Publishers

British publishing houses broke all previous revenue records in 2017 to see their collective sales rise 5% to £5.7bn, driven by a growth in export sales which now account for 60% of publishers' revenues. However, while most areas of business performed robustly, domestic sales of textbooks to schools took a 12% hit, revealing that savage public sector cuts are starting to bite in the education.  Read more

New Delhi: In 18 short years, David Shelley has gone from being an editorial assistant and then publishing director at independent publisher Allison and Busby, to becoming chief executive of Hachette UK last month-a career that's nothing short of phenomenal. Along the way, the Oxford graduate in English literature has also been the CEO of Little, Brown and Orion.  Read more

Dear Publicist,

What is the one piece of advice you can give me before my book is published?

Several years ago, as an aspiring novelist with stardust in my eyes, I used to spend most of my waking hours in Yahoo's Books and Literature chatroom in the company of fellow aspiring writers.  Read more

Publishers in the United Kingdom were given the kind of news on Monday (March 13) that can put a spring into their step as London Book Fair opens today: In 2016, British consumers bought more books in all formats-print, digital and audio-than in 2015. And they spent more money on them too.