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The economic impact of the potential new Open Access (OA) policy from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is detailed in a new report published today.

The latest findings of the Publishers Association’s UK publishing workforce survey show that while publishing continues to meet its target to employ at least 50% women in senior roles within five years, there has been little progress in its other target of increasing the ethnic diversity of employees.

The shortlist for the 2020 Parliamentary Book Awards, the only political book awards voted for by parliamentarians, has been unveiled today, including titles by David Lammy, broadcaster Iain Dale, former Sheffield Mayor Magid Magid, broadcaster and journalist Helen Lewis, and The Secret Barrister.

New figures for the UK’s publishing industry reveal that in the first six months of 2020, fiction sales income rose 13% to £285m, driven largely by digital formats – but also helped by hardback increases.

The Publishers Association’s Work in Publishing campaign returns from Monday 16 to Friday 20 November. Work in Publishing Week aims to encourage young people between the ages of 14 and 24 to pursue a career in publishing.

The Publishers Association, Pop Up Projects and House of Illustration have partnered to host five webinars which aim to support the professional development of aspiring and emerging illustrators from underrepresented and marginalised communities.

Publishers are invited to nominate books for this year’s Parliamentary Book Awards.

To mark the release of People Plus Machines: The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Publishing, we gathered experts in intellectual property from across the public and research sectors to examine the impact of AI on book and journal publishing.

We spoke to Dan Conway, Director of External Affairs at the Publishers Association, and Catherine Etienne, Senior Associate at Frontier Economics, about what the People plus Machines: The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Publishing report tells us about AI and publishing.

Catherine Etienne, Senior Associate at Frontier Economics, writes about her experience researching and writing the People Plus Machines: The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Publishing report.

A new report from Frontier Economics highlights the huge importance that AI will have to the UK’s publishing industry.

#LoveAudio - a celebration of audiobooks - returns for a fourth year and will run from Monday 21 to Friday 25 September 2020.

Over half (53%) of teachers claim their students are not on track to get the exam results they are capable of.

On Thursday 8th October, experts from across government and research sectors will examine the impact of artificial intelligence on the publishing industry at a virtual event hosted by the Publishers Association.

In the third year of their ongoing partnership, the Northern Fiction Alliance and Publishers Association are joining forces for a series of online workshops designed to upskill and inspire small publishers. The three workshops will cover how to break into the audiobook market (23 September), maximise title visibility online (1 October), and hire a Publishing…

Caroline Dinenage MP, Minister of State for Digital and Culture, writes about the importance of the UK’s publishing industry. At the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, we are incredibly proud of the UK’s publishing industry. It is fantastic to see that 2019 was its biggest year ever – with the industry growing by…

Stephen Lotinga, CEO of the Publishers Association, reflects on 2019 and publishing’s response to the challenges that 2020 has brought. It’s a real pleasure to be able to share such a positive report on the state of publishing. Over the past year, the industry has not only shown itself to be resilient but to have…

The invoiced value of UK publisher sales of books, journals and rights/coeditions combined rose to £6.3bn in 2019, 4% higher than in 2018 and 20% higher than in 2015. The Publishers Association’s new figures show growth in both print and digital sales income. Exports remain crucial to the success of the industry, with export sales…