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- Arts Council England
http://www.artscouncil.org.uk
Arts Council England is the national arts funding body in England. Their site details work of the Council and gives information on funding programmes. - Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP)
www.alpsp.org
ALPSP is the international trade association for non-profit publishers and those who work with them, providing information, education, representation, cooperative initiatives and guidelines for good practice, and a programme of seminars and training
courses. - BookBrunch
http://www.bookbrunch.co.uk/
An information site and daily news service for the book industry. - Book Industry Communications (BIC)
http//www.bic.org.uk
BIC is the book trade standards body. Its website includes trade standards for Product Information, EDI and barcoding as well as many research reports on aspects of book trade e-commerce and the standards infrastructure for digital publishing. - Book Marketing Society
http://www.bookmarketingsociety.co.uk
Representative body of marketing within the book industry, aiming to champion marketing professionalism and help to expand the UK book market through book promotions and industry awards. - BookNet Canada
http://www.booknetcanada.ca
BookNet is a not-for-profit agency dedicated to innovation in the Canadian book industry supply chain. - The Bookseller
http://www.theBookseller.com
theBookseller.com is the online business information service for the book business. It provides daily updates on industry news, bestseller charts, career opportunities and market information services. - The Booksellers Association
http://www.booksellers.org.uk
The Bookseller's Association promotes and looks after the interests of booksellers. The site contains information on all aspects of book retailing, a searchable database of all BA members, a chatroom and offers the opportunity for BA members to purchase products. - The Book Trade Charity (BTC)
http://booktradecharity.wordpress.com
BTC provides help and advice for people in need who have worked in the booktrade for a minimum of 12 months, as well as sheltered housing at Kings Langley. - Bowker
http://www.bowker.com/
An authoritative source for title and publisher information. - The British Council
http://www.britishcouncil.org/
The British Council are the United Kingdom's international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations. - Chartered Institute for Library and Information Professionals (CILIP)
http://www.cilip.org.uk
CILIP is the leading professional body for librarians, information specialists and knowledge managers, with up to 23000 members working in all sectors. - The Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA)
http://www.cla.co.uk/
The Copyright Licensing Agency works on behalf of authors and publishers, licensing users to copy extracts from books, journals and periodicals and collecting fees for copyright holders. - Direct Marketing Association (DMA)
http://www.dma.org.uk/
The DMA offers lobbying, events, research, and development, plus a membership directory, with links to websites. - The Independent Publishers Guild (IPG)
http://www.ipg.uk.com/
The IPG is a membership organisation for independent publishing companies. The primary purposes of the IPG are:
- to promote knowledge about publishing
- to provide members with a forum for the exchange of ideas and information. - Library and Information Statistics Unit
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/dis/lisu/
LISU is a national research and information centre concerned with library statistics and data. Their website contains details of LISU's services and publications and includes an online version of Library and Information Statistics Tables. - The London Book Fair (LBF)
http://www.londonbookfair.co.uk/
The London Book Fair is an international event for booksellers and publishers selling both rights and books. - Marketability
http://www.marketability.info/
UK-based publishing consultancy, providing training, marketing campaign and market research support, and consultancy to publishers in the UK and internationally. - MRS
http://www.mrs.org.uk/
A market research and data organization. - The National Literacy Trust (NLT)
http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/
The NLT is a charity set up in 1993 to work in partnership with others to enhance literacy standards in the UK through reading promotions. - Nielsen BookData
http://www.bookdata.co.uk
Nielsen BookData is the leading supplier of content-rich bibliographic information about English-language books to booksellers and libraries in the UK and worldwide, bringing together information about books and other published media from around the world. - Nielsen BookScan
http://www.nielsenbookscan.co.uk/
BookScan is the international sales data monitoring and analysis service. - Public Lending Right (PLR)
http://www.plr.uk.com/
PLR is a body supported by government which makes annual payments to registered authors when their books are borrowed from public libraries. - Publishers Association
http://www.publishers.org.uk
The Publishers Association is the focal point for book, journal and electronic publishers in the UK. Visit the PA website for up to date information and a wide range of on-line resources. - Publishing Training Centre (PTC)
http://www.train4publishing.co.uk
The PTC runs approximately 160 training courses each year as well as in-company and long distance programmes. Their website contains general information about services and details of specific courses which can be booked online. - Research
http://www.research-live.com
A source of information for the international market research industry - with news coverage, and analysis for research buyers and providers. - Society of Authors
http://www.societyofauthors.net
The Society of Authors advises members on the business aspects of writing. Their website outlines their main activities and benefits of membership. - Society for Editors and Proofreaders (SfEP)
http://www.sfep.org.uk
The Society for Editors and Proofreaders (SfEP) is a professional organization based in the UK for editors and proofreaders, with approximately 1,400 members and associates providing editorial services to publishers and a wide range of companies, government agencies and other bodies. - Society of Young Publishers
http://www.thesyp.org.uk/
Established in 1949, the Society of Young Publishers is open to anyone in publishing or a related trade (in any capacity) - or who is hoping to be soon. Run by a team of dedicated volunteers our aim is to help assist, inform and enthuse anyone trying to break into the publishing industry or progress within it. - Welsh Book Trade Info
http://www.wbti.org.uk
An extensive database for all concerned with books and publishing, managed by the Welsh Books Council, offering comprehensive coverage of book-related topics in Wales.
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