Tips for Participating in the Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF)
The Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF) is the largest copyright trade fair in China. For Malaysian publishers, here are some tips to maximise your opportunities at the fair:
The Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF) is the largest copyright trade fair in China. For Malaysian publishers, here are some tips to maximise your opportunities at the fair:
Statistics Of Books Registered Under Library Depository Act, 1986 (For 2006- 2018) by PNM.
Freedom of expression and freedom to publish are human rights under Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The promotion and defence of freedom to publish is the fundamental subset of freedom of expression which is paramount for any democratic system to function adequately. It is considered as the mainstay of democracy and […]
The survey shows the distribution of MABOPA members by revenue year 2010-2016.
The President of MABOPA, Mr Ishak Hamzah, mentioned that one of the objectives of MABOPA is to promote and protect by all lawful means the principles of copyright and to defend copyright against all infringements which may restrict the rights of the copyright owner.
Statistics Of Book Registered Under The Library Depository Act, 1986 for Year 2015 by PNM.
This is the ASEAN Book Publishers Association’s report for year 2016 which contains the overview of Malaysia publishing market, books published in Malaysia 2015, activities and events in Malaysia, Malaysia government relations with book industry.
Title: MABOPA 44th AGMVenue: Room 9, Best Western Premier Dua Sentral, Kuala LumpurDate: 6 April 2013Time: 9.00 am – 2.00 pm
Laporan Mesyuarat Agung MABOPA ke-43 telah diadakan di Hotel Armada, Petaling Jaya pada 14 April 2012.
This is the ASEAN Book Publishers Association’s report for year 2011 which contains the overview of Malaysia publishing market, books published in Malaysia 2010, activities and events in Malaysia, Malaysia government relations with book industry.
This is the ASEAN Book Publishers Association’s annual report for year 2010 which contains the minutes of the previous year meeting, and the current year countries report from the members countries. Full bodies of the report is in the downloadable PDF file.
The Malaysian Government continues to place huge emphasis on education for 2009. In fact, despite the economic downturn, the Malaysian Government has increased the spending on education to RM47.7 Billion or 23% of the 2009 Annual Budget. The Malaysian Governments’ underlying commitment is to provide equal access to quality educational opportunities for all Malaysians, notwithstanding […]
Paper presented by MATRADE on 18th August 2008 during MATRADE – MABOPA Consultation & HiTea Session.
The publishing business in Thailand has steadily grown since 2003, with a small decline in 2006, due to political instabilities. The estimated value of trade book sales in 2007 was around 18 billion baht, of which 88% was obtained from the sales of 110 large and medium sized publishing houses. The rest was from trade […]
Malaysian publishers have been very active over the past year. Many members of the Malaysian Book Publishers Association (MABOPA) participated in regional book fairs as well as major international book fairs. Apart from that, MABOPA also organised several dialogue sessions with other related organisations to discuss various issues affecting the book industry. Many MABOPA members […]
A paper presented by Mr Arief Hakim Sani, MABOPA Secretary during the International Translations Conference held on 23 November 2007 in Kuala Lumpur.
So we know now the children’s book market is very attractive but it seems that it is not easy for local publishers to succeed. Too many publishers are churning out a lot of ‘me too’ or copycat products and most of them are not investing enough in research, training, marketing, good writers, producing quality and […]
A paper presented by Mr Law King Hui, President of MABOPA at 3rd Asean Book Publisher Association (ABPA) Annual General Meeting, in Manila on 29th August 2007
Penguasaan terhadap latar belakang dan cita rasa pembaca tempatan merupakan satu-satunya kelebihan kepada penerbit tempatan. Justeru, pelbagai jenis buku yang berpotensi seperti feng syui, ekonomi, buku resipi, komik, buku bergambar, pelancongan, bahan rujukan, kesihatan, motivasi dan bacaan umum harus dititikberatkan dan dipergiatkan demi memajukan industri penerbitan dalam bahasa Cina di Malaysia. (Artikel ini dipetik daripada […]
Secara keseluruhannya, intipati kedua-dua pameran buku ini nampaknya tidak secocok dengan namanya. Pameran yang bergelar pameran antarabangsa tidak cukup piawai antarabangsanya; yang menganjurkan pameran luar negara pula, penerbit luar negara yang berwibawa tidak hadir, sehinggakan kita terpaksa bertanya di manakah wujudnya penukaran fikiran antarabangsa? Apa yang dikesali ialah penyertaan penerbit-penerbit bahasa Cina tempatan dalam kedua-dua pameran buku ini amat tidak menggalakkan. Mereka sesungguhnya kehilangan peluang bertindak secara proaktif. Akhirnya pasaran buku-buku bahasa Cina tempatan terpaksa menantikan penerokaan oleh ejen-ejen buku. Oleh Johnny Seah