Responding to reports that Cambridge University Press has received instruction to block certain journal articles within China, Stephen Lotinga, Chief Executive of the Publishers Association said: “All publishers operating in China face restrictions. They are required to work through Chinese partners and comply through those partners with local law to be allowed to do so,…
By Eliza Kavanagh, Campaigns Executive for the Publishers Association. The Publishers Association is the UK’s leading representative body for the publishing industry. Publishers pay an annual membership fee in exchange for services and a unified voice in government and the media. Our work covers a broad range of activity — from fighting piracy to removing…
The Publishers Association announced today that Emma House has been promoted as its new Deputy Chief Executive. Emma House has worked at the Publishers Association as Director of Publisher Relations for more than eight years. During this time she has run the Publishers Association’s Boards across all areas of the publishing industry, liaised with external…
The Publishers Association announced today that William Bowes would be its new General Counsel and Director of Policy. William will join the Publishers Association from Cambridge University Press later this year, where he is currently General Counsel and Company Secretary, a position he has held since 2011. He has a particular speciality in copyright and…
By Stephen Lotinga, Chief Executive of the Publishers Association The release of our annual figures last month showed that the publishing industry really is in great health. The sector enjoyed a record breaking year in 2016 with total sales increasing 7% to £4.8bn. I’m happy to report that every part of the publishing industry helped…
Commenting on the publication of the manifestos of the main political parties, Publishers Association chief executive Stephen Lotinga said: “We are delighted to finally see strong recognition in all the main parties’ manifestos of the importance of the UK’s creative industries – not just in terms of our cultural value but the economic contribution we…
Following the Prime Minister’s announcement of her intention to call a general election Stephen Lotinga, Chief Executive of the Publishers Association, said: “At an incredibly important time in Britain’s future it is right for the public to have a say in the direction the government takes to ensure the long-term stability the country needs. The…
Theresa May’s Brexit speech: What it means for publishing By Stephen Lotinga, Chief Executive of the Publishers Association Over the past six months we have all become familiar with the Prime Minister’s mantra that ‘Brexit means Brexit’. While this phrase has been derided in some quarters, it has served its purpose, which was to sensibly…
By Stephen Lotinga, CEO of the Publishers Association Last week the Publishers Association launched a challenge: for every school child in England to have access to textbooks in the main subjects. At a time when teachers are struggling under heavy and sometimes unmanageable workloads, textbooks not only offer a way to reduce the amount of…
Commenting on the launch of the Read On. Get On. strategy, to get every child reading well by the age of 11 by 2025, Stephen Lotinga, Chief Executive of the Publishers Association, said: “We are proud to be part of Read On. Get On. coalition, working with our literacy partners to promote reading for pleasure…
Joanna Prior, Chair of the Publishers Association’s Reading for Pleasure Group and MD of Penguin General Today the Publishers Association is one of a consortium of organisations putting its name to a new strategy paper that seeks to ensure that every child in this country can read well by the time they leave primary school…
New figures released today by the Publishers Association show that while overall book revenues remained steady in the first half of 2016 physical book revenues continued to rise, indicating that the UK’s renewed love of printed books may be here to stay.. The figures also show: Sales of physical books increased by 1% to £898m…
The Publishers Association and The London Book Fair’s Building Inclusivity in Publishing conference (15 November) has announced Crystal Mahey-Morgan, founder of story-telling brand OWN IT!, and Robyn Travis, author of Mama Can’t Raise No Man, as keynote conference speakers. Alongside the keynote speakers will be some of the biggest names in publishing including speakers from…
Commenting on the publication today of the Commission’s copyright reform package, Stephen Lotinga, Chief Executive of the Publishers Association, said: “This is a sensible set of proposals which recognises the role of both publisher and author within the copyright framework. “In a number of areas such as education and text and data mining the Commission…
The Publishers Association has set out the publishing industry’s key priorities for negotiations on the UK’s new relationship with the European Union, calling on the government to keep barriers to trade with the EU to an absolute minimum and to publish a clear plan to minimise business uncertainty. The Publishers Association is also calling for…
Chinese research is powering ahead, a study by the Publishers Association has revealed. While in 2000 the country spent about as much as France on R&D, today it spends more than the 28 EU member states combined. China is also second only to the US in terms of article outputand international citations and is likely…
London, 23 May 2014 – The PA has announced the appointment of new Officers with Dominic Knight, Chairman of Palgrave Macmillan appointed as President, and Joanna Prior, Managing Director, Penguin, as Vice President and Treasurer. Knight previously served as Vice President under the new Past President Nick Fowler, Managing Director of Elsevier, while Prior previously sat…
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