UK publishing revenue exceeds £7 billion for first time
In 2023, total revenue for UK publishing was £ 7.1 billion, this was a 3% increase from 2022 and the highest level ever for the industry.
In 2023, total revenue for UK publishing was £ 7.1 billion, this was a 3% increase from 2022 and the highest level ever for the industry.
The Publishers Association has today released new research showing that the UK’s publishing sector is worth an extraordinary £11 billion overall to the economy, and is the global leader in book exports- a phenomenal cultural achievement for the UK.
The Publishers Association have today announced a new literary award for up-and-coming authors, who are deemed to have made a fundamental contribution to how we see the world.
The Publishers Association have today launched the new Research Impact Campaign, which focuses on three short videos about impactful scientific research developed in the UK and disseminated by publishers. The campaign aims to champion the UK’s scientific output, and showcase why it is one of the best places in the world to conduct academic research.
Jesse Norman’s The Winding Stair, Lord Daniel Finkelstein OBE’s Hitler, Stalin, Mum and Dad: A Family Memoir of Miraculous Survival and Matt Chorley’s PLANES, TRAINS AND TOILET DOORS: 50 Places That Changed British Politics have won the best political books of the year at the Parliamentary Book Awards tonight, at the Houses of Parliament.
A call for the government to take urgent action to support rightsholders in the face of mass infringement by Artificial Intelligence Large Language Models (LLMs) has been welcomed by the Publishers Association.
The Publishers Association has today announced that Catriona MacLeod Stevenson will take on the expanded role of General Counsel and Deputy CEO, effective immediately. In this role, Stevenson will work closely with the CEO to drive forward the Publishers Association strategy and take on a deputising role for overall organisational leadership. She will maintain her…
The Publishers Association and Booksellers Association are delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2023 Parliamentary Book Awards. Now in its eighth year, the awards recognise excellent political writing across three categories: Best Non-Fiction/Fiction by a Parliamentarian, Best Memoir/Autobiography by a Parliamentarian and Best Political Book by a Non-Parliamentarian.
Members of the Independent Publishers Guild are to get more support for their sustainability work via the Publishers Association’s Carbon Calculator, a powerful tool that helps publishers measure and reduce their environmental impacts.
Working in publishing with Anna Howarth, Production Controller at Profile Books.
Dan Conway, CEO of the Publishers Association joined the culture secretary, Lucy Frazer, and key figures from the creative industries today at a roundtable to discuss the impact of AI on the sector.
Publishing people connect creators and consumers everywhere, bringing stories and ideas to life. The ‘People of Publishing’ campaign was created to celebrate some of the individuals who are at the heart of this process. Kim Eggleton, Head of Research Integrity and Peer Review at IOP Publishing, is one of the eight selected ‘People of Publishing’ within the first cohort.
The Publishers Association’s annual Work in Publishing campaign returns from Monday 20 to Friday 24 November 2023, aiming to inspire people to pursue a career in publishing.
The Judicial Review claim relating to the Department for Education’s proposed operating model for its new arm’s length body, Oak National Academy, has been granted permission to proceed by the High Court.
An updated industry statement on professional values and behaviours has been launched today by the Publishers Association, Society of Authors, Booksellers Association and Association of Authors’ Agents.
In line with the first ever AI Safety Summit starting this week, The Publishers Association, Society of Authors, ALCS and Association of Authors Agents have issued a joint statement calling on the PM to put in place some tangible solutions to protect the human creativity and knowledge that underpins safe and reliable AI.
The Parliamentary Book Awards are the only book awards curated by bookshops and voted on by parliamentarians. Launched by the Booksellers Association and the Publishers Association in 2016, the awards aim to celebrate the best of political writing and the long-standing link between politics, books, and publishing.
The Publishers Association is delighted to see that the UK has rejoined the Horizon programme today. The crucial access this provides to researchers and institutions across the UK will undoubtedly benefit society and further drive innovation and international collaboration where it is needed most.