participating countries in 2010 will be presented an award for their work by Mrs Androulla Vassiliou, the Commissioner in charge of Culture, Education, Multilingualism and Youth in the presence of public figures from the fields of culture, literature and politics.

This year‘s authors come from Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,

Germany, Luxembourg, Romania, Slovenia, Spain and the former Yugoslav Republic of

Macedonia.

They are:

Belgium: Peter Terrin, De Bewaker (The Guard)

Publishing House: De Arbeiderspers

Cyprus: Myrto Azina Chronides, To Peirama (The Experiment)           

Publishing House: Armida Publications

Denmark: Adda Djørup, Den mindste modstand  (The least resistance)

Publishing House: Samleren

Estonia:  Tiit Aleksejev, Palveränd (The Pilgrimage)

Publishing House: Varrak

Finland: Riku Korhonen , Lääkäriromaani (Doctor Novel)

Publishing House: Sammakko

Germany: Iris Hanika, Das Eigentliche (The Bottom Line)

Publishing House: Droschl Verlag

Luxembourg: Jean Back, Amateur

Publishing House: Ultimomondo

Romania: Răzvan Rădulescu, Teodosie cel Mic (Theodosius the Small)

Publishing House: Polirom

Slovenia: Nataša Kramberger, Nebesa v robidah: roman v zgodbah (Heaven in a blackberry bush: novel in stories)

Publishing House: Javni sklad RS za ljubiteljske dejavnosti

Spain: Raquel Martínez-Gómez, Sombras de unicornio (Shadows of the unicorn)

Publishing House: Algaida Editores

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: Goce Smilevski , Сестрата на Зигмунд Фројд (Sigmund Freud's sister)

Publishing house: Kultura

Commissioner Vassiliou said: "I am delighted to announce this year's winners and I hope that the prize will open up the possibility of their works being translated and reaching a wider readership beyond their home country. Once they are translated and promoted, these books can provide content for film, television and theatre and contribute to the success of our cultural and creative industries.''

EBF President, John Mc Namee, commented:" I could not insist enough on the importance of celebrating the diversity of cultures reflected by these emerging authors. Booksellers are delighted to be involved again in the second edition of this great initiative, together with the European Commission and  their partners in the book chain, writers and publishers.”

Said Pirjo Hiidenmaa,EWC President: “It is always great to see new talent in the literary field, as this European competition has shown. Literature —as in any area of human life— is vigorous only if it keeps growing and changing; and it keeps changing when new writers come and join established ones. Without authors the world is silent! Authors are essential as are our readers: they make our works come alive, and our texts flourish."

FEP President, Fergal Tobin, added: “Today's announcements highlight the fundamental role of all players in the book value chain and put the spotlight on new literary talents in Europe. I am particularly pleased that together with the Commission and our natural partners, the writers and the booksellers, we are organising this Prize which increases the visibility of writers from all over Europe and contributes to the diversified European cultural heritage.”

The aim of the European Union Prize for Literature is to put the spotlight on the creativity and diverse wealth of contemporary European fiction, to promote the circulation of literature in Europe and encourage greater interest in literary works generally.

The European Union Prize for Literature is co-funded by the EU Culture Programme and by a consortium composed of the European Booksellers Federation (EBF), the European Writers' Council (EWC) and the Federation of European Publishers (FEP). The authors and their works will then be announced during the Frankfurt Book Fair in October and other promotional activities will be going on throughout the year and in 2011.

 More on www.euprizeliterature.eu

FEP applauds Parliament's vote of Gallo report

Brussels, 22nd September 2010

The Federation of European Publishers, FEP, welcomes the vote of the European Parliament for coordinated action at EU level to tackle piracy affecting creative works. The Parliament voiced its support for the balanced approach proposed by MEP Marielle Gallo on enforcement of intellectual property in the Internal Market.

The leading cultural industry in Europe is satisfied that the majority of MEPs believes that creatvity in Europe needs to be sustained and legal offers be promoted. Book publishers are increasingly publishing their books in several formats including digital versions, and piracy has become a serious threat for this sector.

for more information, contact abergman@fep-fee.eu

Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on access to works for visually impaired persons (14/09)

COPY OF THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT WITH SIGNATURES

Michel Barnier, European Commissioner for the Internal Market and Services, presided on 14th Sept. over the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on access to works for dyslexic or visually impaired readers The signing of this Memorandum marks an important and concrete step to increase the number of books that visually impaired persons can enjoy for study or leisure. The agreement outlines a system whereby works in accessible formats, such as Braille and audio books, can be much more easily distributed across the EU Member States. It is hoped that noticeable increases in cross-border distribution will be possible within a year.

FEP Vice-President, Piotr Marciszuk signed on behalf of publishers.

The Memorandum was written and agreed among a group of organisations representing both sides: organisations representing people with print disabilities on one side, and the European publishing industry on the other. FEP actively participated to the discussions.

EC Press Release

© European Union, 2010

Piotr Marciszuk, Vice-President of the Federation of European Publishers, on the left, and Michel Barnier, Commissioner in chrage of Internal Market and Services

Mr Marciszuk said: " We very much appreciate that you have chosen the consensus based approach and have gathered the stakeholders to find a truly win-win solution for all parties."

"Together with all the other colleagues assembled here, I am delighted that we have made a step towards wider accessibility and reiterate my believe that in the coming months and years we will be greatly supported in this quest by technology itself. On e-readers, you are already able to enlarge letters to fit the needs of persons with bad eyes-sight and technology is currently being developed in the direction of greater accessibility. But of course, some books will always need to be converted into accessible languages and this is why we need the Trusted Intermediaries."

The Memorandum of Understanding

Also available in the 23 official languages: http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/copyright/copyright-infso/copyright-infso_en.htm#otherdocs

The signatories organised a breakfast at the European Parliament on 15th September, chaired (through video conference) by MEP Berlinguer (Italy,S&D), in order to present to MEPs the achievements reached by the MOU. Tilman Lüder, Head of Unit Copyright, DG MARKT, spoke to explain the process behind the MOU before representatives from each stakeholder group presented their view.

FEP NEW President and Vice President (11/06)

Meeting in Rome for their semi-annual general assembly, publishers member of the Federation of the European Publishers elected the Irish publisher Fergal Tobin as FEP President for 2 years.

Fergal Tobin has been Publishing Director of Gill and MacMillan since 1995. He was President of CLE, the Irish Book Publishers' Association from 2002 to 2004.

FEP members also elected the new Vice-President Piotr Marciszuk, President of the Polish Chamber of Books. He is the owner of educational publishing house Stentor.

FEP statistics for the year 2008

The total annual sales revenue of book publishers of the EU and the EEA in 2008 was approximately € 23.75 billion, according to the survey conducted by FEP; this represents a decrease from the last estimate of € 24.5 billion for 2007, but in very large part such decrease was only nominal, due to changes in exchange rates. The largest markets in terms of publishers’ turnover in 2008 were Germany, followed by the UK, France, Spain and Italy. A total of about 510,000 new titles were issued by publishers in 2008. The figure was taken from different sources, some of which included new editions or non commercial titles, and was rounded quite conservatively accordingly. There was an increase of an estimated 4% in the title output from the previous survey.European publishers held a total of over 6 million different titles in stock, the countries reporting the largest availability being the UK (over 2 million), Germany (around 1.2 million), Italy (over 600,000), France (over half a million) and Spain (almost 400,000). 

The countries reporting the largest new titles output1 were the UK (120,947), Germany (83,381), Spain (42,592), France (38,354) and Italy (36,409).  

According to the report, a total of approximately 135,000 people were employed full time in book publishing in 2008, an amount slightly lower than one year earlier. 

Beyond the individual figures, it can be noted that up to 2007 there was a clear increasing trend both in terms of turnover and of titles output, while in 2008 the title production kept growing while for turnover, adjusting for exchange rates effects, it was basically a flat year; the crisis therefore has had a lighter impact on publishing than on most other sectors. This analysis relies on the examination of more detailed data from a number of members that represent well over 80% of the total turnover and title production.

The full press release

For further information: Enrico Turrin, +32 2 770 11 10 - eturrin@fep-fee.eu

Press release (01/06)  - Adoption of MEP Gallo's report on the enforcement of copyright -

The Legal Affairs Committee of the European Parliament had adopted today the own-initiative report of MEP Marielle Gallo on the enforcement of copyright. FEP welcomes this vote as an support from a majority of MEPs in that Committee that protection of intellectual property is still Europe’s prerequisite to sustain a diverse and rich array of cultural sectors.

Last Friday, the iPad was finally launched in Europe joining the many already available e-readers. European publishers are looking forward to more and more books been downloaded from the internet to be read on these electronic reading devices. Of course if we want to continue to promote promising and recognised European authors and to publish high quality books in the future, we need to ensure that the sector remains sustainable and that citizens-readers will continue acquiring books through bricks and mortar bookshops or electronic ones. The business models will evolve and will be tailor-made to the requirements of the readers.

In view of the plenary vote to come, FEP will continue making the case that a balanced copyright regime is absolutely necessary to foster a flourishing cultural sector including European books.

FEP is representing 26 national publishers associations of the European Union and the European Economic Area www.fep-fee.eu Book publishing is the first cultural industry in Europe with a turnover of 24 billion euros . More than half a million new books are published each year by European publishers.

For more information contact abergman@fep-fee.eu

EC/ Digital Agenda for Europe, action plan for a digital economy. (31/05/2010)

On 19 May the European Commission launched the Digital Agenda for Europe, an ambitious action plan for a digital economy. The Digital Agenda will contribute significantly to the EU's economic growth and spread the benefits of the digital era to all sections of society. The Digital Agenda for Europe proposes a number of collective actions which must start now and continue over the next decade if we are to make "every European digital" -a digitally-empowered individual, with secure online rights and privacy protection, equipped to benefit from a vibrant and integrated digital EU market-place. Making this happen will require the active involvement of national, regional and local actors from all parts of society: government and business, citizen groups in all sectors from health and education to transport and energy, thinkers and - above all - doers. The Commission has published a survey and asks you and the organisation in which you work or cooperate to have a stake in the digital future..If you decide to do something, anything that supports the many important goals set out in the Digital Agenda, then you should register your intentions below. The European Commission office in each country will be holding at least one session on the Digital Agenda for Europe. The information you provide will allow the Commission to better prepare the sessions and shape them according to your interests.

Website link: http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/digital-agenda/index_en.htm

Link to the survey: http://ec.europa.eu/yourvoice/ipm/forms/dispatch?form=DigitalAgenda

EC adopts digital agenda recommending solution for orphan and out of print works (19/05)
The Commission adopted on 19th May the Communication setting up the digital agenda. According to the Commission ‘Citizens should be able to enjoy commercial services and cultural entertainment across borders. But EU online markets are still separated by barriers which hamper access to pan-European telecoms services, digital services and content. Today there are four times as many music downloads in the US as in the EU because of the lack of legal offers and fragmented markets. The Commission intends to open up access to legal online content by simplifying copyright clearance, management and cross-border licensing. Other actions include making electronic payments and invoicing easier and simplifying online dispute resolution’.

Link to the Communication

Link to the Council Conclusions on the Digital Agenda (31/05)

ECJ/Opinion from the European Court of Justice Advocate General Trstenkak about private copy levies. (11/05)

In a reference for a preliminary ruling from Spanish Court, the Advocate General Verica Trstenjak has given its opinion on a case concerning private copy levies imposed on digital equipment, devices and media.

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EC/ EU grant for literary translation - selection results for 2010

This year the Culture Programme has helped to finance 502 works of fiction to be translated from one European language into another European language. At the time of the deadline, 210 applications had been submitted, counting a total of 992 works. Italy with 22 projects submitted most applications, followed by Bulgaria (18), Spain (16), Hungary (14) and Slovenia (13).

Slovenia proved the most successful applicant this year with the highest number of selected projects (10), followed by Bulgaria (9), Hungary (9), Italy (8) and Norway (8).

Link to the results:

http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/culture/funding/2010/selection/selection_strand_122_2010_en.php

Link to application form:

http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/culture/funding/2010/call_strand_122_2010_en.php

Piracy/European Commission consultation on the review of customs legislation on enforcement of IPR

The European Commission (DG Taxation and Customs Union) is considering a review of the EU legislation on customs enforcement of intellectual property rights (in particular, Council Regulation (EC) No 1383/2003 of 22 July 2003 concerning customs action against goods suspected of infringing certain intellectual property rights and the measures to be taken against goods found to have infringed such rights). To collect information on the subject and the views of stakeholders, the Commission has launched a public consultation.

The deadline for submitting contributions to the consultation is 25 May.

Link to the consultation page: http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/common/consultations/customs/ipr_2010_03_en.htm

Link to the consultation paper: http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/resources/documents/common/consultations/customs/ipr_2010_03_consultation_paper_en.pdf

(Press release)
European Commission President José Manuel Barroso has announced that the European Commission will entrust three personalities - Maurice Lévy (CEO of Publicis), Elisabeth Niggemann (Head of the German National Library) and Jacques De Decker (writer) - to come up with recommendations on how best to speed up the digitisation, online accessibility and preservation of cultural works across Europe. This Reflection Group will examine the various ongoing initiatives involving both public and private partners (notably the Google Books project) and copyright issues to find ways to boost the digitisation efforts of the complete collections held by libraries, museums and archives in Europe.

Full press release

LATVIA/Reduced rates for books

The reduced VAT for books and print media will maintain in Latvia in 2011. The coalition parties agreed on maintaining the reduced VAT rate of 10% in 2011 for books and the print media.  If the time period for the reduced VAT rate is not extended, it will rise to 21% from January 1 next year. The coalition parties agreed to forward a bill on extending the reduced VAT rate for examination in the second reading of the corresponding law.

FEP BROCHURE

FEP has published its brochure ‘The Whole World is Here’ explaining the role of publishers. We have printed copies available upon request and in annex you can find the pdf file.

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