Publications and research

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.

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06 July 2022

Industry Insights 2021

The Publishers Association Industry Insights contains the data from what was previously known as the Publishing Yearbook, in a new interactive dashboard that presents data on a digital platform.

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27 April 2022

Publishers Association Annual Report 2021

The Publishers Association’s Annual Report 2021 highlights another year dominated by the pandemic and all the associated uncertainty. Despite the ongoing challenges we faced from Covid, the industry continued to show resilience. In 2021, we launched Publishing Declares, a sustainability pledge to raise awareness of the sustainability issues most relevant to the UK book and…

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25 March 2022

Diversity survey of the publishing workforce 2021

The Publishers Association’s industry survey shows that there has been an increase in the diversity of the workforce, but that there are still areas which need to be improved on.  The survey is the biggest of its kind in the creative industries. A total of 14,089 employees from 60 businesses took part in 2021.  Key…

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