Publishing

Publishing is made up of various different groups of industries such as Books, Magazines, Journals, News Papers and other Information Services.

The publishing industry makes a staggering £10.1 Billion a year. It is one of the biggest export in the media industry.

The industry consists of a majority of small companies: 88% of them having less than 10 employees. Yet the 3% with 200 or more employees have over half of all those working in the industry on their payroll.

The main geographical area of employment is London and the South East. The East of England is next, followed by the South West, Scotland and the North West. In Wales and Northern Ireland the sector is predominately made up of small publishers and news media.