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Authors question age-ranging statistics
02 Oct 2008
Former children's laureate Anne Fine has said she is 'mystified' by The Publishers Association claim that between 75 per cent and 95 per cent of new and reprinted children's titles will include age guidance by the new year.
PA and LBF launch joint book fair initiative
01 Oct 2008
The Publishers Association and London Book Fair are teaming up in an attempt to promote a stronger UK book brand at major international book fairs. UK Publishing will promote the UK book trade overseas in the hope of increasing the export of English language books.
Jewel in 'suspended animation'
30 Sep 2008
Following an attempted attack on publisher Martin Rynja's house, The Publishers Association has said that it condemns all acts of violence and intimidation against publishers and writers.
Publishers push on with age guidance
18 Sep 2008
The Publishers Association has said that publishers were discussing the inclusion of age guidance with authors on a 'case-by-case basis' and that the main publishing houses expected between 75 per cent of 95 per cent of their new and reprinted titles to carry age guidance by the New Year.
Gadgets to revolutionise reading
15 Sep 2008
Ian Hudson, president of The Publishers Association, says the ebook is a huge leap forward, but he does not expect the kind of conversion that has been seen from CDs to iPods.
DCSF concern on age-banding
15 Sep 2008
The Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) has said that the government will not interfere with The Publishers Association's age-banding initiative.
Children's minister raises doubts over age-banding
12 Sep 2008
The Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) has refused to be drawn on suggestions that the idea of age-banding - which it describes as an initiative from The Publishers Association - runs directly counter to its plan stating that children should be taught according to their "stage not age".
Spread the word
09 Sep 2008
The Publishers Association was the first foreign publishing delegation to visit China, nearly 30 years ago.
Wheeler hits back at criticism
08 Sep 2008
Tony Wheeler, co-founder of Lonely Planet, has launched a ferocious response to criticism of BBC Worldwide's majority ownership in the travel guide publisher.
Evaluate age guidance, says CWIG
02 Sep 2008
The Society of Authors children's writers and illustrators' group (CWIG) has offered to work with the Publishers Assocation to find alternative ways to grow the children's book market.