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PA unveils 10-step Brexit blueprint T
WORDS Lisa Campbell
HE UK PUBLISHERS Asso- ciation (PA) has urged the government not to “trade
away” the key principles that underpin the book trade as the country gears up to leave the EU. The Publishers Association
has released a 10-point blue- print for Brexit to The Bookseller Daily ahead of presenting it at the London Book Fair today (10th April), with the top priorit for publishing houses being to main- tain access to global talent and ideas. PA chief executive Stephen Lotinga right said the UK has been “the world’s publisher” for more than 300 years, adding that the principles that have enabled it to thrive—free access to global talent and ideas, a strong system of intel- lectual propert rights, freedom of speech and freedom to publish— “must not be traded away during negotiations in the broader inter- ests of striking new fair trade agreements [FTAs], either now or aſter we leave the EU”. The PA warned that the US, China and India have “different approaches” to intellectual prop- ert laws than the UK (includ- ing copyright and exhaustion of
The PA’s 10-point Brexit blueprint 1 Maintain access to global talent and ideas
2 Support and improve the UK’s Gold Standard copyright framework
3 Commit to free speech and freedom to publish
4 Maintain a sustainable approach to Open Access policy for research
5 Ensure quality control through national exhaustion for IP
6 Maximise the country’s ability to export to all markets
7 Lead the way on rights enforcement 8 Enable cross-border data flows 9 Zero rate VAT on e-publications 10 Ensure fair online markets
rights) along with independent positions on issues such as free- dom of speech, data protection and digital trade, which could be viewed by foreign trade nego- tiators as “bargaining chips” in future trade discussions. As such, the PA is demanding
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Flintoff bowled over by Blink Publishing
Blink Publishing has signed cricketer-turned-entertainer Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff and will publish Do You Know What? this autumn. The book is billed as “a deliciously eclectic and entertaining smorgasbord of anecdotes from [a] national treasure”. Publishing director Matt Phillips signed world all- language rights from David Lux- ton (David Luxton Associates) on behalf of M&C Saatchi Merlin.
Morrissey loiters alone to Cassell for photobook
the government be “steadfast” in supporting and improving the UK’s Gold Standard copyright framework aſter Brexit, along with ensuring qualit control through “national exhaustion for intel- lectual propert”. Maximising publishers’ abilit to export to all markets and leading the way on rights enforcement are also important, along with enabling cross-border data flows. Commit- ment to free speech and freedom to publish is vital to ensuring publishers’ continued success aſter Brexit, and the PA would also like to see a zero rate of VAT applied on digital publications (e-books have 20% VAT applied, whereas print books have zero), along with “fair online markets”. “Britain has been the world’s publisher for more than 300 years. From Jane Eyre to Harry Poter and from On the Origin of Species to A Brief History of Time, works
published in Britain help to shape our national identit and the way others see us around the world— and they underpin our £92bn creative industries sectors here at home,” Lotinga said. “Our sector’s success is supported by certain things which enable it to thrive… These must not be traded away.” Lotinga will discuss the blue- print on a panel at LBF today with Baroness Fairhead CBE, minister of state for trade and export promo- tion at the Department for Interna- tional Trade; Lis Tribe, group m.d. of Hodder Education and president of the PA; and Miriam González Durántez, co-chair of international trade and government regulation at Dechert LLP. Publishing is one of the UK’s most valuable export sectors, supporting more than 70,000 British jobs and generat- ing a £1.1bn trade surplus annually, the PA claims, with 70% of current exports going outside the EU.
Cassell Illustrated has acquired Morrissey: Alone and Palely Loi- tering by photographer Kevin Cummins, who worked as NME’s chief photographer for more than a decade. The book will chronicle Morrissey’s world as he emerged from The Smiths and established himself as a solo artist. Commissioning editor Joe Cottington, who acquired world rights in all
languages from
Carrie Kania at C+W Agency, called it “a treasure trove for fans”. It will be published on 6th September, priced £30.
Trapeze tome to celebrate Glasto’s 50th
Trapeze is publishing a highly illustrated book compiled by Michael and Emily Eavis to cel- ebrate Glastonbury Festival’s 50th birthday. Drawing on archive material and including exclusive photos and artwork, the 40,000-word book will fea- ture stories and interviews, and look at memorable events from the festival’s colourful history. Trapeze publisher Anna Valen- tine bought world rights, all lan- guages, direct from Glastonbury Festival, and will publish the book in October 2019, ahead of the anniversary in 2020.
10th April 2018
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