New research from the Publishers Association has found that BookTok, the social media trend focusing on books and literature, is playing a key role in getting Gen-Z reading again.
Clare Hodder is one of the founding directors of RightsZone – a cloud based, database and workflow app for rights professionals. To celebrate Work in Publishing week we asked Clare some questions about her journey in the publishing industry.
New polling commissioned by the Publishers Association has found that 72% of teachers do not know that Oak National Academy is now part of the Department for Education.
The Publishers Association’s Work in Publishing campaign returns today, with events due to take place before concluding on Friday 18th November. The national campaign is to inspire people aged 16+ to consider a career in publishing.
Ingunn Jones is the Head of Data & Integration at Cambridge University Press & Assessment. To celebrate Work in Publishing week we asked Ingunn some questions about her journey in the publishing industry.
To celebrate Work in Publishing week we asked Ella Percival some questions about her journey in the publishing industry. Ella Percival is Head of Corporate Affairs at Oxford University Press where she has worked since graduating with a degree in English Literature & French in 2014.
Publishers are invited to nominate books for this year’s Parliamentary Book Awards. The Parliamentary Book Awards are the only book awards curated by bookshops and voted on by parliamentarians. Launched by the Booksellers Association and the Publishers Association in 2016, the awards aim to celebrate the best of political writing and the long-standing link between politics, books, and publishing.
The Publishers Association, Bookseller’s Association and Association of Author’s Agents are proud to collaborate on the development of OpenBooks – a brand new series of free, accessible online events primarily targeting young talent from underrepresented backgrounds.
Our Senior International Book Fairs Manager, Gloria Bailey, was back at Frankfurt Book Fair this year supporting some Publishers Association members with our Book Fair Services. Here are some of Gloria’s highlights from the fair.
Dan became CEO of the Publishers Association in 2022, having previously been the membership organisation’s Director of External Affairs and leading the team responsible for policy, public affairs, communications, media relations, research and statistics. We asked Dan some questions about publishing, his career path and the #BookThatMadeMe.
The Publishers Association has today announced the launch of its bespoke Carbon Calculator. This is part of a suite of tools designed to support its members in acting on the Publishing Declares pledge.
The Publishers Association and its #SaveOurBooks partners (Association of Authors’ Agents, Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society and Society of Authors) have written to the new DCMS and BEIS Secretaries of State urging them to continue the current copyright exhaustion regime, which underpins the UK’s £6.7 billion publishing sector.
As the Conservative Party leadership race draws to a close, Dan Conway, CEO of the Publishers Association, has written to the Conservative leadership candidates and urged them to commit to five pledges to secure the ongoing economic, cultural, and social contribution of the UK’s world-leading publishing industry.
Accessing the International Schools Market is the sixth webinar in our series looking at some of publishing’s key export markets.
In June, the Publishers Association hosted a session on Sustainability and Law with Osborne Clarke.
The Publishers Association has been supporting the 'Books without Borders' initiative to help produce 16,000 copies of Ukrainian language children's books to be distributed to Ukrainian refugee children of different ages in the UK. The aim of the initiative is to minimise the disruption to education, unite, and bring back the feeling of home.
The Publishers Association has joined other trade bodies and collective management organisations focused on publishing to raise concerns to the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) about the government’s decision to introduce a new copyright exception that allows any entity anywhere to mine copyrighted text and data for free, for any commercial use.
As MPs embark on Summer Recess, the Publishers Association today releases its Summer Reading List for Parliamentarians 2022
T his year's list is linked to the #BookThatMadeMe campaign, which celebrates books that have had a positive personal impact.