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Compliance

Clark’s Publishing Agreements: A Book of Precedents

Get 25% off Clark’s Publishing Agreements: A book of precedents (Eleventh edition) worth £45, the must-have legal resource for the publishing industry. This comprehensive book provides 25 model agreements, from author agreements to merchandising rights to online licensing to ebook distribution to text and data mining. To obtain the discount code please login to the member area of our website.

Selling Rights (Ninth Edition)

Save 30% on Selling Rights (Ninth Edition) by Lynette Owen worth £52.99 (paperback) or £135 (hardback), the leading guide to everything related to rights sales and co-publications throughout the world.

Covering the full range of potential rights, from English-language territorial rights through to serial rights, permissions, rights for the reading-impaired, translation rights, dramatization and documentary rights, electronic and multimedia rights, this book constitutes a comprehensive introduction and companion to the topic.

Selling Rights (Ninth Edition) is an essential reference tool and an accessible and illuminating guide to current and future issues for rights professionals and students of publishing.

The 30% discount is redeemable only from the full retail price. To obtain the discount code please login to the member area of our website.

Insurance

Commercial Insurance from Hiscox

Access preferential rates on a Hiscox Insurance Policy through Gallagher, one of the world’s largest insurance brokerage, risk management and consulting firms. Policies include professional indemnity; commercial combined insurance (including buildings cover and business interruption); public, products, and employers’ liability; computer; officer; and cyber.

Please log in to the member area of our website for access to a proposal form and contact details.

Legal

Reviewed & Cleared

Pre-Publication Legal Clearance and Compliance Advice

Reviewed and Cleared provides prompt legal clearance and compliance advice to publishers across all media formats and platforms.

Reviewed and Cleared’s people work with content creators to help them tell their stories while managing legal risks associated with publication, for example: third party rights, defamation, privacy, contempt of court, etc. They can assess and advise upon pre-publication material in manuscript, audio and other publishing formats.

Reviewed and Cleared’s team prides itself on giving robust, pragmatic, agile and incisive advice. Their lawyers have years of experience in advising publishers, magazine and newspaper groups, as well as film, TV and podcast clients.

Publishers Association members can take advantage of a special offer of £150 + VAT for a synopsis review, which includes a half hour telephone call with one of Reviewed and Cleared’s specialists. This fee will be waived if separate terms are agreed for a legal review of the full manuscript.

Reviewed and Cleared is headed by CEO Alex Wade – a writer and journalist as well as a lawyer.

Please log in to the member area website for details how to contact Reviewed and Cleared.

Tax and legal advice from Croner

Obtain free expert advice from the Croner Business Support Helpline.

With over 70 years’ experience, Croner is the leading provider of compliance solutions to UK businesses. Croner employs specialists, all having professional backgrounds and qualifications, many of them experienced solicitors, so members can benefit from their extensive knowledge and practical experience, in their respective fields. The advice Croner provide is ‘solution based’ rather than legal jargon and always up to date and relevant.

What can I receive advice on?

Telephone Advice and guidance will be provided in UK Law and practice in the following areas:

• Health and Safety,
• Employment Law and Personnel,
• Tax, VAT, PAYE, NIC, & Payroll,
• Commercial legal matters

What are the benefits?
You’ll enjoy the following benefits from our Croner consultancy team

• Peace of mind – Access to a team of professional advisors with unparalleled knowledge, qualifications and experience. All from professional backgrounds many of them experienced HR Professionals, solicitors, along with ex Inland Revenue, tax & vat consultants and also Tech IOSH qualified safety consultants.
• Save money – 1 hour of employment law advice with an experienced employment law solicitor could cost in excess of £200 per hour. This level of advice is included in your membership subscription, so saving you money and offering you peace of mind that you are turning to industry professionals for support.
• Save Time – Searching the internet for the correct document or piece of legislation can take an incredible amount of time, along with the added stress that as the internet is not controlled, the legislation you have found could be out of date or the document is not suitable for use within the UK.

Please log in to the member area of our website for details how to contact Croner.

Medical Insurance from HMCA

The Publishers Association has agreed with HMCA to offer discounted rates for medical plans, dental plan, hospital cash plans, travel plan, and vehicle breakdown products.
Are you paying too much for your present private medical plan? Why not take a look at the HMCA plans and compare the benefits and subscriptions offered? You may transfer to HMCA at any age and without a medical examination; there will be no break in protection and there is a 14 day money-back guarantee.

HMCA only offer medical plans to membership groups and can offer up to a 40% discount off the underwriter’s standard rates. This is a comprehensive plan which provides generous cash benefits for surgery and other charges

Who are HMCA? – HMCA has specialised in providing benefits and services to associations and professional groups since the 1970s. HMCA is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

Please log in to the member area of our website for details how to obtain discounted rates from HMCA.

HMCA/S PLC (trading as Hospital and Medical Care Association, HMCA and HMCA Members) is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN:307587). HMCA/s PLC is a company registered in England, company number: 01362094, registered office: Beech Hall, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, HG5 0EA.

Template documents and contracts from Simply-Docs

Simply Docs is a simple, easy to use portfolio of professionally drafted templates, documents and policies which can be easily used and adapted to your needs. Our members are entitled to FREE access to the Premium Pack (value £95.00), which includes thousands of template legal and business contracts, forms, letters, statements and policies for business, corporate, employment, and health and safety use. Please log in to the member area of our website for details how to access Simply-Docs.

Copyright

Protection from infringement with the Copyright Infringement Portal

PA members can add up to a thousand titles to the Copyright Infringement Portal for free. The Portal identifies infringing links and streamlines the takedown notice creation process. If your books have been shared online without your permission, you can add the links to the Portal, and it will automatically generate a takedown notice. For further information please contact Jack Newton jnewton@publishers.yuzu.lineindustries.com our Head of Content Protection and Enforcement.

Operations

Computers and accessories discount offers from Dell

Enjoy year-round access to Dell’s always-on discounts with up to 20% off laptops, desktops, accessories and more.

For details of Dell offers please log in to the member area of our website.

Meeting rooms in central London

Book one or both of our two meeting rooms in our contemporary central London offices for a half or full day. We can provide tea and coffees and a member of staff will be on hand to help you with the AV facilities. Hire rooms here.

Secure file delivery and eSignatures from FireItOver

Enjoy a 10% discount on FireItOver, a secure file delivery service built for professional users.  Features include an e-sign service along with activity tracking. Additional features include conversion from Word to PDF; application of a visual watermark; browser lock to prevent unauthorised sharing; and scheduling and expiry options. Prices start from £10 per month for the Starter package. For pricing and features please refer to the attached:

Please log in to the member area of our website for details how to access FireItOver.

The Bookseller subscription discount

The Bookseller magazine is the incisive and independent source of news and analysis for the book trade, and is considered an invaluable resource by publishers, booksellers, agents, libraries, national media and festivals alike.

As well as receiving the weekly magazine and the bi-annual Buyer’s Guides delivered to your door (Print and Digital package) or inbox (Digital-only package), you will unlock full online access to the latest publishing news and insight, thirteen different book charts with expert analysis, monthly book previews by independent previewers, and much more exclusive content at thebookseller.com.

The Publishers Association has negotiated a 15% discount for members. Please log in to the member area of our website for details how to access the discount.

Terms & Conditions: This offer is only available to members in Membership Bands 1a, 1b, & 1c.

Sales

Book fair services

Benefit from a reduced service charge and admin fees on our one-stop service to all major book fairs, including Bologna Children’s Book Fair, Frankfurt Book Fair, Beijing International Book Fair, London Book Fair, and China Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair. Members benefit from reduced service charge and admin fees. Learn more here.

Nielsen BookData exclusive offers

Nielsen BookData provides a range of services to the book industry, aiding the discovery and purchase, distribution and sales measurement of books.

They can help publishers with their entire book journey, from issuing an ISBN to measuring the final sales tally of a launch, and by supplying tools to promote books, trade electronically, and gain insight into the market. Enjoy a range of discounts and special offers:

• Subscribe to the Nielsen BookData Enhanced Service and save 15% in your first year (only available to those who are not existing clients).
• Request a Publisher Health Check and get 15% off the list price for an overview on the quality of the data Nielsen BookData holds for your titles.
• Buy five Book2Look ‘look inside’ biblets and get one free.
• Subscribe to BookSales Look-Up or BookSales Trends and save 25% in your first year (only available to those who are not existing clients).

If you’d like to know more, please click here.

The UK Annual Book Market in Review 2023 by Nielsen

Published each year, this definitive view of the UK book market can help you to keep on top of print and digital book trends.

By combining multiple Nielsen BookData resources, the UK Book Market in Review provides comprehensive insights into the evolving book market, allowing you to explore the bestsellers and noteworthy books of the year, as well as who bought books, what kinds of books they bought, how much they paid and how they made their purchase decisions.

The cost for the full report is £300 + VAT and you can click here for a preview.

If you’d like to get the report, please log in to the member area of our website for details on how to contact Nielsen.

HR

Job Board

The Publishers Association’s Job Board is the best destination for career opportunities within the publishing industry in the UK.

Our members can post unlimited job vacancies for free. To post a job, please log in to the member area of our website and fill in the job submission form.

Please contact jobsboard@publishers.yuzu.lineindustries.com with any queries.

Training

BOOKMACHINE

Marketing Trends to Watch in 2025: the publishing edition

Marketing trends evolve at lightning speed, so the way we market books must evolve too. Join us as we explore the future-ready marketing trends that publishers can harness to ignite enthusiasm and drive demand for their books

This talk will equip you with the tools and tactics to boost visibility in 2025 and beyond. We’ll dive into three of the hottest topics shaping digital marketing today: The Social Media Landscape, SEO, Zero-Click Marketing.

How to Book:

Please note that this is a free member-only online event which will be hosted on Zoom.

Book here to reserve your seat or rsvp@publishers.yuzu.lineindustries.com.

Contact Zuzana Halliwell zhalliwell@publishers.yuzu.lineindustries.com for further information.

BookMachine CAMPUS Live Training:

Upskill, reskill and learn new skills in publishing with 10% off BookMachine CAMPUS Live training. CAMPUS was designed for ambitious publishing professionals, business owners, creatives and anyone else looking for a flexible way to take a publishing course. Recent topics include advanced social media training to marketing your books, mastering SEO for discoverability, and using email marketing to sell more books.

The latest courses can be found here. Please log in to the member area of our website for details how to obtain the 10% course discount.

In addition to this, BookMachine also offer a 1 month free trial on their CAMPUS video courses to PA members. The courses can be browsed here.

Please log in to the member area of our website for the discount code.

Sustainability

Carbon Calculator

We have launched Carbon Calculator in collaboration with sustainability experts so that you can easily monitor and measure the carbon output across the company. This tool will be complemented by the Material Matrix which will help members to find the best sustainable alternatives within the supply chain. To learn more please click here.

Supply chain emissions

Take advantage of a free supply chain health check and gain access to the full suite of Carbon Conscious solutions offered by our supply chain partner Woodland Group. This includes door-to-door carbon footprint reports of your intermodal transport chains worldwide, showing CO2e figures per transport mode, route, or by each leg of the journey.

CO2e values can also be broken down to ‘CO2e per book/unit’ figures and can be done speculatively to allow you to compare the emissions produced by the various transportation options available, before booking shipments. Also included in the suite of solutions is consultancy from our in-house team of sustainability specialists to help you keep track of your sustainability goals and achieve carbon reductions, with the option to also neutralise carbon emissions via trusted and transparent carbon offsetting projects.

Woodland Group also provides industry insight and dedicated IT platforms to support businesses in optimising and growing their supply chains sustainably.

For more details please contact the Green Team greenteam@woodlandgroup.com