The Publishers Association (PA) is the
trade organisation
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serving
book
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,
journal
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and
electronic publisher
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s in the
United Kingdom
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, established in 1896. Its mission is to strengthen the trading environment for UK publishers by providing a strong voice for the industry in government, in society and with other stakeholders in the UK, Europe and internationally. It seeks to provide a forum for the exchange of non‑competitive information between publishers and offer support and guidance to the industry through technological and other changes.
Governance
The Publishers Association’s board, known as the PA Council, consists of representatives elected from the membership, together with the chairs of the Consumer Publishers Council, the Academic Publishing Council, the Educational Publishers Council and the Higher and Further Education Publishers Council; and the chief executive. It meets approximately six times a year. A member of Council may serve up to two three-year terms. The current President of the Publishers Association is Nigel Newton, Chief Executive of Bloomsbury.
The senior management team includes
*Dan Conway, CEO
*Louis Coiffait-Gunn, Director of Policy and Public Affairs
*Ruth Howells, Director of Communications
*Catriona Stevenson, General Counsel
*Mark Wharton, Director of Operations
Membership
Membership of the Publishers Association is open to bona fide publishers that carry on the business of publishing in the UK and satisfy the membership criteria. There are two categories of membership:
* Membership for UK publishers with a turnover greater than £2.5 million
[Membership for UK publishers]
publishers.org.uk
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membership for UK publishers with a turnover of less than £2.5 million
Divisions
* The Consumer Publishers Council determines PA policy on consumer market matters, and acts on specific issues with the aim of expanding the market and increasing efficiency. Other trade groups include the Children’s Book Group and Religious Book Group.
* The Academic Publishers Council provides a forum for higher education, scholarly and reference publishers, representing publishers, conducting market research and running a number of events.
* The Educational Publishers Council provides a voice for school, college and vocational publishers. It campaigns for better funding for learning resources and represents the industry in the development of the market, as well as running seminars and compiling market statistics.
Educational Publishers Council homepage
publishers.org.uk
See also
*International Publishers Association
The International Publishers Association (IPA) is an international publishing industry federation of national publisher associations representing book and journal publishing. It is a non-profit and non-governmental organization, founded in 1896 to ...
*International Intellectual Property Alliance
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References
Further reading
*''The Publishers Association 1896 - 1946'' by R. J. L. Kingsford (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1970)
External links
The Publishers Association websiteCopyright Infringement Portal
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Trade associations based in the United Kingdom
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Organizations established in 1896
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