With Brexit looming larger as the UK's new government takes charge, the publishing industry steps up its drive to drop the VAT on digital reading.
The post UK’s Publishers Association Leads ‘Axe the Reading Tax’ Campaign appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
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[ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-08-12 05:30:59 UTC ]
Nearly 100 million Americans will be hopping in the car for a road trip this year, according to AAA, with most of us embarking in the summer. A recent survey commissioned by the Audio Publishers Association reveals that 74 percent of audiobook readers prefer to read them in cars. Given those...
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[ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-08-02 08:50:47 UTC ]
The Publishers Association and leading members of the trade have written a letter to Sajid Javid calling for the new Chancellor of the Exchequer to end the VAT charge on digital publications in the next Budget.
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[ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-07-28 14:28:43 UTC ]
The new annual sales survey from the APA shows audiobooks holding its market lead for growth in formats, with listening in cars on the upswing in 2018.
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[ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-07-16 17:07:26 UTC ]
The US Senate Committee on the Judiciary has a markup session scheduled for the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act on Thursday (July 18).
The post US Publishers Association and Authors Guild Renew Support for CASE Act appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
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[ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-07-16 02:09:29 UTC ]
The 'first wave' Audies deadline arrives in five days for titles in 24 categories published by August 31, with a 'second wave' deadline in early October.
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[ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-07-10 05:30:54 UTC ]
The prolonged uncertainty over the shape and timeline of Brexit has led to delayed investment decisions from publishers which will affect industry growth further down the line, Publishers Association president Peter Phillips has said.
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[ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-07-07 12:51:47 UTC ]
Members of the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association (SNPA) and the Inland Press Association have approved a plan to consolidate the
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[ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2019-07-01 20:00:58 UTC ]
Philip Jones shares his thoughts on the Publishers Association’s Publishing Yearbook 2019.
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[ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-06-27 14:22:58 UTC ]
With some softness in educational sectors, the UK industry reports its crucial export sector is holding steady ahead of the potential upheaval of Brexit.
The post The UK’s Publishers Association Releases Its 2018 Yearbook Report appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
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[ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-06-26 08:14:13 UTC ]
In a warm welcome to the 'Africa Rising' conference delegates in Nairobi, Kenya Publishers Association chair Lawrence Njagi warns that without more indigenous-language publishing, children could face losing some of their lingistic identity.
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[ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-06-14 07:16:46 UTC ]
Richard Charkin looks back at his four decades with the UK's Publishers Association and the many book publishing issues the PA dealt with.
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[ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Dame Helena Morrissey challenged trade leaders over key aspects of their diversity strategies, as the Publishers Association's new president Peter Phillips laid out his aims for the year.
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[ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Publishers Association has called for a longer extension to Article 50 after Theresa May’s Brexit withdrawal agreement was voted down for the third time by MPs.
Politicians voted by 344 votes to 286 against the government’s deal, meaning Britain is now scheduled to leave on 12th April. The...
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[ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Publishers Association's second annual diversity survey found that racial and ethnic criteria were where progress is slowest in the UK industry.
The post UK Publishers’ 2018 Diversity Report: ‘More Needs To Be Done’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
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[ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Publishers Association has tentatively welcomed the outcome of last night’s no-confidence vote, with Theresa May’s continued leadership increasing the chances of a deal-based Brexit which would at least give publishers "a basis on which they can plan for the future".
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[ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Publishers Association has advised businesses take “practical steps” to prepare for Brexit as best they can despite the “frustrating and challenging” political uncertainty, while the Society of Authors has warned it has “significant concerns” should a no-deal Brexit come to pass ahead of a...
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[ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
The first sector-wide commitments to tackle harassment across publishing and bookselling have been published, following a joint effort from the Association of Authors’ Agents, the Booksellers Association, the Publishers Association and the Society of Authors.
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[ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
The 2018 'Building Inclusivity in Publishing' conference from London Book Fair and the UK's Publishers Association was a half-day program.
The post The UK’s 2018 ‘Building Inclusivity’ Conference: A Safe Place for Discussion appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
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[ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
We’d like to hear from people who have downloaded books illegally and those affected by book piracyAccording to the Intellectual Property Office’s latest study of online copyright infringement, 17% of ebooks read online are now pirated – around 4m books. While stereotypes persist that young...
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[ Source: The Guardian | 2018-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]