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UK BOOK PUBLISHING MARKET RESEARCH REPORT

 

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The UK market for book publishing is analysed in this report along with the publishing sector itself. The uk book publishing market research report considers the market over the past five years, segmenting the market by type of book and major sectors such as consumer, academic & professional and school usage. Major issues are examined such as VAT and multimedia and the report delivers a five year forecast for the market and industry.

The quarterly updated report identifies the industry structure, market development, size, segmentation, production, imports, and exports in an easily readable format, analysing five year historical data together with five year projections.

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The UK BOOK PUBLISHING MARKET RESEARCH REPORT was last updated:
December 2008

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Table of Contents

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1

2. INTRODUCTION 5
2.1 Definitions 6
2.2 Methodology 6
2.3 Abbreviations 6
2.4 Market Positioning 7
2.5 UK Economy 9
2.6 Market Factors 15

3. MARKET SIZE AND TRENDS 19
3.1 Chapter Summary 20
3.2 Market Size 21
3.3 Market Segmentation 23
3.3.1 Consumer 23
3.3.2 Academic & Professional 26
3.3.3 Schools 26
3.4 Market Trends 27
3.4.1 VAT 27
3.4.2 Multimedia 28
3.4.3 Other Factors 30
3.5 Seasonality of Demand 30
3.6 Distribution 30

4. SUPPLY SOURCES 32
4.1 Chapter Summary 33
4.2 Production 33
4.2.1 Overview 33
4.2.2 Segmentation 34
4.3 Imports 35
4.4 Exports 36

5. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 38
5.1 Chapter Summary 39
5.2 Industry Development 39
5.3 Structure by Employment 41
5.4 Structure by Turnover 42
5.5 Company Profiles 42
5.5.1 Bloomsbury Publishing 43
5.5.2 Dorling Kindersley 45
5.5.3 Egmont UK 46
5.5.4 HarperCollins Publishers 47
5.5.5 Headline Publishing Group 49
5.5.6 Letts Educational 50
5.5.7 Macmillan Publishers 51
5.5.8 Pearson 54
5.5.9 Pearson Education 56
5.5.10 Scholastic 58
5.5.11 Simon & Schuster (UK) 59
5.5.12 The Orion Publishing Group 61
5.5.13 The Random House Group 62

6. FORECAST 65
6.1 Chapter Summary 66
6.2 Market Size 66
6.3 Market Segmentation 69
6.4 Industry 70

7. FURTHER SOURCES & CONTACTS 71
7.1 Trade Associations 72
7.2 Trade Magazines 73
7.3 Trade Exhibitions 74

List of Tables

1: The UK Book Market, 2004-2008 22
2: Segmentation of the UK Market for Books, by Type, 2004-2008 23
3: Segmentation of the UK Consumer Market for Books, by Type, 2004 24
4: Segmentation of the UK Output of Books by Major Category, 2005 25
5: Segmentation of the UK Schools Market for Books, by Type of School and Type of
Book, 2008 27
6: The UK Audio Book Market, 2003/04-2005/06 28
7: The UK Audio Book Market, by end use sector, 2003/04-2005/06 28
8: UK Book Sales, Market Share By Value, 2004-2008 31
9: Output of UK Publishers, 2004-2008 34
10: Segmentation of the UK Book Publishing Output, by Type, 2004-2008 35
11: UK Imports of Published Material, 2004-2008 36
12: UK Exports of Published Material, 2004-2008 37
13: Analysis of the Changes in the Structure of the Book Publishing Industry, 2004-2008 41
14: Analysis of the Employment Structure of the Book Publishing Industry, 2007 and 2008 42
15: Analysis of the Financial Structure of the Book Publishing Sector, 2007 and 2008 42
16: Financial Analysis of Bloomsbury Publishing, 2003-2007 44
17: Key Financial Ratios for Bloomsbury Publishing, 2003-2007 44
18: Financial Analysis of Dorling Kindersley, 2002-2006 45
19: Key Financial Ratios for Dorling Kindersley, 2002-2006 46
20: Financial Analysis of Egmont UK, 2003-2007 47
21: Key Financial Ratios for Egmont UK, 2003-2007 47
22: Financial Analysis of HarperCollins Publishers, 2003-2007 48
23: Key Financial Ratios for HarperCollins Publishers, 2003-2007 49
24: Financial Analysis of Headline Publishing Group, 2003-2007 49
25: Key Financial Ratios for Headline Publishing Group, 2003-2007 50
26: Financial Analysis of Letts Educational, 2003-2007 51
27: Key Financial Ratios for Letts Educational, 2003-2007 51
28: Financial Analysis of Macmillan Publishers, 2003-2007 53
29: Key Financial Ratios for Macmillan Publishers, 2003-2007 53
30: Financial Analysis of Pearson, 2003-2007 55
31: Analysis of Turnover, by Division, 2003-2007 55
32: Key Financial Ratios for Pearson, 2003-2007 56
33: Financial Analysis of Pearson Education, 2002-2006 57
34: Key Financial Ratios for Pearson Education, 2002-2006 58
35: Financial Analysis of Scholastic, 2004-2008 58
36: Key Financial Ratios for Scholastic, 2004-2008 59
37: Financial Analysis of Simon & Schuster (UK), 2002-2006 60
38: Key Financial Ratios for Simon & Schuster (UK), 2002-2006 61
39: Financial Analysis of The Orion Publishing Group, 2003-2007 61
40: Key Financial Ratios for The Orion Publishing Group, 2003-2007 62
41: Financial Analysis of The Random House Group, 2003-2007 63
42: Key Financial Ratios for The Random House Group, 2003-2007 64
43: Forecast UK Book Market, 2009-2013 68
44: Forecast Segmentation of the UK Market for Books, by Type, 2009-2013 69


 

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