ACADEMIC, EDUCATIONAL & PROFESSIONAL PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR
THE SHORTLIST
EDWARD ELGAR PUBLISHING The IPG’s Fox Williams Independent Publisher of the Year and a star performer in the tough social sciences and law sectors.
HODDER EDUCATION GROUP Winner of this award in 2014 and 2015 and shortlisted again after another double-digit rise in sales and profits.
JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS Thirty years old this year and still pushing the boundaries in its professional publishing, adding a new religion list in 2016.
SAGE PUBLISHING Its journals portfolio moved past 1,000 titles last year, and it added more content to its Sage Video and Open Access programmes too.
WINNER: COLLINS LEARNING
In two years’ time the Collins name will celebrate its 200th year in publishing—but in 2016 it proved itself one of the most modern and innovative operators in the education sector. Through both organic growth and acquisition, Collins has evolved from a UK heritage brand into a properly global business in which technology is fully embedded. Smart use of the renowned Collins label in reference has doubled international sales in the past five years, with India, China and the Caribbean all very strong. Back in the UK, it pushed deeper into both the primary
and secondary school markets in 2016. The Collins Big Cat brand led the way in primaries, while three revision lists—Collins, Letts and Leckie & Leckie—have made it the
KEY STRENGTHS
◆ STEEP RISE IN INTERNATIONAL SALES, IN EMERGING MARKETS IN PARTICULAR ◆ INCREASED SHARE ACROSS MANY PARTS OF THE UK’S PRIMARY AND SECONDARY MARKETS ◆ ESTABLISHED AS A CLEAR LEADER IN THE HOME REVISION MARKET ◆ DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY FULLY INTEGRATED, WITH
COLLINSDICTIONARY.COM TRAFFIC RISING
29. BRITISH BOOK AWARDS - WINNERS 2017
leader of the GCSE exams market. Acquisitions of tech company Toptrack Learning and the A&C Black Music list helped it diversify into new directions too. Collins is now a seamless blend of digital and print
resources, with platforms such as Collins Connect and Collins Dictionary complemented by print publishing. That side of the business has been bolstered by a wider “Textbooks Matter” campaign in schools, which has reminded teachers of the value of the Collins brand. “You can see that a hell of a lot of effort has gone into the Collins business lately, and it’s been on a real journey,” judges said. “It has stayed very focused on the areas of publishing and territories it wants to conquer and has nailed them all.”
SCHOLASTIC Grew its market share in the budget-challenged school sector in 2016, topped up by sales of home revision, practice and test books.
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