We hear from three former apprentices from across different roles and sectors of the publishing industry on how an apprenticeship helped them progress in their careers, and the ways in which the experience they have gained has shaped how they work now. What role are you in now, and where and when did you complete…
Patriot by Alexei Navalny, Harold Wilson: Twentieth Century Man by Alan Johnson and Let’s Be Honest by Jess Phillips have won the best political books of the year at the Westminster Book Awards tonight, at the Houses of Parliament. The runners-up in this year’s awards – which are curated by bookshops and voted for by…
10th February 2025 Dear Chancellor, Comprehensive Spending Review – Opportunity to reduce spending on the DfE Arm’s Length Body Oak National Academy I am writing to you on behalf of the Publishers Association. We are the membership body for the UK’s £11 billion publishing sector, which spans academic, consumer and education publishing. In September 2022,…
We meet people in publishing who are keen to champion apprenticeships in their organisation; who have been on their own journey establishing a scheme and working with apprentices at their publishers.
On Thursday 16th January, we hosted a webinar taking an in-depth look at the South Korea market.
On Tuesday 14th January, we held a member-wide webinar, in partnership with BookMachine, exploring the future-ready marketing trends that publishers can harness to ignite enthusiasm and drive demand for their books. In this session, Laura Summers (Director and co-founder of BookMachine) dove into three of the hottest topics shaping digital marketing today: The Social Media…