In the news
Cairo International Book Fair 2009 - UK Guest of Honour
13 Jun 2008
The British Council, Cairo has accepted an invitation from the General Egyptian Book Organisation (GEBO) for the UK to be Guest of Honour at the 2009 Cairo International Book Fair.
Writers' Guild 'Best Book' Award
05 Jun 2008
The Writers' Guild is calling for submissions for their Best Book Award.
green4books launches!
27 May 2008
The BA/PA Environmental Action Group, chaired by Helen Fraser of Penguin and made up of members of the publishing and bookselling industry, launches www.green4books.org.uk, a new website designed to advise the book industry on environmental matters.
Call for entries!
28 Apr 2008
The PA, together with co-sponsors BPIF and Oxford Brookes University, is pleased to announce the launch of the British Book Design and Production Awards 2008.
Greece continues to be an important market for UK publishers
22 Apr 2008
Greece continues to be an important market for book sales as well as rights and co-edition sales for UK publishers, according to Mike Esplen author of the PA's Greece Publishing Market Profile 2008.
UK book industry statistics yearbook 2007
18 Mar 2008
The UK book publishing industry statistics yearbook 2007 is the PA's annual publication of book statistics drawn from its PA Sales Monitor Scheme (PASM). This year's issue is due to be published on 23 April 2008.
Visit to PA by Officer from British Embassy in Bangkok
07 Mar 2008
Stewart Gorman, Commercial Officer at the British Embassy in Bangkok, visited the PA this week to encourage educational publishers in particular to think about Thailand as a market.
New opportunities in the Brazilian academic journal publishing market
20 Feb 2008
It is becoming extremely hard to sell any new print subscriptions into the Brazilian market, according to Dr Conrad Guettler, author of the PA's Brazil Academic Journal Publishing Market Profile 2008, however new opportunities present themselves.
Submit your entry for nasen Awards 2008
19 Feb 2008
PA members are invited to submit entries into the nasen Awards 2008 Celebrating Inclusive Practice, in association with TES.