{{Short description|Trade association}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Use British English|date=July 2017}} '''Publishing Scotland''' is a trade association for the publishing industry in Scotland.
It was established in 1973 as the '''Scottish General Publishers Association''' with the support of the Scottish Arts Council. It was subsequently known as the '''Scottish Publishers Association''' ('''SPA'''), with a membership primarily comprising book and academic publishers, local authority libraries and public bodies. In April 2007, name Publishing Scotland was adopted, and the group's remit was extended to support individuals and companies working within the publishing industry, such as freelance editors, illustrators, and printing firms.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.publishingscotland.org/what-we-do/members/membership/ |title=Membership |publisher=Publishing Scotland |accessdate=17 January 2014}}</ref>
On behalf of its members, Publishing Scotland attends trade fairs throughout Europe; co-ordinates bookshop and library promotions, and other marketing initiatives; runs training courses and seminars; and implements joint research projects and surveys with organisations such as Creative Scotland and VisitScotland. Publishing Scotland is also involved in the annual Edinburgh International Book Festival. It runs a website showcasing Scottish-interest books, booksfromscotland.com.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://booksfromscotland.com/about-books-from-scotland/|title=About Books from Scotland|website=Books from Scotland|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-01}}</ref> It is the majority owner of '''BookSource''', a warehousing and worldwide distribution service for trade publishers, charities and other commercial enterprises.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.publishingscotland.org/what-we-do/ |title=What we do |publisher=Publishing Scotland |accessdate=17 January 2014}}</ref>
The SPA formerly compiled a list of best-selling Scottish books, which was criticised in 2005 when a book was included in the top ten, despite not selling any copies.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/article129866.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053527/http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/article129866.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 March 2016 |title=Book makes top 10 list with no sales |work=The Sunday Times |date=30 January 2005}}</ref>
==See also== * International Publishers Association * Book trade in the United Kingdom * Books in the United Kingdom
==References== <references/>
==External links== *[http://www.publishingscotland.org/ Official website] *[http://www.scottisharts.org.uk/1/artsinscotland/literature/projects/archive/scottishpublishersassoc.aspx Profile of the Scottish Publishers Association] on the Scottish Arts Council archive website
{{books}}
Category:Publishing companies of Scotland Category:Organizations established in 1973 Category:1973 establishments in Scotland Category:Arts and media trade groups Category:Mass media in Scotland Category:Organisations based in Edinburgh Category:Arts organisations based in Scotland Category:Publishing in the United Kingdom