Our work is supported by a research programme which focuses on highlighting the contribution of the UK publishing industry.
We work with different organisations to deliver research reports on strategic areas of interest for the membership.
Recently, this has included working with economic consultancies, political think tanks and charity partners.
We submit responses to government consultations and select committee inquiries and prepare briefing documents on key issues for our members.
We also collate key industry statistics, including our Publishing Yearbook, and carry out an annual industry workforce survey.
The UK’s publishing industry is truly world leading. Publishing contributes an extraordinary £11 billion overall to the economy and the industry exports more books than any other country globally, which is a phenomenal cultural achievement for the UK.
An updated industry statement on professional values and behaviours has been launched by the Publishers Association, Society of Authors, Booksellers Association and Association of Authors’ Agents. Since the document originally launched five years ago, a number of new organisations have also endorsed the statement, including; Association of Illustrators, Translators Association, Publishing Scotland, Independent Publishers Guild (IPG), Writers Guild of Great Britain.
The Publishers Association is delighted to present the Summer Reading List for Parliamentarians 2023. This annual list celebrates the incredible capacity of books to educate, inspire and entertain. All of the titles have been nominated by MPs and Peers as their recommended read for the Summer Recess.
The Publishers Association had heard anecdotally about skills shortages and gaps in the publishing sector, but did not have a comprehensive picture of the sector. In order to understand the issues facing different types of publishers specifically (Consumer, Education and Academic publishers), we undertook a survey of Publishers Association members.
Now in its second year, the Publishers Association Industry Insights dashboard contains the data that was once detailed in the annual Publishing Yearbook. The dashboard allows Publishers Association members to run their own analysis via tables and charts, looking at trend data for up to six years and enable them to download any analysis they run easily into PowerPoint, PDFs or Excel.
The Publishers Association’s Annual Report 2022 highlights a year characterised by change. For the publishing industry, it was the year where a sense of normality began to resume after a period of what can only be described as unparalleled disruption.