London, 12th November 2015. Book lovers have the chance to win special prizes, enjoy special offers at bookshops up and down the country and online, and access free-to-view eBooks, all as part of Academic Book Week this week. Booksellers and publishers are hosting a wide range of competitions and special offers to mark the inaugural…
17th November 2015 The Publishers Association (“The PA”) and the British Education Suppliers Association (“BESA”) today launch guidance for publishers aimed at ensuring UK-produced textbooks are of the highest possible quality and meet the expectations of teachers and students. The Quality Guidelines, launched ahead of today’s PA / BESA Annual Education Conference in central London,…
17th November 2015 Minister of State for Schools, Nick Gibb MP, has given his clearest support to date for the use of textbooks in schools. Mr Gibb was addressing the annual PA/BESA Education Conference in Central London a year on from his controversial appearance at the same event when he challenged publishers to raise the…
20 November 2015 The Publishers Association has launched a new campaign to raise awareness and change perceptions about publishing as a career option for 16+ students, especially those from under-represented backgrounds. Publishers are very conscious that the industry needs to attract a wider range of people. To achieve this, young people need to know about…
The Bookseller team would like to invite you to our FutureBook conference in London on 4th December. As digital’s impact on the trade widens and new business models are transforming the publishing landscape, on the fifth anniversary of our original FutureBook we are launching our broadest and boldest conference yet and we want you…
26th November 2015 In response to the latest spending review, the PA’s Chief Executive, Richard Mollet, said: “With the highly pessimistic trailing of this spending review it was perhaps inevitable that the Chancellor would end up producing a less troubling picture than feared. But as ever the devil will be in the detail which we…
25th November 2015 The Publishers Association is delighted to have signed up to the National Literacy Forum’s Vision for Literacy Business Pledge 2016; joining forces with some of the UK’s leading businesses to tackle the challenge of poor literacy. The Pledge provides a framework for businesses to help improve literacy levels across the UK. 41…
Commenting on the Communication ‘Towards a modern, more European copyright framework‘ issued today by the European Commission, Richard Mollet, Chief Executive of The Publishers Association, said: “Given the central importance copyright plays in the remuneration of authors and publishers, it is a relief to see that the Commission is beginning to appreciate the need to…
London, Monday 4 th January 2016 The Publishers Association has appointed Stephen Lotinga as its new Chief Executive. Lotinga is a communications specialist with experience in government, business and the public sector and replaces Richard Mollet, who leaves the Association to take up a role within the Relx Group. He joins The PA from the…
7th Janurary 2016 Responding to an open letter written by The Society of Authors ,regarding author contracts, the Publishers Association chief executive, Richard Mollet, commented: “Publishers share the frustration of the author community that it is increasingly difficult for authors to make a decent living from their writing. However, we locate the principal source of…
8th January 2016 The Access to Research initiative, which gives users in public libraries free access to over 10 million academic articles, has been given the green light by publishers and librarians to continue. The service was originally launched as a pilot by the Universities and Science Minister in 2014, in order to support expanded…
12th January 2015 The Publishers Association (“The PA”) is calling on people working in publishing to give careers talks in schools, colleges and universities, and share the exciting job opportunities available in the industry. Publishers are conscious of the need to attract a wider range of people so that its workforce remains innovative, dynamic and successful. In order to do this, young people need to know…
Richard Mollet, 15th Jan 2016 It is with great wistfulness that I write my final blog for The PA’s website and bid farewell to very many friends and colleagues in The PA and beyond; but because in my new role with the RELX Group I will continue to see a great deal of some people…
18th January 2016 Students with sight loss or dyslexia can now access a wider range of titles from the free online Load2Learn service thanks to publishers Elsevier. Elsevier has teamed up with Load2Learn, a web-based service delivered by RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People), to offer access to its titles in accessible formats. Load2Learn…
1st February 2016 Copyright in publishing will be a key theme at the Congress Francis Gurry, Director General of Geneva-based World Intellectual Property Organisation, is confirmed to speak at the 31st International Publishers Congress in London in April 2016. He will speak on a panel chaired by Paul Doda, Chair of the IPA Copyright Committee.…
Joanna Prior, President of the Publishers Association 02/02/2016 UK publishing is in rude health. It is currently worth £4.3bn to the UK economy, of which well over a third is now coming from digital sales – proof that our industry has adapted and embraced the digital disruption of the last decade. Encouragingly, the physical book…
11th February 2016 In response to the placement of the 500th Creative Access intern, PA Chief Executive, Stephen Lotinga commented: “Congratulations to Creative Access on placing their 500th intern. Publishing is delighted to have played a part in increasing job opportunities in the creative industries for those from BAME backgrounds. Nearly 90 interns have now…
11th February 2016 Commenting on the publication today of Professor Tickell’s independent advice to Universities and Science Minister Jo Johnson MP on the Government’s open access polices and priorities, and the Minister’s response, Stephen Lotinga, Chief Executive of The Publishers Association said: “This report recognises the significant progress that publishers and the research community have…