Publications and research

The 2020 survey is the most comprehensive ever undertaken of the UK publishing workforce, with a total of 14,122 employees from 71 businesses taking part. Key findings include: Over half of executive leadership and senior management roles are held by women (52% and 55% respectively). This compares to 49% and 41% in 2017. Females accounted for 64% of respondents.  Representation of people from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic groups has remained around 13% since 2017. 3% of respondents identified as…

A high-level overview and guidance for publishers on the impact of Brexit. Covers key publishing issues including supply chains, intellectual property & exhaustion,
immigration controls & settled status, and data.

Report of publisher sales across sectors, formats and markets, January-June 2020/2019.

A new report from Frontier Economics highlights the huge importance that AI will have to the UK’s publishing industry, showing that while use of AI is still in its relative infancy in publishing that the industry is at a watershed moment.

A summary of priorities for the publishing sector was submitted by the Publishers Association to the Chancellor ahead of the scheduled Comprehensive Spending Review.

2019 was publishing's best year ever with total publishing sales reaching £6.3bn and growth across every sector. The Publishers Association Yearbook 2019 contains statistical analysis of publisher revenue for consumer, education, and academic books and journals with 100+ accompanying tables and graphs.