The Publishers Association

23/09/2024

We are thrilled to launch the 2024 People of Publishing, spotlighting the brilliant people behind some of the most interesting, innovative and exciting things happening in our industry! 🎉

Publishers connect creators and audiences, bringing stories and ideas to life. And it’s the people in our industry that enable this to happen.

https://publishers.org.uk/people-of-publishing/

04/09/2024

Submissions are now open for The Unwin Award!

The Unwin Award is a new, annual literary award recognising non-fiction authors in the earlier stages of their careers as authors whose work is considered to have made a significant contribution to the world. The award is intended to champion and showcase the value of the UK publishing industry to the world.

📅 UK publishers are invited to submit by Friday 18 October

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The Unwin Award has today announced that submissions are now open for the inaugural year of this new, literary award recognising non-fiction authors in the earlier stages of their careers, whose work is considered to have made a significant contribution to the world. The closing date for submissions...

05/07/2024

We welcome the new government and stand ready to help it deliver its commitments. UK publishing is world-leading, with the creativity, innovation, and passion to drive growth and create opportunities for all.

Read more via The Bookseller magazine here: https://www.thebookseller.com/news/publishers-association-optimistic-about-new-labour-government

07/05/2024

Today we've released our Publishing in 2023 statistics which shows UK publishing revenue exceeding £7 billion for the first time.

Publishing in 2023 is a summary of the UK publishing industry’s performance, containing statistical snapshots of the industry across sectors, formats and markets.

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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.

11/03/2024

📚✨ The UK’s publishing industry is truly world leading! Our new research released today reveals that publishing contributes an extraordinary £11 billion overall to the economy and the industry exports more books than any other country globally. But publishing has the potential to contribute even more to the UK’s future success.

The report predicts that, with the right backing from government, publishing can contribute an additional £5.6 billion to the UK economy by 2033, and support a further 43,000 jobs.

Read our full report here on the Vision for Publishing: www.publishers.org.uk/publications/vision-for-publishing/

07/03/2024

Happy from all of us at the Publishers Association! 📚

World Book Day promotes reading for pleasure, offering every child and young person the opportunity to have a book of their own. Reading for pleasure is the single biggest indicator of a child’s future success – more than their family circumstances, their parents’ educational background or their income.

This year World Book Day is celebrating that children are more likely to enjoy reading when their choices are championed and we make reading fun.

How do you h ? Share your favourite reading habits and book recommendations with us!

Learn more about World Book Day (UK & Ireland) and join the celebration of reading: https://worldbookday.com

20/02/2024

Our final story in our Research Impact video series is Dr Carmem Gilardoni with breaking down the barriers of complex systems, published in the New Journal of Physics (IOP Publishing) ⚛

Watch the full video here 📽️ https://www.publishers.org.uk/about-publishing/research-impact/

20/02/2024

Next up in our Research Impact video series highlighting impactful scientific research developed in the UK is Dr Rupert Way with how to save the world $12 trillion, published in Joule (Elsevier).

Watch the full video here 📽️ https://www.publishers.org.uk/about-publishing/research-impact/

20/02/2024

Delve into the world of cutting-edge research with Dr Katrine Kryger as she explores why women footballers are still using kit made for men, published in Sports Engineering (Springer Nature).

📽️ Watch the full video here: https://publishers.org.uk/about-publishing/research-impact/

20/02/2024

Exciting news! Today we launch the Research Impact campaign, showcasing the UK’s pioneering scientific research. Watch three inspiring researchers talk about their work, its impact and how publishing helps their research reach further.

📽 Find out more here: www.publishers.org.uk/about-publishing/research-impact/