Publications and research

Publishers recognise the need for publishing contracts to be resolved expediently so that authors receive their signature advances without delay. The Publishers Association and the Association of Authors’ Agents Acknowledging that delays in negotiating and concluding contracts can cause friction between authors and publishers, the Publishers Association and the Association of Authors’ Agents worked together…

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…

The PA Statistics Yearbook, now in its eighth year, is the authoritative analysis and measurement of book publishing activity in 2012. The Yearbook aims to delineate the direct value generated by publishers as expressed through revenues to the companies’ bottom lines and through unit sales. Highlights: Total physical and digital sales up 4% to £3.3bn…

The Publishers Association’s Code of Practice on Author Contracts applies only to agreements under which an author assigns or licenses an interest in the copyright of a work to a publisher, and does not apply to agreements whereby an author invests money in the publication of a work. The publishing contract must be clear, unambiguous…