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Positive Messages and Strong Partnerships have been key to the work of The Publishers Association in 2012

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08 May 2013

Press Release London

London, 8 May 2013 – The Publishers Association (The PA) today held its Annual General Meeting at Bloomsbury House, London. The meeting illustrated the varied work undertaken by The PA, including nearly 100 political meetings with officials and MPs both in London and in Brussels, countless media briefings and attendance at events in over 14 countries.

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Publishing Industry Continues to Grow with Sales of Consumer ebooks rising by 134%

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01 May 2013

London, 1 May 2013 – The Publishers Association (The PA) Statistics Yearbook 2012 shows that total consumer ebook sales have continued to rise in 2012, by 134%, reaching £216 million.Total digital sales have risen by 66%, reaching £411 million, and total fiction digital sales went up by 149%, to £172 million.

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The PA Launches New Site on Workforce Development

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16 April 2013

Press Release London

From Paleontology to Publishing

London, 16 April – The Publishers Association (The PA) has today launched a new section of its website entitled ‘Working in Publishing’ www.publishers.org.uk/workinginpublishing. The announcement was made at The PA’s ‘What People do Publishers Need?’ seminar, which took place this morning at The London Book Fair.

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The Publishers Association Response to the Independent Review of E-Lending in Public Libraries

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08 April 2013

William Sieghart’s Review into e-lending presents a pragmatic and well considered set of recommended actions to take forward the lending of e-books by public libraries. 

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PA welcomes new Regulations on Non-print Legal Deposit

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05 April 2013

The PA welcomes implementation of the new 2013 Regulations on 6 April, as the culmination of many years’ negotiation between publishers, legal deposit libraries and the government, following the Legal Deposit Libraries Act 2003, which extended for the first time the right of deposit libraries to claim deposit of electronic (“non-print”) publications, published in the UK.

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The Publishers Association responds to Consultation of the Reform for the National Curriculum

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29 March 2013

Press Release London

London, 29 March 2013 – The Publishers Association (The PA) has submitted its response to the Department for Education’s consultation of the Reform for the National Curriculum in England.

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Government and Industry Responsibility seminar for Tackling Copyright Infringement to Take Place at London Book Fair 2013

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26 March 2013

Press Release London

London, 26 March 2013 – Organised by The Publishers Association, ‘Tackling copyright infringement – whose role is it anyway?’, will be an internationally relevant seminar taking place on Monday 15th of April at 4pm at The London Book Fair.

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‘What People Do Publishers Need’ Seminar to take place at London Book Fair 2013

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21 March 2013

Press Release London

London, 21 March 2013 – The Publishers Association and Creative Access have together organised a seminar dedicated to addressing the question of ‘what people do publishers need?, which will take place on Tuesday the 16th of April at 10am at The London Book Fair.

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The Publishers Association's comment on the clauses on press regulation

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19 March 2013

Responding to the clauses on press regulation, passed as amendments to the Crime and Courts Bill yesterday, Richard Mollet, Chief Executive of The Publishers Association, said:

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Statement on Legal case against Delhi University and Rameshwari photocopy shop

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18 March 2013

As publishers we strive to disseminate our materials as widely as possible; balancing the need to ensure our titles are accessible to the audiences they serve whilst compensating fairly those that develop and produce high quality content.

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Publishing Research Consortium publishes new Guide to Text and Data Mining

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28 February 2013

Press Release London

London, 28 February 2013 –The Publishing Research Consortium (PRC), a group representing publishers and societies supporting objective global research into scholarly communication, has published a new ‘start here’ Guide which aims to explain text and data mining. 

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