Academic, Educational & Professional Publisher of the Year
WINNER MATHS—NO PROBLEM!
From a shortlist packed with independent publishers across the academic, educational and professional sectors, it is the newest one of all, Maths—No Problem!, that scoops this award. The company is a prime example of how indie start-ups can flourish
in the niches of the education market. Inspired by the Singaporean style of maths learning, it has quickly established its books in UK schools and can already claim to have had a transformative impact on teaching methods and pupil results. Last year it beat off competition from far larger corporates to become the only UK publisher recommended by the Department for Education for primary schools’ mastery programme. That coup contributed to spectacular sales growth in 2017. Beyond
its publishing, symbiotic training events and conferences and an online teacher support hub have reinforced the Maths—No Problem! brand, and its impact has been replicated in many other territories, especially North America. The fact that many UK schools have been forced to slash book budgets in the past few years makes its success all the more remarkable. Maths—No Problem! adds this award to the title of Ingram Content
Group Independent Publisher of the Year at the IPG’s 2018 Independent Publishing Awards. The Bookseller’s panel of judges was hugely impressed by its "David and Goliath" story, and said: “This is a company with a singular vision and a lot of style. It was born out of a real need for its resources, and having spotted a gap in the UK schools market it has gone at it full pelt.” The judges added: “The retention rates and sales growth are hugely impressive. Maths—No Problem! is a small publisher making a massive impact.” Judges admired the strength in depth of independent publishing across
this shortlist. "There are a lot of distinctive and very well-run companies in these sectors—generalists as well as specialists."
SHORTLIST
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING Shortlisted in the 10th year of its academic and professional division after building a wealth of authoritative digital resources.
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS The only university press and non-English publisher on the shortlist, it recorded its highest output and sales in 2017.
EDWARD ELGAR PUBLISHING A two-time winner at these awards, driving another substantial increase in social science and law sales via its Elgaronline platform in 2017.
EMERALD PUBLISHING Marked its THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS WINNERS 2018
50th anniversary in 2017 with a bold move into new book programmes, Open Access strategies and online retail.
KOGAN PAGE Having also turned 50 last year, it refreshed its brand with new digital platforms and publishing partnerships, and revitalised its rights trading.
P G ONLINE A schools specialist blending textbooks in technology subjects with digital resources, acclaimed by time-pressed teachers.
SAGE PUBLISHING Now into its sixth decade of publishing, it demonstrated a very modern outlook with smart digital publishing and marketing in 2017.
23 KEY STRENGTHS Sharp focus on its niche of maths mastery
Exponential growth from a standing start in 2014 to take-up in more than 1,000 schools
Outstanding customer knowledge and
service, leading to very high repeat business Powerful marketing and a
complementary suite of online resources and training for teachers
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