Our work is supported by a research programme which focuses on highlighting the contribution of the UK publishing industry.
We work with different organisations to deliver research reports on strategic areas of interest for the membership.
Recently, this has included working with economic consultancies, political think tanks and charity partners.
We submit responses to government consultations and select committee inquiries and prepare briefing documents on key issues for our members.
We also collate key industry statistics, including our Publishing Yearbook, and carry out an annual industry workforce survey.
Research launched today produced by Frontier Economics for the Publishers Association demonstrates the contribution of publishing to the wider creative industries, showing that as compared to original scripts and screenplays book adaptations attract on average: 44% more in UK film box office revenue (and 53% more globally) 58% higher viewership of ‘high-end’ TV productions Nearly…
Research by Frontier Economics into the value of textbooks has revealed that school textbooks only need to save teachers 4 and a half minutes a day in order to pay for themselves, suggesting cutting textbooks use is a false economy. With the UK school system facing real-term budget cuts of 8% by 2019/20, according to…
Welcome to the PA Publishing Yearbook 2016. We hope this new format will make the Yearbook even more accessible while retaining the same quality and standards that ensure it remains the definitive guide to the UK publishing industry. Highlights: Total income from physical and digital books and journals up 7% to £4.8bnTotal income from physical…
The PA Statistics Yearbook 2015, now in its eleventh year, is considered by publishers, the government and media to be the definitive guide for statistics and analysis of the UK publishing industry. The figures in this Yearbook should be put into the context of a booming creative economy. The latest government statistics show that the…
The PA Statistics Yearbook for 2014 is the central repository of analysis and statistics on the UK’s publishing sector. Our central mission is to highlight the value and role of publishing on behalf of the industry to its external audiences – authors, readers, libraries, educationalists, politicians and the wider media. Having accurate and up-to-date statistics…
The PA Statistics Yearbook provides the authoritative analysis and measurement of publishing activity for the ninth year running. This edition contains significant new development. For the first time, we have sought to capture the sales data of academic journals from UK‑based publishers. This is not a straightforward undertaking, as the truly international nature of the…