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Welcome to the online version of the Directory of UK & Irish Book Publishers – jointly published by The Booksellers Association and Nielsen Book.
Purchasers of the printed Directory of UK & Irish Book Publishers automatically have access to this online service for the subscription period of one year. Subscribers will need the login PIN found on the inside front cover of the printed Directory, together with further instructions on how to register. For information on how to purchase the printed Directory, please click on the link below.
Order Form 2009 Directory of UK & Irish Book Publishers
The printed version of the Directory is naturally restricted to approximately 3,000 main entries, which is derived from a selection of publishers taken from Nielsen Book’s full listing of active publishers (approximately 60,000) and the BA publisher database. The selection is representative of the market and therefore includes all the major players as well as selected small and independent publishers and distributors based in the UK and Ireland.
Traditional print on paper book publishers are included in the Directory alongside the various digital media publishers (e.g. audio and ebooks), remainder dealers and map producers, and the various types of companies involved in the supply chain are also included, ie distributors, wholesalers and sales agents.
The online Directory includes an additional 5000+ entries not included in the print version and will continually be updated with new entries, as and when received. This online service will therefore keep you fully abreast of changes and additions, and give you access to a total of around 8,000 entries. These online listings will be updated again on the first of each month.
The online service also provides further information (where available) on the main entries in the book. This includes, but is not restricted to, organisations’ memberships of various book trade Associations (e.g. PA, IPG, BIC), the number of titles in a company’s front and backlist, other goods and services supplied/provided, as well as named key personnel for major companies, or a sales contact for smaller publishers, subject and distribution specialisations. A range of handy indexes, to help source relevant information and suppliers quickly and efficiently, is also included in this online resource.