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  • Activair is an International Freight Forwarder who has specialised in the global shipment of books by air, sea and road since 1978. Activair pioneered the large-scale use of airfreight for many major publishers, bringing speed and security to the growing books export market. Today the company moves millions of books as well as all Publishing materials each year and is regarded as the world leader in this highly-specialised business. Activair now brands itself uniquely via Activair, Activsea and Activroad. The only one-stop shop publishing forwarding specialist.
    Website: www.activair.com



  • Aurum Press operates as an autonomous company within Quarto Group plc, one of the largest independent publishers in the UK. Aurum publishes general trade non-fiction books focusing on sport, popular culture, biography, history and military history. Practical photography books are published under the Argentum imprint and illustrated lifestyle and craft books under the Jacqui Small imprint in a joint venture with Jacqui Small. This is the fourth year Aurum has sponsored the award for the Independent Bookshop of the Year and in that time some independents have closed but many more have thrived, with book sales through independents in that period increasing by around 10%. We are happy to sponsor an award that raises the profile of independent bookshops and may thus have contributed to this growth..
    Website: www.aurumpress.co.uk



  • Baker Tilly provide a full range of services with the aim and commitment to deliver quality solutions and advice to help our clients achieve their ambitions and objectives in the short, medium and long term. The firm has national coverage through its network of offices and is represented internationally through its independent membership of Baker Tilly International.
    Website: www.bakertilly.co.uk



  • The Booksellers Association, representing over 95% of booksellers in the UK and Ireland, is committed to providing the widest possible range of services to its membership. Services range from the commercial to the practical. We offer advice in a multitude of areas; run Trade Conferences, and events; help you market your bookshop; publish directories of publishers, booksellers and suppliers; talk to other organisations on your behalf, and provide access to business improvement tools National Book Tokens and batch.co.uk. The BA also runs an independent booksellers group, the Small Business Forum, as well as a full range of affinity deals open to all BA members.
    The Booksellers Association Group incorporating Book Tokens and Batch.co.uk
    Website: www.booksellers.org.uk



  • Bowker provides rich, comprehensive and current bibliographic data from UK, US and Australian publishers. With an established UK operation and extensive UK and Global customer base, we pride ourselves on the richness and breadth of our data; critical to the needs of our users and unachievable without the support of the UK publishers who work so closely with us. It is with great pleasure that we again sponsor the award for the Bowker UK Bookseller of the Year.
    Website: www.bowker.co.uk



  • British Council & London Book Fair UK Young Publishing Entrepreneur (UKYPE) 2008
    This award recognises the potential of an individual, aged between 25 and 35, working within a publishing house in any function (including owning one) to be a future leader of the sector in the UK and, indeed, internationally. Through character and drive this person will demonstrate entrepreneurship and the ability to promote publishing in the UK as well as a vision for the future of UK publishing. Nominated publishers will be contacted following this procedure to provide further information for the judging panel. The winner Nibbie and two runners-up will be invited to take part in a specially designed and tailored tour of Argentina's publishing industry. The tour (to take place later in the year) will provide a real insight into one of the most developed and fastest-growing Spanish-speaking publishing markets. For details of last year's award, go to the British Council website here ...
    Website: www.londonbookfair.co.uk


  • decibel is an Arts Council England initiative to raise the profile of African, Asian and Caribbean artists. It has been working to effect change within the UK publishing industry since the 'In Full Colour' survey, commissioned with The Bookseller in 2004. Since then, decibel's literature strand has inaugurated a varied programme of activities, including three decibel Nibbies ('05,'06 and '07), graduate traineeships with leading publishers, and the decibel Penguin Prize for short stories. Last year decibel also joined forces with leading UK booksellers for a pilot promotion, Books For All, which directly targeted BME customers. This was the first time that major book retailers have focused on the BME market.


  • The Frankfurt Book Fair is the biggest book fair in the world - with more than 7,000 exhibitors from over 100 countries. It also organises the participation of German publishers at more than 25 international book fairs and is co-founder of the Cape Town Book Fair in South Africa. It maintains the most visited website worldwide for the publishing industry at www.book-fair.com. The Frankfurt Book Fair is a subsidiary of the German Publishers & Booksellers Association.
    Website: www.book-fair.com


  • The Guardian is very pleased to be sponsoring the sales and marketing award of the British Book Industry Awards. We are passionately committed to all aspects of books and reading; this industry award joins our title sponsorship of the Hay Literary Festival and the Guardian First Book Award as a clear demonstration of this commitment. We'd also like to take this opportunity to thank the book industry for its continued support of the Guardian Review - the most comprehensive newspaper book section in the UK.
    Website: www.guardian.co.uk


  • Harlequin Mills & Boon Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Harlequin Enterprises Limited, publishing books in 26 languages and selling in over 109 international markets. 2008 is a special year of celebration for us - marking the 100th birthday celebrations for the Mills & Boon imprint. Home to three imprints - Mills & Boon®, M&B and MIRA® Harlequin Mills & Boon is proud to support UK booksellers by sponsoring The Direct Bookselling Company of the Year Award.
    Website: www.millsandboon.co.uk


  • HarperCollins is one of the top publishers in the UK. We publish a wider range of books than any other company - from cutting edge contemporary fiction to enduring classics; from school text books to celebrity memoirs; and from downloadable dictionaries to prize winning literature. We're consistently at the forefront of innovation and technological advancement. HarperCollins was the first publisher to digitize its content and create a global digital warehouse. And we also take a lead in caring for the environment. We were the first major trade publisher in the UK to take our operations carbon neutral and we publish a higher proportion of our books on FSC and recycled paper than any other major trade publisher.
    Website: www.harpercollins.co.uk


  • KPMG is once again delighted to be sponsoring the Publisher of the Year award. KPMG is the global network of professional services firms who provide audit, tax and advisory services. KPMG LLP operates from 22 offices across the UK with nearly 11,000 partners and staff. KPMG LLP, a UK limited liability partnership, is the UK member firm of KPMG International, a Swiss cooperative.
    Website: www.kpmg.co.uk


  • Lightning Source is the global leader in providing single-copy on-demand book manufacturing and distribution services to the publishing industry. Lightning Source offers the publishing community options to print books in any quantity, while reducing costs by managing risk and inventory more efficiently, providing its customers access to the most comprehensive bookselling channels in the industry.
    Website: www.lightningsource.com



  • Midas Public Relations are a leading independent PR and publicity agency specialising in the publishing, arts, music, direct marketing, event and entertainment industries. Accredited by the PRCA and a PR Week Top 50 Consumer Agency, the Midas philosophy is informed by a powerful mix of creative ideas; excellent media contacts; the delivery of results; friendly relationships with clients; enthusiastic and committed employees and an impressive track record in raising profiles across consumer and trade media.
    Website: www.midaspr.co.uk



  • Nielsen Book - proud to sponsor the British Book Award for Innovation in the Book Business Nielsen Book provides a range of services through its leading brands: Registration Agencies for unique identifiers, BookData search and discovery tools; BookNet order routing, e-trading and business messaging and BookScan sales data. Our services are used by booksellers, publishers and libraries worldwide. Innovation drives the industry and Nielsen Book is proud to encourage and foster innovation in the book business.
    Website: www.nielsenbook.co.uk



  • The Orion Publishing Group was established in 1991. It is made up of two divisions: Orion and Weidenfeld & Nicolson. Since 1998 it has been owned by the French company Hachette Livre. In 2005 Orion Publishing was voted Publisher of the Year at the British Book Industry Awards. In 2008 we are proud to sponsor the Literary Agent of the Year Award.
    Website: www.orionbooks.co.uk



  • Stora Enso is an integrated paper, packaging and forest products company producing newsprint and book paper, magazine paper, fine paper, consumer board, industrial packaging and wood products. Stora Enso's sales totalled EUR 13.4 billion in 2007. The Group has some 38 000 employees in more than 40 countries on five continents. Stora Enso has an annual production capacity of 13.1 million tonnes of paper and board and 7.5 million cubic metres of sawn wood products, including 3.2 million cubic metres of value-added products. Stora Enso's shares are listed in Helsinki and Stockholm.
    Website: www.storaenso.com



  • VISTA, a division of Publishing Technology, is a leading worldwide provider of solutions and services for the publishing industry. Our solutions fit all aspects of the publishing value chain, from author care through production, rights and royalties to warehouse and fulfillment - all integrated in an e-business environment, with full access to the analytical power of Publishing Intelligence. Visit us on the web at www.vistacomp.com.