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The Publishers Association is the member organisation for UK publishing, representing companies of all sizes and specialisms.
ACADEMIC, EDUCATIONAL & PROFESSIONAL PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR
OVERVIEW It was another year of change and challenge in
academic, educational and professional publishing in 2022. Budget pressures, Open Access and the after-shocks of Brexit and Covid-19 all kept publishers on their toes, but these six showed there is still plenty of money to be made in the sectors. The shortlist is dominated by
independents, whose adaptability and responsiveness were key advantages in spotting and capitalising on opportunities in the UK and overseas.
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING The 2021 winner of this award continued its relentless growth last year. It has been achieved not just via acquisitions—such as its purchase of ABC-Clio and Red Globe Press—but through further smart multi-media leverage of its vast content that has been well-suited to the new era of hybrid studying and working patterns. Bloomsbury’s academic and professional division now accounts for nearly a third of the company’s sales, and it has also been at the heart of the company’s efforts to diversify output.
CLASS PUBLISHING Independent publisher Class appears on this shortlist for the first time, after a best-ever year of sales and profits. The number of subscribers to its apps nearly doubled and its content—the firm specialises in pre-hospital resources for paramedics and other professionals—made further significant contributions to public health. Its family law publishing continued to flourish and it broadened into new areas too, including mental health. Its care of customers, authors and staff was exemplary.
EMERALD PUBLISHING Standouts at the 2019 Academic, Educational & Professional Publisher of the Year included e-book collections, which have proved popular at a time of uncertain budgets for libraries. Emerald remains one of the country’s most socially conscious large publishers, including through its Are You In? initiative to promote equitable approaches to research; a new Emerald Submit scheme to quash barriers to publication; and the appoint- ment of an inclusion lead. Sustainability was another core focus in 2022.
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS Princeton’s UK operation enjoyed a bounceback in exports and rights after the disruption of Covid-19, especially sales to Australia and India. Through accessible titles such as Jim Al-Khalili’s The Joy of Science, it had success through Blackwell’s and other non-academic trade channels, backed by excellent marketing. It also launched a new direct-to-consumer sales platform. By producing several titles in audio format, Princeton also showed that audiobooks need not be the preserve of trade publishing.
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EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS Edinburgh was another university press marking record sales, despite trimming its publishing programme. Print revenues were resilient but e-books and journals had the strongest growth, especially in North America, where local commission- ing and partnerships with De Gruyter and Ingram hit their stride. Internally, its investment in systems, discoverability and analytics, plus new diversity and inclusivity, sustainability and staff well- being projects, helped to keep this 70-plus- year-old publisher right up to date.
PG ONLINE PG Online flies the flag for the schools sector on this shortlist. Its resources for teachers and students pushed new boundaries in 2022—not least through the incorporation of augmented reality elements in its revision books, which won it several top industry awards. Despite having a full-time team of just five staff- ers, PG Online estimates that its books reached three million students and saved teachers 50,000 evenings that would otherwise have been given over to lesson planning.
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