Economic impact of proposed Open Access policy detailed in new report
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 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.
As 2020 comes to an end, we thought we'd ask some of the Publishers Association team which book they have enjoyed reading most this year.
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.
For Love Audio Week 2020, we asked Laura Smith from W.F.Howes some questions about her career in audio publishing.
For Love Audio Week 2020, we asked Dominic Gribben some questions about audio publishing.
For Love Audio Week 2020, we asked Katalina Watt some questions about her career in audio publishing and what makes audiobooks unique.
The Publishers Association is delighted to present a list of Best New Voices in audiobook publishing for Love Audio Week. All of the audiobooks included in the list have been nominated by members of our Audio Publishers Group to showcase some of the most exciting new talent in audio narration.
#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.